While promoting Ant-Man at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, Henry Pym actor Michael Douglas discussed the role and fate of his wife Janet van Dyne — known as The Wasp — in the upcoming Marvel film. (

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly , Douglas revealed that The Wasp appears to die sometime while he's working on the serum that allows Pym to transform into the size of an ant. "My name is Dr. Henry Pym. I’m an entomologist. I’m also a physicist and I discovered in 1963, a way, a serum to reduce a human being to the size of ant maintaining the strength," explained Douglas."Not only that, but I was able to find a way to communicate with the ants. But unfortunately, during this process, a tragic personal accident happened with my wife, my daughter, [portrayed by] Evangeline [Lilly], Hope. So I’ve had to pass my powers and strengths onto a mentor."As such, it sounds like The Wasp's role will be pretty minor in Ant-Man, which may upset fans of the well-liked character. The Wasp is a founding member of The Avengers in the comics, so it'll be interesting to see how her storyline fits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.For more on Ant-Man, be sure to check out four things IGN learned about the Marvel film at Comic-Con.Via ComicBookMovie

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