134-594: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a 2023 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope Pym / Wasp . Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the sequel to Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and the 31st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It
268-477: A sequel , Barb Wire (1996), The Phantom (1996), Black Mask (1996), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger (1996), Revive! Ultraman (1996), Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger (1997) and Steel (1997). Marvel Comics ' Captain America (1991) did not have a theatrical release , and Roger Corman 's The Fantastic Four (1994) was produced solely for the legal maintenance of
402-591: A "bigger, more sprawling movie than the first two [with] a very different visual template". Reed stated they wanted to further explore the Quantum Realm in the film as a "massive world-building undertaking", and compared its design to electron microscope photography, the Heavy Metal magazine issues of the 1970s and 1980s and his favorite science fiction cover artists such as Jean Giraud for fantastical realism . Marvel Studios producer Brian Gay said
536-467: A "palate cleanser" the previous two films had been following Avengers films, but would instead feel as big as an Avengers film. Gregg Turkington was also revealed to be reprising his role as Dale, a Baskin-Robbins manager, from Ant-Man . In October 2022, William Jackson Harper was revealed to be appearing in the film in an undisclosed role, and in November, O'Brian was revealed to be appearing in
670-578: A black hole grenade. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Thor: The Dark World ; as well as in the Disney+ series Loki (archival footage). John Allerdyce (portrayed by Aaron Stanford ), also known as Pyro , is a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Stanford reprises his role from X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Ammit ( motion-captured by Sofia Danu, voiced by Saba Mubarak )
804-467: A commercial featuring Rudd to promote their non-alcoholic beer and the film. The following month, Volkswagen released a commercial that was directed by Anthony Leonardi III to promote the film and their SUV model ID.4 . Additionally, Lang's fictional memoir, Look Out for the Little Guy , was announced to be published by Hyperion Avenue , created alongside Marvel Studios and the filmmakers, and
938-612: A cryo cell in Alaska; Phil Coulson once threatened to send Grant Ward to work there. Following S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, Damage Control took over detaining him and placed Blonsky in a supermax prison in California. Post-Blip, Blonsky had gained control of himself on multiple levels, mellowing out and regaining his human form; after 14 years imprisoned, he was looking for parole. He asked for Jennifer Walters to be his lawyer and befriended her. He later moved to Kamar-Taj . As of 2024,
1072-483: A fourth film because he had requested for Pym to die in Quantumania and was disappointed that this did not happen. Superhero film A superhero film is a genre centered on superheroes and their adventures, with characters often possessing superhuman abilities or exceptional skills. Superhero films typically blend elements of action , adventure , fantasy , or science fiction . The first film about
1206-530: A gross production budget of $ 388.4 million and becoming one of the few MCU films not to break-even in its theatrical run. Following the Avengers 's battle against Thanos , Scott Lang has become a successful memoirist and has been living happily with his girlfriend, Hope van Dyne . Scott's now-teenage daughter Cassie has become an activist, helping people displaced by the Blip , resulting in her having
1340-539: A laugh line. He is freed from Harkness's control when Monica Rambeau removes a magical necklace he was wearing. Three years later, he meets with William Kaplan and his boyfriend Eddie to reveal them what happened in Westview and how Harkness controlled him. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series WandaVision and its spin-off Agatha All Along . His surname is a homophone of "Boner". The role
1474-437: A little silly, it's in much better shape." Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania received a nomination for Best Music Supervision in a Trailer – Film at the 2023 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards . At the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards , it was nominated for Best Hero (Rudd) and Best Kick-Ass Cast. The film garnered a nomination for Best Fantasy Adventure TV Spot (for a Feature Film) at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards . The film
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#17327728607231608-663: A particular superhero character, often focuses on the hero's origin story and typically introduces the hero's nemesis. Many superhero films are adaptations of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as Marvel , DC , and Dark Horse ( The Umbrella Academy universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Super Sentai franchises. Both Underdog and The Powerpuff Girls are based on their respective animated television series. The Green Hornet
1742-574: A picture with his dog is played by Mark Oliver Everett , frontman of the rock band Eels , whose father was quantum physicist Hugh Everett III and the originator of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory . Roger Craig Smith and Matthew Wood voice the Quantumnauts, the foot soldiers of Kang. The film's post-credits scene features uncredited cameo appearances by Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson , reprising their respective roles as Loki and Mobius M. Mobius from Loki . Ahead of
1876-506: A post-credits scene, Loki and Mobius M. Mobius encounter another Kang variant, Victor Timely , at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Additionally, Randall Park briefly reprises his role as FBI agent Jimmy Woo from previous MCU media, along with Gregg Turkington as Baskin-Robbins store manager Dale from Ant-Man . Ruben Rabasa appears as a coffee shop attendant who mistakes Ant-Man for Spider-Man . A man asking Lang for
2010-471: A secret from her daughter. When Kate started investigating the Tracksuit Mafia together with Clint Barton, Bishop hired Yelena Belova and put a bounty on Barton's head. Eventually, Bishop realized that her daughter might be endangered, so she made a decision to quit working for Fisk. Bishop's decision had made her the target of the Tracksuit Mafia and Fisk himself, but she was saved by Kate, before she
2144-502: A sprawling city to get answers. Hope, Janet, and Hank meet with Lord Krylar , a former ally of Janet's, who reveals that things have changed since she left, and that he is now working for Kang , the Quantum Realm's new ruler. The three are forced to flee and steal Krylar's ship. The Langs, meanwhile, are told by rebel leader Jentorra that Janet's involvement with Kang is indirectly responsible for his rise to power. The rebels soon come under attack by Kang's forces led by M.O.D.O.K. , who
2278-571: A strained relationship with her father. While visiting Hope's parents, Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne , Cassie reveals that she has been working on a device that can establish contact with the Quantum Realm . Upon learning of this, Janet panics and forcefully shuts off the device, but the message is received, resulting in a portal that opens and sucks the five of them into the Quantum Realm. Scott and Cassie are found by natives who are rebelling against their ruler, while Hope, Janet, and Hank explore
