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Stunt doubles are pretty much always used in movies -- unless you're dealing with someone insane like Tom Cruise, who wants to do all his stunts himself -- but they rarely get the attention they deserve.

Michael Douglas' stunt double has been playing him for 26 years, and now he is no longer a behind-the-scenes face.

Douglas, 70, revealed the identity of his stunt-double, and he shares not only a similar body, but the same first name too! Michael Runyard isn't just Douglas' loyal stunt double though -- they're also good friends.

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The Ant-Man actor finished filming the Marvel movie with Runyard this past weekend, and he shared this pic of the duo. And you guessed it, they really do look alike! 

Photo: The First Pic of  'Ant Man'

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Filming on Marvel's "Ant-Man" continues in Georgia this week, but one cast member won't be involved - Michael Douglas. Douglas has posted on his Facebook page that he's wrapped his scenes as Hank Pym on the production, completing his final scene this past weekend. Marvel puts aside time for additional filming closer to release, so Douglas may be back as Pym for further filming down the line.

He also posted an image of himself standing alongside longtime stunt double Mike Runyard, whom he has worked with for the past twenty-six years including such films as Ridley Scott's "Black Rain," Danny DeVito's "The War of the Roses," Paul Verhoeven's "Basic Instinct," Joel Schumacher's "Falling Down," Curtis Hanson's "Wonder Boys," Barry Levinson's "Disclosure," David Fincher's "The Game" and Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra".

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Spot the difference: Michael Douglas poses with his stunt double, as he wraps up his work on Marvel's Ant-Man movie...

Director Peyton Reed remains hard at work on the shoot of Ant-Man, but one of his stars on the film, Michael Douglas, has completed his work. Furthermore, he's both shot his scenes as Hank Pym, and has posted a new picture of himself in costume on his Facebook account.

The picture sees Douglas alongside his long-time stuntman, Mike Runyard. As Douglas writes, the pair have worked together on the likes of Black Rain and The Game across 26 years (they play golf together too, it seems).

Douglas wrote that he had finished "my last days on Ant-Man this weekend. Had a great time, a new experience with all these blue screens!".

Ant-Man is set for release in cinemas in July 2015. And here's that picture of a costumed Douglas...

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Recent casting notices for Marvel's Ant-Man adaptation indicate there are additional extras-heavy scenes to be filmed in Georgia all this week, but it's now safe to say those scenes may not involve Hank Pym as Michael Douglas has wrapped. "Finished my last days on Ant-Man this weekend," noted the veteran actor on Facebook yesterday. "Had a great time, a new experience with all these blue screens!" The post also features a photo of Douglas on set alongside Mike Runyard, his "stuntman and golfing buddy for the for the last 26 years, including films like Black Rain and The Game." Thanks especially to a heads up via Vixen Varsity, check out the photo(s) below! Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a...

While I hope everyone had a great weekend, I'm willing to be none of ours were as fun as Michael Douglas'. The man recently posted on his Facebook page that he finished wrapping up Peyton Reed's Ant-man this past weekend. Douglas was nice enough to share some pictures and words regarding his stunt double and friend for over 20 years, Mike Runyard. Here's what Douglas had to say: Finished my last days on Ant-man this weekend. Had a great time, a new...

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