The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is all set to kickstart its Phase Five with the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Hitting theatres globally on February 17, the movie will be the first MCU release of 2023 and will start the new arc of the MCU.
The film will see Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly return as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp, and Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas in their previous roles as well. The movie will see the introduction of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the next crossover-movie villain for the MCU. Kathryn Newton will also star in the movie as Cassie Lang, Scott’s daughter.
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The movie is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and is a sequel to Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). Series director Peyton Reed will helm the film.
While the first silver screen outing for Ant-Man was a family-centric fun heist adventure with very low stakes, ‘Quantumania’ will explore sci-fi themes like multiverses, time travel, hidden universes and more. With Kang the Conqueror taking on the role of the series antagonist from Thanos, whose story culminated in Avenger’s Endgame (2019), the movie is expected to set the tone for the rest of the Phase 5 MCU films in the multiverse saga.
“We wanted to kick off Phase Five with Ant-Man because he’d earned that position. To not simply be the back-up or the comic relief, but to take his position at the front of the podium of the MCU,” said Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, to Collider.
‘Quantumania’ will be followed later in the year by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and The Marvels (2023) near the tail end of the year. The rest of the Phase 5 movies in the MCU include Captain America: New World Order (2024), Thunderbolts (2024), and Blade (2024).
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Jan 17, 2023 5:06 PM IST
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