2412-593: A subpoena to Google since the leaked information had been uploaded to Google Docs . As a result of the request, r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers temporarily went private and became unavailable to the public. The subreddit was reopened in July 2023. Christophe Beck was revealed to be composing the score by July 2022, after previously working on the previous two Ant-Man films, as well as the MCU Disney+ series WandaVision and Hawkeye (both in 2021). The soundtrack album
2546-472: A third film and had discussed potential story points for such a sequel. In February 2019, Hank Pym actor Michael Douglas confirmed that informal discussions regarding a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp had taken place, though by that time Evangeline Lilly had not heard of any plans for her character Hope van Dyne / Wasp following her role in Avengers: Endgame (2019). Lilly stated that "Hope
2680-578: A total of $ 120.4 million over the four-day frame) from 4,345 theatres, marking the best opening of the Ant-Man series and the third-best for a February release, behind Black Panther ($ 242.1 million in 2018) and Deadpool ($ 152.1 million in 2016). The film's second weekend saw a 69% drop, down to $ 32 million in North America, the largest second-week domestic drop-off of any Marvel Cinematic Universe film . In its third weekend,
2814-437: A vision of Kang conquering and destroying entire timelines. Kang revealed he was exiled by his variants out of fear, which drove Janet to turn against him. Outmatched, Janet used her Pym Particles to enlarge the power core beyond use. Kang, having regained his powers, eventually conquered the Quantum Realm afterward. The Langs are taken to Kang, who demands that Scott help get his power core back or else he will kill Cassie. Scott
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#17327728607232948-551: Is Kamala Khan 's close friend, and is a student at Coles Academic High School. Torn between her American lifestyle and her Muslim beliefs, she decided to run to become a board member of the Islamic Masjid of Jersey City and convey progressive ideas, which she succeeded, defending the mosque against the disrespectful incursions of the United States Department of Damage Control. Initially ignoring that Khan
3082-630: Is a Celestial who created the Deviants , and later the Eternals once the Deviants rebelled against their programming. He communicates with only one member of a given group of ten Eternals: on Earth, this is Ajak, and later Sersi after Ajak's death. After the Emergence is stopped, Arishem takes Sersi, Phastos, and Kingo away for judgement, vowing to spare Earth only if their memories show that humanity
3216-410: Is a Westview resident who Agatha Harkness forces to impersonate Wanda Maximoff 's twin brother Pietro . Harkness possesses him, imbuing him with Pietro's super-speed and making him play the role in order to discover how Wanda created her alternate reality. He is initially introduced as the unseen husband of "Agnes" (Harkness's alias), who was frequently mentioned whenever Agnes needed a punchline for
3350-603: Is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, the wife of Clint Barton , and the mother of Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel Barton. To protect themselves, Laura and her children live in secrecy, unbeknownst to the Avengers . However, the Avengers visit the Barton farm in 2015, and Laura mentions that she is pregnant with their third child. Clint decides to retire from the Avengers to be with his family, and Laura later gives birth to Nathaniel. In 2018, she and all three Barton children become victims of
3484-593: Is a highly trained spy and assassin who trained in the Red Room as a Black Widow and is an adopted sister to Natasha Romanoff . In 2016, she works with Romanoff, Alexei Shostakov , and Melina Vostokoff to stop General Dreykov after he reactivates the Red Room program. In 2018, she falls victim to the Blip and is restored to life five years later. In 2024, Belova is approached by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine with an order to kill Clint Barton under
3618-520: Is a thrilling villain poised to alter the course of the MCU." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 61 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, and those polled by PostTrak reported 75% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with 60% saying they would definitely recommend it. Owen Gleiberman from Variety
3752-484: Is also nominated for Best Superhero Film at the 51st Saturn Awards , and for Best Visual Effects or Animation at the 13th AACTA Awards . At the 49th People's Choice Awards , it is nominated for Action Movie of the Year. At the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards , the film was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor for both Douglas and Murray, Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel , and Worst Director for Reed. In February 2021,
3886-465: Is an imprisoned Egyptian goddess that resembles a humanoid version of her classical depiction whom Arthur Harrow plans to release. Ammit is known as "The Devourer of the Dead" and plans to cast her preemptive judgement on all of humanity. She is successfully released by Harrow and grants him as her avatar. They begin her plan, but are stopped by the combined efforts of Marc, Steven, Layla, and Khonshu. Ammit
4020-549: Is based primarily on the original radio series and its 1960s television adaptation . Anime superhero films are often based on manga and television shows . Some superhero films, like the RoboCop series, The Meteor Man , the Unbreakable film series , Hancock , Darkman and They Call Me Jeeg , were developed as original projects for the screen. According to box office income figures from Box Office Mojo ,
4154-897: Is footage from the Loki season 2 episode " 1893 " (2023), with Majors appearing as Victor Timely , a Kang variant, and Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson reprising their respective Loki roles of Loki and Mobius M. Mobius . The film's main-on-end title sequence was designed by Perception , which emulated the visuals of the Quantum Realm using fluid motion and microscopic chemical reactions. The visual effects were made by Sony Pictures Imageworks , Industrial Light & Magic , Digital Domain , Moving Picture Company , Fin Design + Effects, Spin VFX, Rising Sun Pictures , Folks VFX, Barnstorm VFX, Base FX , Pixomondo , MARZ, Luma Pictures , Atomic Arts, Territory Studio, and Stereo D, with Jesse James Chisholm as
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4288-547: Is forced to awaken Adam prematurely while forced by the High Evolutionary to assist him in tracking down Rocket. She is killed when Counter-Earth is destroyed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . An alternate variant of Ayesha appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Ayo (portrayed by Florence Kasumba )
4422-600: Is killed by Kaecilius . An earlier version of the Ancient One is met by Earth-616's Bruce Banner at the Sanctum Sanctorum while looking for the Time Stone . In the comics, the character is a Tibetan man, while the film version is an androgynous Celtic . Swinton's casting was widely criticized as whitewashing . Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill wanted to avoid adapting
