Washington DC, Oct. 20 -- Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has revealed that he wanted his Marvel Cinematic Universe character, Hank Pym, to be killed off after the second 'Ant-Man' film, but the studio did not allow him to exit the franchise, according to People.

During an appearance on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, Douglas, 82, spoke to host Josh Horowitz about his experience in the superhero franchise and confirmed that he wanted his character to be written out earlier.

"I would have been killed off after the second one, but they wouldn't let me," Douglas said jokingly.

Douglas portrayed Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, in Marvel's 2015 film 'Ant-Man', which introduced Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne,...