Michael Pena, who can currently be seen in “American Hustle,” has been offered a role in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” and wants to board the film gearing up to shoot this spring, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.
Marvel denied that Pena was in negotiations.
Edgar Wright is directing the superhero movie from a script he co-wrote with Joe Cornish.
Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd are set to star as Hank Pym and Scott Lang, respectively. Created by Stan Lee in 1962, Pym is a biochemist who discovers subatomic particles that allow him to shrink to insect size (and later, grow, into Giant-Man), as well as control ants.