Marvel just made the announcement on their own site, showing another move toward leveraging their own platform and reach, and not relying as much on "exclusive" outlet reveals. It's now firm that Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang. a former criminal who becomes the second Ant Man in Marvel continuity.

"With Hank Pym's rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves," said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. "We felt incredibly relieved when Michael Douglas agreed to step into the part with the charm and fortitude he brings to every character he inhabits, and couldn't be more excited to see what he will do to bring Hank Pym to life."

I eagerly anticipate every Edgar Wright picture, and I also look forward to every Marvel movie. Mix in script collaboration with Joe Cornish, and you can count me as beyond excited with this additional piece in the puzzle now set. An older Hank Pym up against a protagonist anti-hero Scott Lang makes the mind reel with possibilities. Making changes to chronology and continuity as compared to the comic source can be dangerous (and sometimes awful), but I trust Wright/Cornish more than I could anyone with this material.

Variety erroneously ran the story as an exclusive (still labeled that way as of this writing) and their headline indicated Hank Pym would be the villain of the piece, both of which have been acknowledged on Twitter by the post author.