Ant-Man 3 is on its way to us in February 2023 to kickstart Phase 5 of the MCU, and we've already had the first trailer to hype up the threequel.
The trailer was debuted by Marvel in October 2022, following exclusive showings at Comic-Con and the D23 Expo. It revealed our first proper look at the next Big Bad of the MCU, Kang, as well as the Quantum Realm adventures in store.
Evangeline Lilly certainly has high hopes for the third movie, officially titled Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. "I was so stoked on the script [by Jeff Loveness]," she enthused. "I actually think it has the chance to be the best one we've done yet."
With those high expectations, here's what we know so far about Ant-Man 3.
Ant-Man 3 trailer: Watch the Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania trailer here!
As mentioned above, the first trailer for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania was released by Marvel in October 2022.
It's slightly different to the one that was shown at Comic-Con as it's MODOK-less, but we do get plenty of Kang the Conqueror and teasers of the reality-bending action in store in the new movie.
If you missed it above, check it out below:
Ant-Man 3 release date: When will Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania be released?
Barring a surprise last-minute delay, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania will be released in cinemas on February 17, 2023.
That's the release date it originally had before it was pushed back to July 2023, only to then be moved back to its first release slot when it swapped places with The Marvels.
Filming took place from July-November 2021 and talking to Digital Spy, Lilly revealed that due to all the restrictions, it was the toughest shoot yet.
"There were just circumstances and logistics and the state of the world – you know, everything made the shoot the hardest out of any of the ones that we've made so far," she recalled.
Ant-Man 3 cast: Who's coming back for Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania?
Obviously, Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly are back as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, and Hope van Dyne, aka The Wasp.
They'll be joined by fellow returning cast members Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer as Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, respectively.
Scott's daughter Cassie Lang is also back, but won't be played by Avengers: Endgame's Emma Fuhrmann. Instead, Big Little Lies and The Society star Kathryn Newton will take over the role of Cassie Lang for the third movie.
Comic book fans will know Cassie becomes a superhero herself in the form of Stature, and Newton appeared to confirm that the MCU's version of Cassie will have a superheroic future in store. "I'm going to do my best to be the best superhero of all time," she teased.
Fuhrmann doesn't appear to hold any grudges at her Endgame role being recast for the third Ant-Man movie as she thanked fans for their "kind messages" after the news was confirmed in December 2020.
Newton won't be the only new cast member as it's also been confirmed that Lovecraft Country's Jonathan Majors will be playing Kang the Conqueror, after his involvement was first rumoured in September 2020, now confirmed as the Big Bad of The Multiverse Saga.
How does He Who Remains connect to the threequel? We've got you covered here. And if you're still confused, Majors has confirmed that the two characters are different: "He Who Remains is not in Ant-Man. It's Kang."
With Kang set to play a major role in the Avengers double-bill that ends Phase 6, it's no surprise that director Peyton Reed has said that Kang's arrival has a "profound impact on the MCU".
Another newcomer is Bill Murray, but all we know about his character is that he's a villain.
Talking of villains, the exclusive Comic-Con trailer revealed that MODOK will be in the new movie, but he wasn't in the trailer released online.
After reprising his role as Agent Jimmy Woo in WandaVision, Randall Park will be back in the threequel as confirmed by the D23 Expo trailer which, again, was slightly different to the one released online.
Reed also hasn't ruled out a potential return for Walter Goggins as villain Sonny Burch: "There's always a chance."
Talking of villains, we could be seeing Corey Stoll back as Darren Cross, aka Yellowjacket, despite his supposed death in the first movie. Lilly tagged a photo of the script in May 2021 with Stoll's name, alongside confirmed cast members.
It could just be wishful thinking, but Marvel fans also think Schitt's Creek star Dan Levy has joined the MCU too as he was spotted in London with Rudd in August 2021. Levy seemed to rule out a cameo, but he would say that...
One comedy star who has joined the threequel though is The Good Place star William Jackson Harper, although we don't know who he's playing yet.
Ant-Man 3 plot: What is Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania about?
Following the Comic-Con panel, Marvel released the first synopsis for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.
"Super Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp," it reads.
"Together, with Hope's parents Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible."
There was an Easter egg pointing to the arrival of Kang in Ant-Man and The Wasp when Chronopolis – the city he reigns over in the comics – was spotted in the Quantum Realm, which is where we see him in the trailer.
As we mentioned above about Cassie Lang, she's seemingly got a bigger role in the threequel and it could be we see the origin of Cassie becoming Stature, one of the founding members of the Young Avengers.
We don't really know too much about what else to expect in the third movie, other than the fact that Scott and Hope will continue to be joint leads, like in the sequel.
"They're a partnership, and she's a very, very important part of that," Reed explained. "And that was a very gratifying thing, I guess technically we were the first Marvel movie with a female hero in the title of the movie."
Maybe we'll finally get an answer to what happened to those missing Pym Particles from the first movie too, and what happened to Ghost after the events of the sequel.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is out in cinemas on February 17, 2023. The previous two Ant-Man movies are available to watch on Disney+.
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