Avengers: Endgame and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will hit theaters on February 17, 2023. In an exclusive interview with E!, director Peyton Reed and star Paul Rudd revealed when the movie will be released. It was revealed at 2022 Comic-Con that "The Snap" from 2019's Endgame still has ramifications for Ant-Man and Scott Lang, his alter ego. 

After Thanos' infamous finger snap, Scott was reunited with daughter Cassie (Emma Fuhrmann), now five years older. Quantumania's Cassie will now be played by Kathryn Newton. As a result of the events in Endgame, Cassie is 18 in this movie," Peyton said. "What is that like for Scott Lang? His daughter is not a little girl anymore. She's a young woman."

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When we made the first Ant-Man, if you had told us we'd get to do a trilogy, I don't think we'd have believed you," he said. We had all these ideas that we wanted to do and we were finally able to accomplish them."

Peyton revealed Quantumania will involve going into the Quantum Realm to meet "all of these new characters," but also hinted at Scott Lang's difficult fate in the film, saying, "We're beating the hell out of Scott Lang in this movie."

"People will be surprised. I think we've captured what's fun and unique about Ant-Man films, but this seems grander," he said. "That sounds like a pun, but it's epic when you're talking about Ant-Man."