4556-477: Is mid-journey. I don't see her journey as being over by any stretch." That October, Michelle Pfeiffer expressed interest in reprising her role of Janet van Dyne in a sequel, while Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was asked about the future of Paul Rudd 's Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) following Endgame , and responded that "the chess pieces were arranged very purposefully" at
4690-412: Is not until Barton reveals the details about the relationship between her and Romanoff, details that he could only have been told by Romanoff, that she accepts her adopted-sister's death was an act of self-sacrifice, rather than a murder, as she was previously led to believe. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Widow ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . She will return in
4824-425: Is revealed to be Darren Cross , having survived his apparent death at the hands of Scott, and who previously received Cassie's message. Aboard Krylar's ship, Janet confesses to Hope and Hank that she met Kang when she was previously in the Quantum Realm. He claimed that he and Janet could both escape from the Quantum Realm if she helped him rebuild his multiversal power core. After they managed to repair it, Janet saw
4958-674: Is the second-in-command of the Dora Milaje in Wakanda . She is promoted to being the general of the Dora Milaje after Okoye is removed. She is also shown to be in a romantic relationship with Aneka. As of 2024, the character has appeared in four films: Captain America: Civil War (cameo), Black Panther , Avengers: Infinity War , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ; as well as in the Disney+ series The Falcon and
5092-450: Is then taken to the core's location and shrinks down. In the core, he encounters a probability storm, which causes him to split into multiple copies of himself nearly overwhelming him, but Hope arrives and helps him acquire the power core. However, Kang reneges on the deal, capturing Janet with M.O.D.O.K. destroying her ship with Hank on it. After being rescued by his ants, who rapidly evolved and became hyper-intelligent after being pulled into
5226-483: Is then trapped inside Harrow's body to permanently kill them both. Marc refuses and is released from his servitude, but Khonshu has Jake Lockley carry out the assassination. She is based on the Egyptian deity of the same name . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Moon Knight . The Ancient One (portrayed by Tilda Swinton ) is the former Sorcerer Supreme and mentor of Stephen Strange who
5360-479: Is worth sparing. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Eternals . An alternate variant of Arishem will appear in What If...? . Attuma (portrayed by Alex Livinalli) is a warrior from Talokan . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Ayesha (portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki ) is the high priestess of the golden-skinned Sovereign race, one of
5494-634: The Ultraman Tiga TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998), Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1999) and Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000). Adam Sternbergh of Vulture.com has stated that The Matrix (1999) was influenced by comic books, cyberpunk fiction, Japanese anime , and Hong Kong action films , reinvented
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5628-554: The Abomination , is a British Royal Marine who is transformed into an atrocious humanoid creature with enhanced physiology and a deformed appearance as a result of being injected with an experimental version of the Super Soldier Serum , in conjunction with subsequent exposure to intense gamma radiation much like Bruce Banner himself years prior. S.H.I.E.L.D. was initially in charge of keeping Blonsky detained, in
5762-618: The Council of Kangs , particularly Immortus , Rama-Tut , and Centurion . These variants, all portrayed by Majors, discuss how the Conqueror has been killed and that the Avengers are starting to infringe on the multiverse and what they have built. This leads to hundreds of other Kang variants filling an arena, in a shot reminiscent of the council 's first appearance in comics in The Avengers #292 (June 1988). The post-credits scene
5896-551: The Disney+ series Loki , Kate Herron and Michael Waldron —the director and head writer of Loki ' s first season , respectively—were involved in casting Majors in addition to Reed and executives at Marvel Studios; Marvel Studios were eager to work with and cast Majors after seeing his performance in The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), with Reed very supportive of approaching Majors. Majors
6030-488: The Elementals , which he secretly creates through illusions as a way to get recognition for his life's work, and revenge due to his grievance at Stark Industries and by the late Tony Stark , his former employer. He is killed after one of the drones backfires, with William Ginter Riva downloading the drones' data and doctoring the footage to frame Spider-Man for the attack in addition to Beck revealing Parker's identity to
6164-531: The Eternals , who possesses healing abilities and functions as the "bridge" between the Eternals and the Celestial Arishem . Based on this dynamic, Ajak is aware that the Emergence will occur, and she decides to try to stop it in the present day based on her growing love for humanity. However, fellow Eternal Ikaris sees this as betrayal and leads her to be killed by the Deviants, with Sersi becoming
6298-562: The French political satire film Mr. Freedom (1969), the Polish parody Hydrozagadka (1970), and the American B movies Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966) and The Wild World of Batwoman (1966). Following the success of Star Wars which increased interest in fantasy and science fiction films, Richard Donner 's Superman (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film,
6432-564: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $ 31 billion. The MCU film Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing superhero film to date, grossing $ 2,797,501,328 worldwide. It briefly held the record for highest-grossing film of all time before being surpassed by Avatar . Superhero stories gained popularity through comic books and were later adapted into film serials . Early examples include Mandrake
6566-680: The Quantum Realm and face off against Kang the Conqueror (Majors). Plans for a third Ant-Man film were confirmed in November 2019, with Reed and Rudd returning. Loveness was hired by April 2020, with development beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic . The title and new cast members, including the additions of Majors and Newton, were announced in December 2020. Filming in Turkey began in early February 2021, and additional filming occurred in San Francisco in mid-June. Principal photography began at
6700-610: The San Francisco Police Department Central Station in North Beach, San Francisco on June 19 and 20, with filming of the station's interior, the outward view of the building, and downtown San Francisco. In July, Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair reported that Corey Stoll , who portrayed Darren Cross / Yellowjacket in Ant-Man , would appear in "some shape" for Quantumania . Reed planned to feature comedian Tom Scharpling again in
