The first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania teases the MCU-altering stakes, the heroes, and the villain that will launch Phase Five. Released courtesy of Marvel Studios, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will find Paul Rudd reprising the role of Scott Lang aka Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne aka Wasp, and introduce Jonathan Majors as the next big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kang the Conqueror. Check out the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania below.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will follow Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with Hope’s parents Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, as they are dragged on a new adventure exploring the Quantum Realm. Directed by Peyton Reed from a screenplay by Jeff Loveness, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania stars Paul Rudd as Scott Langaka/ Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne aka Wasp, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror.
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The MCU sequel will also feature Randall Park as Jimmy Woo as well as Bill Murray, who has been cast in an undisclosed villain role.
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Jonathan Majors Has Teased His Portrayal of Warrior Kang
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will mark the debut of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror. However, Majors has already appeared in the MCU as He Who Remains during the final moments of the Disney+ series, Loki. While He Who Remains warns of the impending doom that will come from unleashing his variants, Loki’s variant, Sylvie, could not help but carry out her revenge.
First appearing in The Avengers #8 way back in 1964, Kang was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and will be far more than another one-and-done Marvel villain when he lands on the big screen. Now that the madness of the multiverse has been unshackled, Kang the Conqureror is all set to become the next great villain of the MCU, with the time-traveling, multiversal adversary facing off with the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. A future appearance that does not bode too well for Ant-Man…
Majors has teased his portrayal of Kang, describing the character as a warrior. “It was the character and dimensions of Kang [that drew him to the role.] And the potential that it had. I thought, ‘I’ll take a chance on that,'” Majors explains. “He is the warrior version of Kang, so there was a focus on what that warrior would look like who’s been around through the ages and has developed every type of combat skill. It was about making him look like an imposing figure.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 17, 2023, as the first film of Phase Five of the MCU. The rest of Phase Five will be comprised of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels, Captain America: New World Order, Thunderbolts, and Blade on the big screen, alongside What If…? Season 2, Secret Invasion, Echo, Loki Season 2, Ironheart, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and Daredevil: Born Again on the small screen.
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