Where DC Films can’t seem to get one movie out without some kind of major problem (“Wonder Woman” aside), even when Edgar Wright left “Ant-Man,” Marvel didn’t seem too ruffled. The reins were passed to Peyton Reed, Adam McKay was brought in to polish the script, and the result was a hit with fans and critics alike. Once again, Kevin Feige and co. showed how they could take an obscure comic book character and make it accessible to everyone. Can they do it again?
We’ll find out this summer with “Ant-Man And The Wasp.” Rudd’s Scott Lang has winningly eased his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in “Captain America: Civil War,” and will join the maelstrom of “Avengers: Infinity War.” However, in his latest standalone adventure, he’ll be joined by Hope van Dyne who’s now ready to kick some ass herself. Here’s the official synopsis:
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink: “Ant-Man and The Wasp.” In the aftermath of “Captain America: Civil War,” Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
“When I heard about ‘Infinity War’ and the direction that they’re heading, I did have this moment of realizing, ‘Oh, wow, there’s a bit of a déjà vu for me with the ‘Lost’ franchise’,” Evangeline Lilly told Vanity Fair. “We are hitting that season four space where everything’s about to shift, and you’re about to lose the solid ground underneath you. And [‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’], of course, will play a part in that.
“Those characters are experts in the quantum realm. In ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp,’ they are trying everything in their power to safely enter the quantum realm and return back from it because they have evidence from the first film that Scott Lang was able to do that,” she added. “If he can do it, why can’t we? If we do succeed in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp,’ then that does open a whole entire new multi-verse to enter into and play around in. I’m not the story creator, so I can’t tell you what they’re going to do with that. But I definitely see the potential there.”
Co-starring Michael Pena, Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins, and Randall Park, “Ant-Man And The Wasp” opens on July 6th.