6834-845: The 1980s include Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie (1981), Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie (1982), Swamp Thing (1982), Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie (1983), its sequel , Superman III (1983), Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie (1984), Supergirl (1984), Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984), Ultraman Story (1984), Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1985), Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (1986), Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy! (1987), Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie (1987), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Masters of
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#17327728607236968-422: The 2012 summer film market, with three films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. These were Marvel's The Avengers (May 2012), which broke box office records as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time, The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man (July 12, 2012). Jentorra Ajak (portrayed by Salma Hayek ) is the wise and spiritual leader of
7102-437: The Blip , but are brought back to life in 2023. In 2024, she stays home while Clint takes the children on a trip and later receives her old S.H.I.E.L.D. watch when Clint returns home. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Endgame ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Georges Batroc (portrayed by Georges St-Pierre ) is an Algerian mercenary and pirate at
7236-556: The Dial of Destiny (2023), contracted norovirus following an outbreak at the studio. The main cast was not affected. In October, the film's release was delayed to July 28, 2023. Later that month, Bill Murray revealed he had shot material for a Marvel film with Reed, which was believed to be Quantumania . Murray explained he joined the project as he liked Reed and his work on Bring It On (2000), despite not being interested in superhero films, before he further indicated his involvement in
7370-463: The Disney+ animated series What If...? . Aneka (portrayed by Michaela Coel ) is a Wakandan warrior and member of the Dora Milaje. Aneka later takes upon the mantle of the Midnight Angels, along with Okoye. Aneka is additionally romantically involved with Ayo. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Arishem (voiced by David Kaye )
7504-527: The Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . An alternate variant of Batroc appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Quentin Beck (portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal ), is a former Stark Industries employee and holographic illusions specialist who masquerades as a superhero named Mysterio , who claims to be from Earth-833. He is recruited by Nick Fury to help Spider-Man stop
7638-572: The Magician (1939), The Shadow (1940), Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), Batman (1943), The Phantom (1943), Captain America (1944), and Superman (1948). Between 1941 and 1943, Fleischer Studios produced a series of animated short films based on the Superman comic book . In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with turmoil in
7772-492: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's just a shame it comes at the sake of the little guy." Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commended Majors for "bringing real gravitas" to the film, and investing "his performance with such an arrestingly quiet stillness and ambivalence that you're on edge every moment he's onscreen." Scheck also praised Pfeiffer, writing she "is terrific in her expanded role, given
7906-484: The Pym Particles into the power core, destroying them both. Cassie reopens the portal for Scott and Hope to return home. As Scott happily resumes his life, he begins to rethink what he was told about Kang's death being the start of something terrible happening, but brushes it off. In a mid-credits scene , numerous variants of Kang , led by Immortus , commiserate Kang's death and plan their multiversal uprising. In
8040-488: The Quantum Realm, Hank helps Scott and Hope as they make their way to Kang. Cassie rescues Jentorra and they commence an uprising against Kang and his army. During the fight, Cassie convinces Cross to switch sides and fight Kang, with him eventually sacrificing his life. Janet fixes the power core as she, Hank, Hope, and Cassie jump through a portal home. Kang attacks Scott at the last minute. Before he can beat Scott into submission, Hope returns, and she and Scott throw Kang and
8174-418: The Quantum Realm." Similarly, David Sims of The Atlantic disapprovingly compared the film to the first two entries, writing in his review: "That cleverness, combined with the special-effect goofiness of people and objects getting big and small, powered the series—and it is basically been junked here, replaced by a bunch of celestial showdowns between Kang and Ant-Man. Anytime Quantumania allows itself to get
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#17327728607238308-591: The Three-Headed Monster (1964). By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine King of the Monsters in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". Donald F. Glut wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977." The year 1966 saw the debut of the Ultra Series with the kaiju TV show Ultra Q . However, with the release of
8442-476: The UK ($ 23.9 million), Mexico ($ 18 million), France ($ 13.6 million), and South Korea ($ 12.6 million). The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 46% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 410 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: " Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania mostly lacks the spark of fun that elevated earlier adventures, but Jonathan Majors' Kang
8576-788: The Universe (1987), Bollywood 's Mr. India (1987), Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987), Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie (1989), and The Punisher (1989). The success of Tim Burton 's Batman (1989) and its direct follow-up, Batman Returns (1992), spawned the DC Animated Universe . Superhero movies from the 1990s include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its two sequels , RoboCop 2 (1990), Darkman (1990), Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue (1992), RoboCop 3 (1993),
8710-504: The Wasp: Quantumania grossed $ 214.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 261.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 476.1 million. It was a box-office disappointment , falling short of its reported break-even point of $ 600 million, against a gross production budget of $ 388.4 million. This budget was initially reported to be around $ 200 million. In January 2023, Ant-Man and
8844-446: The Wasp: Quantumania was projected to earn $ 120 million in North America over the four-day Presidents' Day opening weekend. The following month, it was projected to debut at $ 105–110 million domestically and $ 280 million globally in its opening weekend. The film made $ 46 million on its first day, including $ 17.5 million from Thursday previews that began at 3 pm. It went on to debut to $ 106.1 million (and
