Marvel Studios recast Cassie Lang for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, choosing Kathryn Newton for a bigger and more recognizable star in the role. The decision to recast Cassie Lang was not unusual, as Marvel has recast other characters in the past, such as Bruce Banner and James Rhodey.
Subtly explaining the recast, Reed noted that he wanted someone "who could really hang with Paul Rudd and sort of not be left in the dust," mentioning that whoever performed as Cassie needed to be "sharp, and quick, and funny." He also praised Newton's athletic ability, referencing her world-class golfing and reasoning ...
By the time of 2019's Avengers: Endgame, which followed a five-year gap in the MCU timeline, Cassie was played by Emma Fuhrmann as a teenager. However, Cassie Lang was recast yet again for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Released in 2023, Quantumania introduced Kathryn Newton as an 18-year-old Cassie Lang.
Evangeline Lilly portrays a different version of the character, Hope van Dyne, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man (2015) and appears as the successor of the Wasp in the films Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).
As explained in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ava Starr gained phasing abilities after her father's Quantum Tunnel exploded, causing her to become intangible for brief periods. Her powers cause her extreme pain and eventually, they will tear her apart.
A female incarnation of the Ghost named Ava Starr appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Ant-Man and the Wasp, portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen.
Marvel Studios recast Cassie Lang for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, choosing Kathryn Newton for a bigger and more recognizable star in the role. The decision to recast Cassie Lang was not unusual, as Marvel has recast other characters in the past, such as Bruce Banner and James Rhodey.
Not beating around to bush, Reed said that he chose to replace Cassie because he admired Newton as an actor, and wanted someone who could keep up with Paul Rudd. Meaning, he wanted someone as quick-witted and sharp as he is since Scott's daughter should take after him.
CHICAGO -- "Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania" the latest movie chapter in the Marvel Universe, is now in theaters. Evangeline Lilly, who plays "Hope Van Dyne," tells ABC7's Hosea Sanders "The Wasp" is spreading her wings in a different way for this sequel.
How many actresses have played Ant-Man's daughter?
The recasting of Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania breaks the MCU timeline. Though this was actually the fourth big-screen appearance of Scott Lang's daughter, this was the first time Kathryn Newton played the character. Now, Cassie has been brought to life by three different actresses.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania" the latest movie chapter in the Marvel Universe, is now in theaters. Evangeline Lilly, who plays "Hope Van Dyne," tells ABC7's Hosea Sanders "The Wasp" is spreading her wings in a different way for this sequel.
Ant-Man. Margaret Lang is the former wife of Scott Lang, they both have a daughter named Cassie. After VistaCorp incident and the subsequent arrest of Lang, Maggie decided to divorce him to give a quieter life to her daughter.
A Marvel Studios producer recently revealed why they chose not to recast the actor, as well as revealed that the Disney Plus series made MCU history. Jonathan Majors was arrested earlier this year on charges of assault against his at-the-time girlfriend.
The fact that Cassie Lang is 18 years old in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania further explains some of her life. There is no appearance by her mother or stepfather, so it is possible that Cassie has now moved out - even though she mentions that no one can afford rent right now.
There are touches added in—like Cassie calling Hank "Grandpa"—that help to illustrate how close this family has grown in the time since we last met them.
If the Avengers: Endgame theory that Cassie's parents were snapped is correct, it means that she was completely alone for those five years after Thanos' snap. Maggie and Jim were snapped, while Scott was presumed to have met the same fate while trapped in the Quantum Realm.
As Quantumania continues, Kang confirms he was exiled to the Quantum Realm by none other than himself - variants of Kang whom the film's Conqueror claims feared him and chose to imprison him in the subatomic universe outside of time and space.
Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has two end-credits scenes, both of which have major implications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase 5.
Hank Pym. The original Ant-Man was Biophysicist and Security Operations Center expert Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym who decided to be a superhero after the death of his first wife Maria Trovaya who had been a political dissident in Hungary.
Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost: A woman with molecular instability, who can phase through objects; she is only considered a "villain" because her attempts at survival clash with the heroes' goals.
A simple lab accident with poisonous gasses even led him to develop schizophrenia, which in turn led him to adopt multiple personas. At different times the original Ant-Man was also Giant Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and even the Wasp. (Not to mention a litany of other aliases he adopted over the years.)
