The Dark Knight Actor David Dastmalchian Joins Marvel's Ant-Man Movie

The Marvel and DC cinematic universes will be sharing an actor, as The Dark Knight actor David Dastmalchian has joined the cast of Ant-Man, according to Deadline.

The site reports Dastmalchian has joined the movie in an "unspecified role" that Marvel has decided to keep under wraps. This could just be a minor role, of course, but it could hint at something more interesting, perhaps an established comic book character, if Marvel has chosen to keep the character's identity a secret.

Dastmalchian appeared in The Dark Knight as Thomas Schiff, the man Harvey Dent threatens in the back of the ambulance before Batman tells him that he's going to hang up his cape. He has also appeared more recently in FX's The League and Showtime's Ray Donovan.

Yes Man director Peyton Reed took over the project after Edgar Wright departed in May.

In other Ant-Man news, the folks at JoBlo have put together a list of details about the movie, so let's get right to it:

-       The story begins with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) as a thief and a single father who is struggling financially. He breaks into Hank Pym's (Michael Douglas) apartment and steals the Ant-Man suit.

-       The main villain's name is Darren Cross, who in the comics runs Cross Technological Enterprises, a rival of Stark Industries and Oscorp. His cousin is the villain Crossfire. It is unclear at this time if Patrick Wilson or Corey Stoll would play this role. The character will have a suit similar to Ant-Man's but it will have a more military look with a yellow and black color scheme and tendrils coming off the back.

-       The Ant-Man suit will be much more elaborate than what fans have seen thus far. The helmet will open and close like Iron Man's and red lights will decorate the suit. The helmet's eyes will glow red when closed, and the suit overall is more complex and futuristic than what we have seen to this point.

-       Ant-Man will actually use ants as his superpower in the movie. Scott Lang will communicate with them through his helmet (just like in the comics), which is supposedly a special component of the film's story.

Whom do you think Dastmalchian would play? Let us know in the comments below.