8978-560: The Winter Soldier . Hunter B-15 (portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku ) is an agent of the Time Variance Authority and a brainwashed "variant" who later remembers her family and befriends Loki . In "Science/Fiction," it's revealed that she's a variant of Dr. Verity Willis , a pediatrician from New York City in 2012. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Loki and the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Nakia Bahadir (portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher )
9112-489: The absence of the character M.O.D.O.K. who was shown in the D23 footage. Charles Pulliuam-Moore of The Verge compared the trailer to Disney's then-upcoming film Strange World (2022) and highlighted the Quantum Realm's appearance as being "beautiful and nonsensical", while Empire 's Owen Williams compared the Quantum Realm to Ego 's planet from the MCU film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). A new trailer for
9246-560: The animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Kamen Rider ZO (1993), Kamen Rider J (1994), Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie , The Shadow (1994), The Mask (1994), Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (1994), Blankman (1994), Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Tank Girl (1995), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and
9380-414: The budget. Disney also received a total reimbursement from the UK government of $ 50.6 million, which reduced the net budget to $ 276 million. In March 2023, Marvel Studios filed a request to issue a subpoena to Reddit to identify the person or group who was responsible for leaking the script and subtitle file for the film in January 2023 to the subreddit r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers , as well as
9514-408: The character as portrayed in the comics, as they felt it was perpetuating Asian Fu Manchu stereotypes from the time period, while also aggravating the Tibetan sovereignty debate . Derrickson initially wanted to change the character to an Asian woman, but he felt that this would either invoke the Dragon Lady stereotype or Asian fetishism , depending on the age of the actress. He also wanted to avoid
9648-431: The character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Verussa Bloodstone (portrayed by Harriet Sansom Harris ) is a monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone's widow, and Elsa Bloodstone's stepmother. After her husband dies, she becomes the leader of his group of monster hunters. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Ralph Bohner (portrayed by Evan Peters )
9782-697: The character has appeared in two films: The Incredible Hulk and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ; as well as in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel One-Shot The Consultant (archival footage). An alternate variant of Blonsky will appear in the animated series Marvel Zombies . Elsa Bloodstone (portrayed by Laura Donnelly ) is the estranged daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone who dislikes her family's tradition of hunting monsters. As of 2024,
9916-600: The comic book industry slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of Superman and the Mole Men (1951) starring George Reeves , and Batman (1966), a big-screen extension of the Batman television series starring Adam West . Superman and the Mole Men served as a pilot for the TV series Adventures of Superman . Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. In 1957, Shintoho produced
10050-567: The concept of " faster than a speeding bullet " on-screen. Inspector Gadget and Mystery Men would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. Following the success of the Kamen Rider Kuuga television series, a new era of the Kamen Rider franchise began. This led to the production of annual Kamen Rider movies, starting with Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 in 2001. The release of Iron Man in 2008 laid
10184-501: The documentary series Marvel Studios: Assembled was announced. The special on this film, " The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ", was released on Disney+ on July 19, 2023. In February 2023, Broussard said he had started to discuss a potential fourth film with Feige and Reed. Douglas said he would be interested in returning for a fourth film if Pym died in it, but in April 2024 he said "I don't think I'm going to show up" for
10318-547: The end of July at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire and ended in November. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles , on February 6, 2023, and was released in the United States on February 17. It is the first film, and beginning, of Phase Five of the MCU. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office disappointment , grossing $ 476.1 million worldwide against
10452-410: The end of that film, with some taken "off the board" and others, like Ant-Man, "still on [the board, so] you never know". Rudd was asked whether he would be returning to the role, either in a third Ant-Man film or as part of another hero's MCU franchise, and said that both of those options had been discussed. Reed officially signed on to direct a third Ant-Man film at the start of November 2019. Rudd
10586-474: The film Eternals . Algrim (portrayed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ), also known as Kurse , is a Dark Elf , and Malekith 's lieutenant. He is one of the few Dark Elves who survived the catastrophe that almost wiped out their race. He possesses enhanced strength and durability due to having been augmented by the Kurse Stone, enabling him to survive blows from Mjolnir , although Loki kills him with
10720-477: The film "a direct line" into Phase Five and the planned Phase Six film Avengers: The Kang Dynasty , with Majors attached to reprise his role in The Kang Dynasty . Reed stated that Quantumania would have a "profound impact" on the MCU and that the impact of Kang's appearance in this film was discussed with Loveness for The Kang Dynasty , which he was also writing. Loveness felt that having Kang as
10854-623: The film a B+, concluding: "At just over 120 minutes, though — a blink in Marvel time — this Ant-Man is clever enough to be fun, and wise enough not overstay its welcome. Who better understands the benefits, after all, of keeping it small?" Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two stars out of four, stating it is "less fun, and blandly garish visually. The earlier films' throwaway jokes and welcome aversion to brutal solemnity have largely been ditched in favor of endless endgame stuff and weirdly cheesy digital world-building in
10988-412: The film alongside David Dastmalchian , who portrayed Kurt in the first two films, after he previously said he was not involved in Quantumania . In January 2023, Dastmalchian, Harper, O'Brian, Murray, and Stoll were revealed to be playing Veb, Quaz, Jentorra, Lord Krylar , and M.O.D.O.K. , respectively. Pick-up shots with Rudd occurred by then. The film's mid-credits scene sees the introduction of
11122-445: The film as a "family adventure" film that becomes "an epic sci-fi war movie and a coming-of-age story". On February 4, 2021, Turkey's Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoy announced that shooting for the film had begun in the country's region of Cappadocia , with the production also set to film in other parts of Turkey. At the beginning of March, Tip "T.I." Harris was revealed to not be returning as his character Dave from
