Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is an upcoming American superhero movie. The movie features the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp. The movie is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Quantumania is intended to be the sequel to Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). It is also the 31st movie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movie is directed by Peyton Reed. The screenplay for the movie was written by Jeff Loveness. The movie stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne. The cast also includes Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, William Jackson Harper, Katy O'Brian, and Bill Murray.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Directed byPeyton Reed
Written byJeff Loveness
Based on
Ant-Man
by
Produced by
Starring
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 17, 2023. It is the first movie of Phase Five of the MCU.

Cast
  • Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man: An Avenger and former criminal with a suit that allows him to change his size while increasing in strength.[1]
  • Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp: The daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne. She got a similar suit and the name "Wasp" from her mother.[2] She serves as the head of the Pym van Dyne Foundation, which uses the Pym Particles for humanitarian efforts.[3]:4
  • Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror: A "time-traveling, multiversal adversary". He is a version of Loki (2021) character He Who Remains who created the Time Variance Authority (TVA).[4]
  • Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne: The wife of Hank Pym and mother of Hope van Dyne and the original Wasp. She was lost in the Quantum Realm for 30 years.[5]
  • Michael Douglas as Hank Pym: A former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, entomologist, and physicist. He was the original Ant-Man after creating the suit.[2]
  • Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang: Scott Lang's daughter. Newton replaces Emma Fuhrmann, who played the character in Avengers: Endgame (2019).[6]
  • David Dastmalchian as Veb. Dastmalchian previously portrayed Kurt in the first two Ant-Man movies.[7]
  • William Jackson Harper as Quaz: A telepath who lives in the Quantum Realm.[8]
  • Katy O'Brian as Jentorra: A freedom fighter trying to right the injustices facing the communities in the Quantum Realm.[8]
  • Bill Murray as Lord Krylar: The governor of the lavish Axia community in the Quantum Realm. He has a history with Janet van Dyne in the Quantum Realm.[9][10]

Randall Park reprises his role as FBI agent Jimmy Woo,[11] while Gregg Turkington reprises his role as Baskin-Robbins store manager Dale from Ant-Man (2015).[12] Corey Stoll appears as M.O.D.O.K., a mutated, cybernetically enhanced individual with an oversized head. Stoll previously portrayed Darren Cross / Yellowjacket in Ant-Man. Ruben Rabasa appears as a coffee shop attendant.[9]

Plans

Plans for a third Ant-Man movie were confirmed in November 2019. At that time, Reed and Rudd were said to be returning. Loveness was hired to write the screenplay for the movie by April 2020. Development on the movie began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The title and new cast members of the movie were announced in December 2020. Filming in Turkey began in early February 2021. Additional filming was done in San Francisco in mid-June, Principal photography started at the end of July at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. It ended in November.

Schedule

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 17, 2023. The movie was previously set to be released in 2022, before being officially announced as releasing on February 17, 2023, in May 2021. It was delayed to July 28, 2023, in October 2021, and returned to the February 2023 date in April 2022. It is the first movie of Phase Five of the MCU.

References
  1. Kit, Borys (November 1, 2019). "Peyton Reed to Direct 'Ant-Man 3' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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  3. "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Advance Final 01-09-23" (PDF) (Press release). Walt Disney Studios. January 9, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. Paige, Rachel (July 14, 2021). "'Loki': Meet the Man Behind the Curtain, He Who Remains". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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  6. Gemmill, Allie (December 10, 2020). "'Ant-Man 3' Title and Kathryn Newton Casting for MCU Threequel Revealed". Collider. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. Bacon, Jess (January 10, 2023). "Ant-Man 3 confirms Good Place star William Jackson Harper's MCU role". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  8. Travis, Ben (January 16, 2023). "Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania: First Look At William Jackson Harper's Quaz – Exclusive Image". Empire. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  9. Panaligan, EJ (October 24, 2022). "'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Trailer: Here Comes Kang the Conqueror". Variety. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. Zinski, Dan (January 8, 2022). "Ant-Man 3: Bill Murray Says He's Playing A Villain In New Marvel Movie". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. Burlingame, Russ (September 10, 2022). "Jimmy Woo Confirmed to Return for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  12. Salazar, Andrew J. (September 10, 2022). "D23 Expo 2022: Every New Marvel Studios Announcement". DiscussingFilm. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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