Michael Douglas Praises Ant-Man Director And Guardians Of The Galaxy

Michael Douglas has lavished praise on Marvel Studios in an interview carried out at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Speaking to Vulture Douglas spoke highly of new ‘Ant-Man’ director Peyton Reed and Marvel’s enormous summer hit ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.

"He’s good," said Douglas of Reed. "I haven’t started yet, actually — I go down tomorrow, and it’s my first day. So I’ve met him a couple times, but he seems to be in control of this beast, this wild beast.

"Marvel has got it down to a science, pretty much, and they’ve got kind of a phenomenal track record."

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Douglas also - like everyone else on Planet Earth at the moment - has high praise for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Marvel’s summer sci-fi hit which recently topped $580 million at the worldwide box office.

"I love this picture they did this summer, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’," added Douglas. "It’s really good! I think that’s given Marvel the confidence to step out in this whole new area, so I’m looking forward to adding to it."

Douglas plays original Ant-Man Hank Pym in the film conceived and original written by Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish. Wright was on board to direct but pulled out this summer not long before shooting was scheduled to start, over creative differences.

The 69-year-old also talked about his appearance at the San Diego Comic Con earlier this summer, talking in particular about the people there. He was surprised by the audience to say the least.

"I brought my 14-year-old son along, and I sort of lived it through him. The bizarre thing, he was the youngest kid there! Most of it is these weird geeky, 40-, 50-year-olds, guys who were comics addicts when they were kids.

"I remember reading a few comics when I was a kid, but not like these people! I don’t know where these people come from. They kind of remind me of Ken Kesey up in Oregon, macrobiotic freaks coming out of the mountains bare-footed. Who are these people? It was an education."

Don’t hold back Mike, it’s not like these people are your audience!

'Ant-Man' stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, the man who takes over as Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Pena and John Slattery.

It is scheduled for release on 17 July 2015.