11256-469: The film debuted during the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9 before it was released online. Daniel Chin of The Ringer noted the trailer had revealed "a lot" as compared to the teaser one, including the lay out of the film's plot and the first look at M.O.D.O.K. Chin felt the trailer had featured "some misdirections... but it seems to supply more advance knowledge than Marvel typically dispenses." That month, Heineken released
11390-456: The film earned $ 12.4 million, for a drop of 61%. Outside the United States and Canada, the film grossed $ 121.3 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, the film earned $ 46.4 million, for a drop of 57%, and remained the number one non-local movie in most markets. The film grossed $ 22 million from 52 markets in its third weekend, for a decline of 53%. The top five international markets were China ($ 39.4 million),
11524-420: The film rights to the property and was therefore not released theatrically or on home video. Alex Proyas ' The Crow (1994) became the first independent comic superhero film to establish a franchise. The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern action film . The success of The Crow may have influenced
11658-438: The film was "baffling and illogical". Ross Bonaime from Collider also praised Majors's performance, writing he "makes for an excellent villain, who brings nuance and subtlety to his character ... Majors makes this character [Kang] likable in the beginning, but also never hides the menace and terror that he can cause at any moment." Giving the film a B−, Bonaime stated: " Quantumania is a promising, but shaky start for Phase 5 of
11792-488: The film would "feel like a real departure" from the first two Ant-Man films and be a big adventure. Fellow Marvel Studios executive Stephen Broussard produced the film alongside Feige. Jonathan Majors was cast in September 2020 in a "lead role" for the film, which was reported to be Kang the Conqueror . Because the actor cast as Kang would first portray an alternate version of the character, named He Who Remains , in
11926-439: The film would be released in 2022. Later in December at Disney's Investor Day, Feige revealed the film's title as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania , confirmed the return of Rudd, Lilly, Douglas and Pfeiffer, alongside Majors as Kang, and revealed that Kathryn Newton had joined the film as Cassie Lang . Newton originally auditioned for the role of Kate Bishop in the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021), before Hailee Steinfeld
12060-407: The film, after his cameos in the previous two films were ultimately cut from the theatrical releases; however, the scene in which he would have been featured was cut before it was filmed. Principal photography began on July 26, 2021, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire , using the working title Dust Bunny , with Bill Pope serving as cinematographer. Industrial Light & Magic provided
12194-475: The film, but said he could not comment on his prior statement; Murray later said he was playing a "bad guy" in the film. During the filming process, the screenplay was reportedly still being worked on at the same time, with multiple scenes involving Murray and Katy O'Brian 's Jentorra later being scrapped, resulting in Murray's character seemingly dying. Principal photography was completed in November 2021. Filming
12328-437: The film. A teaser trailer for the film was released on October 24, 2022. It featured " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road " by Elton John . Tom Chapman at Den of Geek noted the trailer was "darker than ever" compared to the comedic tone of the prior two Ant-Man films and featured "dramatic pauses and tense musical cues", but felt it was "another MCU teaser trailer that does a little too much teasing" to not reveal key details, such as
12462-515: The film. Loveness was inspired by several "father and daughter" films starring Steve Martin or Robin Williams from the 1990s, like Father of the Bride , Hook (both 1991) and Jumanji (1995), with Loveness feeling that because he admired all those father characters, he could mix the "underdog dad" hero energy with Rudd's likability to make it a through line for the film. Broussard described
12596-574: The first film serial featuring the tokusatsu superhero character, Super Giant , signaling a shift in Japanese popular culture toward masked superheroes in tokusatsu . Along with Astro Boy , the Super Giant film series greatly influenced later Japanese tokusatsu superhero films. Moonlight Mask also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series were made. Another early Japanese superhero film
12730-493: The first two Ant-Man films. This news came after sexual abuse allegations against Harris and his wife Tameka Cottle arose at the end of February, but Variety reported that this was unrelated and Harris was never set to return for the sequel. In early May 2021, Marvel Studios announced that the film would be released on February 17, 2023. In mid-June, Rudd and Douglas headed to England to prepare for filming. Shooting to capture exterior shots and background plates took place at
12864-405: The groundwork for the Marvel Cinematic Universe . A few months later, The Dark Knight released to widespread critical acclaim and became the first superhero movie to make over $ 1 billion at the worldwide box office . 2009 saw the release of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s, taking
12998-495: The highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include Tsuburaya Productions ' Ultra Series , Toei Company 's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai , New Line Cinema 's Blade , 20th Century Fox 's X-Men , Sony Pictures ' Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi , the Amazing Spider-Man duology directed by Marc Webb , Pixar 's The Incredibles , Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight Trilogy ,
13132-419: The main villain of Quantumania would set up the dynamic story he was developing for The Kang Dynasty . Marvel Studios was not initially planning to have " The Multiverse Saga ", which comprises Phases Four, Five, and Six, revolve around Kang, but decided to after seeing Majors' performance in the first season of Loki and the dailies while filming Quantumania . Reed also hoped the film would not be viewed as
13266-407: The new bridge to Arishem. Hayek was originally hesitant when she was offered the role, assuming she would only have a role as a supporting character of "grandmother". Ajak's comic-book counterpart is male, and Hayek stated that making the change to female allowed her to lean into the character's femininity as a "mother figure" to the rest of the Eternals. As of 2024, the character has appeared in
13400-486: The opportunity to be a badass heroine and making the most of it." Manohla Dargis from The New York Times felt Pfeiffer, Majors, and Douglas were the "truer stars of this show", but felt the overall film was "busy, noisy and thoroughly uninspired". Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times rated the film three out of four stars, writing it is a "mid-tier MCU film, with decent enough battle sequences and some nifty visuals". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly graded
