Fan Casting Doctor Nemesis in Edgar Wright's Astonishing Ant-Man

Dr. Stockton was a chemist working for Cross Technological Enterprises in Chicago, Illinois, who had contacts with AIM and the Silvermane family of the Maggia. When he saw a news report on the new hero Ant-Man, who was also based out of Chicago, he became intrigued with Ant-Man's size-changing powers. Calling in favors with both AIM and Silvermane's men, he soon learned that both Ant-Man and Wasp were seen mostly around the Dynatechnics Chicago plant (which the Wasp, as Janet van Dyne, is part-owner of through her family). Then he hired a burglar to steal technology from the Dynatechnics labs; this burglar successfully pilfered notes on how to access Pym particles, including notes on calibrating them for increased size. Utilizing these notes and the work of his fellow scientists at Cross, Stockton devised several pieces of technology, including weapons that used Pym particles to shrink objects to microscopic size. Designing a uniform for himself, he dubbed himself "Doctor Nemesis" and embarked on a criminal career, engaging in industrial espionage for Cross, though selling them the information rather than turning it over. This not only put him in conflict with Ant-Man and Wasp, who investigated the thefts from Pym's lab, but also with Silver Sable, Silvermane's granddaughter, investigating a theft from one of Silvermane's businesses. The fight was going poorly for Ant-Man and Wasp until Pym's colleague Dr. Bill Foster used the experimental growth particles to match Nemesis's height and strength, entering the fray in his first outing as Giant-Man. Following that altercation, Stockton was arrested. Breaking out of prison prior to his trial, Doctor Nemesis has fought Ant-Man, Wasp, and Giant-Man on a number of occasions, returning to prison with each defeat. During his latest arrest, he learned that his wife was filing for divorce, unable to cope with his criminal career.