Ant-Man Quantumania

Domestically, the superhero threequel is expected to make between $95 million and $100 million in its first three days, according to Variety, with the number ...

[Peyton Reed](https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-volume-technology-peyton-reed-comments/), who also helmed Ant-Man 1 and 2, declared heading into this one that he no longer wanted his films to be perceived as counter-programming within the MCU, and made it a point to craft a more epic narrative. Reviews for Ant-Man 3 have been generally muted, otherwise; this is only the second MCU film ever, for instance, to get a “rotten” score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The first Ant-Man tapped out with $519 million globally, while the second film finished with a little more than $620 million worldwide. Ant-Man 3 also happens to be only the second MCU film since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame to score a China release. [Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania](https://collider.com/tag/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania/) have been lowered heading into its opening weekend. Domestically, the superhero threequel is expected to make between $95 million and $100 million in its first three days, according to [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-preview-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-opening-weekend-1235522559/), with the number increasing to $110 million across the four-day extended President’s Day weekend.

The third film in Marvel's Ant-Man trilogy sends the MCU's tinest titans into a subatomic universe, where they — and we the viewers — get stuck.

The characters of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, at least, are flat. Just look at the standard line item in the budget for, say, the Mysterious Glowing Object That's Terribly Terribly Important To Everyone In Whichever Marvel Movie This Happens To Be — in this case, that yellow orb thingy with all those metal rings flying around inside it that Kang wants, for reasons I can't remember now. ... Oh and also throw in a few bucks on coconut oil while you're at it. The voice actors record their tracks in separate sound booths at separate times. In previous Ant-Man films, we may all have looked past the thinness of his characterization, because the charming Ruddishness of the performance blinded us to it. She might as well be one of the CGI barstools.) But as I sat there watching Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, I started to wonder if perhaps, back when we as nerdy little kids wished for it, all those long years ago, someone snuck a monkey's paw into the whole affair. But in absolutely no way does it look like they did, and it sure as hell doesn't feel like they did. They could have made a film together at any time during that period and now, finally, here they are and here it is. When we eventually get a The Making Of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we might well learn that those three actors actually filmed that scene together. Even more mind-boggling: This third Ant-Man film posits the purple, time-traveling despot Kang the Conqueror as a bad guy to take seriously. This time out, it's the entire Ant-Family that gets sucked down into the MCU's own microscopic Whoville, with its sunless, surreal, slimy Color Out of Space production design.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's Cassie Lang has a longer history in Marvel Comics than she does in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Cassie spends a lot of her childhood living in the headquarters of the Avengers after Scott is welcomed onto the team. Their comic book history could come into play on the big screen as Kang appears in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. She even sacrifices herself to stop him when he attempts to steal the Scarlet Witch’s reality-warping abilities, though her death is short-lived, as many comic book deaths are. Cassie Lang has seen people call her things like Ant-Girl and Giant Girl in reference to her own size-changing abilities, but there are only officially two code names in While that is true to a degree in the comics as well, that’s not always the case. Cassie and Kate Bishop, who become friends, attempt to join the team but are initially refused. Cassie decides to experiment with Pym particles herself, exposing herself to them regularly, hoping to become a hero like her father. He rescues a doctor (after stealing the Ant-Man suit and Pym particles) who could help prolong her life. Though Cassie is often thought of as a relatively new comic book character, she has been in Marvel Comics for over 40 years. Contrary to the MCU, Scott Lang’s criminal activity in the comics is done to save Cassie’s life. Many heroes and villains debut in Marvel Premiere to see how the audience reacts to them before they become part of an ongoing series. Byrne is best known for his work on X-Men and Fantastic Four among Marvel fans, but his prolific career also involved a lot of work on DC Comic books as well.

This is only the second Marvel Cinematic Universe film to earn a Rotten rating. Jonathan Majors shines as Kang the Conqueror, but the film is an overstuffed ...

"Michael Pena's absence should have been a warning," wrote Kristy Puchko in her review of "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" for Mashable. "Ant-Man and the Wasp in Quantumania" held a 53% "rotten" rating from 148 reviews, as of Wednesday afternoon. "The result is an undercooked, overstuffed action movie that feels like a shadow of better pulpy adventure sendups before it." to buckle at the knees," O'Sullivan wrote. "Ultimately, 'Quantumania' does a middling job of both. The film itself is anything but light. There, they face off against Kang, a dimension-hopping tyrant who is trying to escape from the realm after being exiled there for his rampages across time and space. (Majors will also appear as the antagonist in next month's "Creed III." Critics praised Majors' performance in the film, as the actor was able to bring gravitas to the the role and exude the kind of menace that made previous big bad Thanos (Josh Brolin) such a compelling, and threatening, villain. He was introduced in the Disney+ show "Loki." However, Kang's larger-than-life presence overshadowed the quirky and charming narrative that fans have come to expect from Ant-Man side quests, critics say. Peyton Reed's previous Ant-Man installments offered the MCU a smaller-than-life look at what it means to be a hero.

When shrinking superhero Scott Lang (Rudd) meets Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) in the subatomic Quantum Realm in the first scenes the actors filmed ...

In 2018’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” Hank and Janet were reunited after she spent 30 years stuck in the Quantum Realm. Every time she reprises the role, "I feel like I have to start from scratch because she's so different,” Lilly says. [Jonathan Majors](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/11/21/devotion-jonathan-majors-creed-marvel-kang/10718390002/)) in the subatomic Quantum Realm in the first scenes the actors filmed together, “the beats per minute felt different,” Rudd says. We also know what it is wear our failure or when we hide our failure,” Majors adds. Just like the Avengers' nemesis Thanos, Kang is a complex guy Marvel movie fans will spend a lot of time wi over the next few years. “Some people might have been involved with (Janet) when she was down there in the realm.” “I love that we have this very intense history together,” Pfeiffer says. “Our story in the Quantum Realm was really like we were in kind of a time warp.” “I want to go to that place.” “It's really easy when things are tough to just let it take you down and she didn't. "If you were to ask Scott Lang, it's a dad before a superhero.” Did you like the good guys' time-traveling escapades in "Avengers: Endgame"?