13534-614: The original Ultraman , the franchise started focusing on superheroes. The series was met with a 36.8% average audience rate, a success. In 1967, Ultraman started expanding to films. Early films, such as Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature , were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original Ultraman film was The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army, a co-production with Thailand . This rise in popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to
13668-412: The pandemic. He said that Lilly would continue to get equal billing in the film alongside Rudd as she is "a very, very important part" of the partnership between Ant-Man and the Wasp, despite rumors that her role would be reduced following controversial comments about the pandemic. Reed added that the story for the film had been "cracked", though "nothing [was] official yet", and said the third film would be
13802-625: The pretenses he was responsible for Romanoff's death. She locates Barton along with Kate Bishop and Maya Lopez and fights against them as a masked vigilante, until Barton unmasks her and she is forced to retreat. On Christmas Eve, Belova infiltrates the Bishop Christmas family party to kill Barton, but Bishop intercepts and fights her. Belova escapes and confronts Barton on the Rockefeller Center ice rink, and at first she does not believe his story about Romanoff's sacrifice. It
13936-576: The races created by the High Evolutionary. She hires the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect Anulax Batteries from an Abilisk, but sends her Omnicraft fleet to execute them soon after as a result of Rocket stealing several of the batteries with the intention to later sell them. When the fleet is destroyed during the battle on Ego, Ayesha decides to create Adam to hunt down the Guardians. In 2026, she
14070-499: The release of Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), director Peyton Reed said there were elements of that film that leave "a lot to play with" in a potential third film in the franchise. He highlighted the Quantum Realm , which was introduced in Ant-Man (2015) and explored further in Ant-Man and the Wasp ; Reed said they were "just dipping our toes into it" for the previous films. Reed added that he and Marvel Studios were hopeful about
14204-570: The release of a film version of Spawn (1997), Image Comics ' leading character. After Marvel bought Malibu Comics (the company that owned The Men in Black comic series), Marvel and Columbia Pictures released the Men in Black film in 1997. This film was the first Marvel property to win an Academy Award and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation. While commercially successful, Joel Schumacher 's Batman & Robin (1997)
14338-668: The same StageCraft virtual production technology Reed used while directing episodes of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian . Will Htay served as the production designer. Principal photography was previously set to begin in January 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then expected to take place between May 31 and September 24. By September 16, over 50 crew members from Pinewood Studios productions, mainly Quantumania and Indiana Jones and
14472-434: The same time, which resulted in "critical resources" being diverted to focus on Wakanda Forever . Disney spent $ 194.7 million during pre-production and filming and an additional $ 131.9 million on post-production in 2022 for a total gross production budget of $ 326.6 million, which was over 63% more than an initially estimated $ 200 million production budget and exceeded that of Disney's internal projections for
14606-439: The sequel titled Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow premiered. In 1998, Marvel released Blade , a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a title character with the powers of a vampire and an arsenal of weaponry. The success of Blade is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations. The popularity of
14740-523: The start of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises by famous manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to Ultraman , many early Kamen Rider and Super Sentai episodes were released as films. Original Kamen Rider films released before 1978 include Kamen Rider vs. Shocker , Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell , Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants, and Five Riders vs. King Dark . Original superhero characters emerged in other, more comedy-oriented films , such as
14874-407: The stereotype of a "Western character coming to Asia to learn about being Asian," so he ultimately decided to cast a non-Asian actor in the role. Swinton was cast because Derrickson felt that she could play the "domineering, secretive, ethereal, enigmatic, [and] mystical" side of the character. Swinton also chose to portray the character as androgynous, though using female pronouns. Derrickson said he
15008-721: The sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights. Matthew Vaughn 's adaptation of Kick-Ass was released in 2010, followed by Iron Man 2 a month later. 2011 releases included The Green Hornet , Green Lantern , and X-Men: First Class . After referencing the "Avengers Initiative" in the Iron Man films and The Incredible Hulk , Marvel released Thor on May 6, 2011, followed by Captain America: The First Avenger on July 22, 2011. While Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest, superhero films dominated
15142-556: The superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century. John Kenneth Muir , in The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television , describes The Matrix as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its bullet-time effect effectively demonstrated
15276-617: The top of Interpol 's Red Notice , as well as a former DGSE agent who scored 36 kill missions before being demobilized by the French government. By 2024, he is the leader of the criminal group LAF. Sharon Carter accidentally reveals that she is the Power Broker to Batroc and kills him to protect her secret. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier ; as well as in
15410-520: The upcoming film Thunderbolts* . An alternate variant of Belova will appear in the upcoming animated series Marvel Zombies . Eleanor Bishop (portrayed by Vera Farmiga ) is the wealthy mother of Kate Bishop and the former CEO of Bishop Security. Following the death of her husband, Derek, a tough financial situation had forced Bishop to become an associate of Wilson Fisk, cooperating to his operations in New York City, what she had to keep
15544-467: The visual effects supervisor, while Adam Gerstel and Laura Jennings co-edited the film. Due to the shifting release schedule of the film, the post-production period for Quantumania was reduced by four-and-a-half months, which resulted in reportedly at least 10 rushed visual effects scenes being added at the last minute. Several visual effects companies that worked on Quantumania were also in post-production on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) around
15678-411: The wise old Asian man stereotype, but the criticism of the casting was a wake-up call that made them realize they could have cast an Asian actor in the role without falling into stereotypes. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Doctor Strange . An earlier variant of the Ancient One appeared in the film Avengers: Endgame , while another alternate variant of the Ancient One appeared in
15812-427: The world, and even those who had been on his side. After Stephen Strange used the spell to make the world forget Parker, thus also undoing Beck's victory over Spider-Man. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home (archival footage); as well as in the web series The Daily Bugle (archival footage). Yelena Belova (portrayed by Florence Pugh )
15946-420: Was Ōgon Bat (1966), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the 1931 Kamishibai superhero Ōgon Bat . The kaiju monster Godzilla , originally a villain, began to transition into a superhero role in subsequent films. He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating Spider-Man's 1962 debut, although Godzilla did not become a hero until Ghidorah,
16080-670: Was a critical and commercial success. The same year, Toei Company 's Spider-Man reimagining and the first Super Sentai crossover film, JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger , were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980), Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (1981), Richard Lester 's Superman II (1981), Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), and Paul Verhoeven 's RoboCop (1987). These were followed by Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass , both released in 1988. Other superhero films released during
16214-471: Was also expected to take place in Atlanta , and the production was slated to move to San Francisco in 2022 with the cast. In April 2022, the film was moved back to its February 17, 2023, release date, swapping places with The Marvels because Quantumania was further along in production than that film. In September 2022, Randall Park was confirmed to be reprising his role as Jimmy Woo , and Feige called
16348-523: Was approached for the role without an audition, and later noted he had been involved in the film "since the beginning" before joining Loki . Reed was interested in having Ant-Man and the Wasp go up against a formidable foe in the film, believing Kang to be one of Marvel Comics' "all-timers" like Loki and Doctor Doom . In November 2020, filming was expected to start in 2021. The following month, Pfeiffer confirmed her involvement and that filming would begin in mid-2021, while she and Douglas both indicated that
16482-457: Was arrested for the crimes that she had committed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Althea "Blind Al" (portrayed by Leslie Uggams ), is Wade Wilson's blind elderly roommate on Earth-10005 . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Uggams reprises her role from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Emil Blonsky (portrayed by Tim Roth ), also known as
16616-468: Was cast as the character. Emma Fuhrmann , who played the character as a teenager in Avengers: Endgame , was saddened by the announcement of Newton taking over the role, and hoped to be involved in the MCU in the future. Later that month, Loveness revealed that he had turned in the first draft of the script, and said Marvel had used the COVID-19 pandemic break to "do something new and weird" with
16750-465: Was critical of the film, calling it "at once fun and numbing" and stating "...if this is what Phase 5 looks like, God save us from Phases 6, 7 and 8." Caryn James from the BBC stated that the movie has "Marvel's next big villain but other than that, it has nothing to offer beyond drab-looking action." Wendy Ide from The Guardian called Majors's performance the film's "magnetic core", but said that overall
16884-432: Was critically panned for its campiness and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton. Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre. Starting with the 1990s, original Ultraman films became more common. In 1996, Tsuburaya released Ultraman Zearth , which parodied the original TV series and later installments. The following year,
17018-402: Was directed by Peyton Reed , written by Jeff Loveness , and stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne , alongside Jonathan Majors , Kathryn Newton , David Dastmalchian , Katy O'Brian , William Jackson Harper , Bill Murray , Michelle Pfeiffer , Corey Stoll , and Michael Douglas . In the film, Lang, Van Dyne, and their family are accidentally transported to
17152-400: Was hired to write the script for the film during "the early days of Hollywood's shutdown" due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and he had begun working on the screenplay by April 2020. At that point, it was no longer clear when production would begin on the film due to the effects of the pandemic on all film productions. In August 2020, Reed confirmed that development on the film was continuing during
17286-496: Was pleased with the diversity of the film's cast, in terms of both gender and ethnicity, but acknowledged that "Asians have been whitewashed and stereotyped in American cinema for over a century and people should be mad or nothing will change. What I did was the lesser of two evils, but it is still an evil." Looking back at the casting in May 2021, Feige said the studio thought they were being "so smart and so cutting-edge" when they avoided
17420-605: 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 film, and start of, Phase Five of the MCU. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on digital download on April 18, 2023; on Ultra HD Blu-ray , Blu-ray , and DVD on May 16; and on Disney+ on May 17. Ant-Man and
17554-453: Was released digitally by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music on February 15, 2023, with its first track, "Theme from Quantumania ", released as a digital single on February 12. The first footage from the film was shown at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con where Feige, Reed, and the cast promoted the film and discussed the characters. Further footage was shown at D23 in September, which Ryan Leston at IGN called "an intriguing glimpse" into
17688-456: Was released on September 5, 2023. It features "over 20 short pieces exploring different aspects of Scott's experiences" as a father and Avenger, and was written by Rob Kutner . Loveness wrote the passages that were featured in the film. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had its world premiere at Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles , on February 6, 2023, and was released in the United States and China on February 17, 2023. The film
17822-410: Was set to star as Lang, with Lilly and Douglas also returning. Filming was scheduled to begin in January 2021 with a likely release date in 2022. Reed was hired again, despite Marvel's interest in new filmmakers bringing different takes to their heroes for each film, because executives felt he had "a real grasp on the Ant-Man universe and want[ed] to see him return to wrap up his trilogy". Jeff Loveness
17956-541: Was the newly appeared superhero in Jersey City, Bahadir was wary of her actions, considering that it drew too much unwanted attention onto the local Muslim community. Despite being upset upon discovering the truth, she and Khan were able to reconcile, and Bahadir helped Khan fight against Damage Control to protect Kamran. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel . Laura Barton (portrayed by Linda Cardellini ) also known as Agent 19 ,
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