(I enjoyed the film just fine but thought it was easily a half-hour too long!) For me, Ant-Man 3 is fresh, but not too fresh. This isn't one I'll be telling everyone to go see, but it's also not one I'll be telling people to skip, either. It's a mixed bag, good and bad.
It was a box-office disappointment, falling short of its reported break-even point of $600 million, against a gross production budget of $326.6 million. This budget was initially reported to be around $200 million.
New Ant-Man is not a bad movie, but it's repeating current trend that been plaguing new Marvel productions. Main character is just an excuse to introduce few new characters that are definitely going to have their own stories. That makes Paul Rudd's character less important.
Characters are constantly told how rough and tough Kang is or how fearsome killer ants from the future can be but are rarely ever shown; the audience is just told and expected to buy it, which leads to a much more dissatisfying payoff when these elements converge.
Overall sorta boring, not a story that needed Ant Man to tell. The biggest crime was wasting Bill Murray as a minor character in the Quantum Realm. Parts of it were entertaining but overall it was pointless. One thing that really did bug me was the Michelle Pfeiffer character not telling the others what was going on.
“In the end, with its clumsy collision of influences, star power, CGI that is often rubbery or outright ugly, and a convoluted plot that should have an Excedrin tie-in, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' is like a child's mixed media project, made of paper mache, glitter, and hunks of rotting ground meat,” she said.
However, the rest of the movie is fairly woke-free, and even paints Scott as a heroic and selfless dad who would sacrifice himself for his child without a second thought.
Is there anything inappropriate in Ant-Man Quantumania?
In addition to the violent scenes and scary visual images mentioned above, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 8-13 years. For example: Janet is confronted by a huge spider which splits in 2 and then 4.
Despite knowing full well the appeal of Luis, Reed tells THR there is no version of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania that features the character. The filmmaker justifies the decision by saying the threequel is already packed with characters and they decided early on not to get Luis in the mix.
Another reason why the film falls short is its pace and plot. The film is very overstuffed and moves at a whirlwind pace that will leave some viewers completely overwhelmed.
Kang isn't physically stronger than Thanos, and if the two were to square up in a one-vs-one fight then the Titan would arguably win. However, Kang's knowledge of the multiverse means that would quite literally be several steps ahead of Thanos at all times. As a result, Kang wins this battle.
Even Loki Season 1 danced around actually naming Kang, with the eccentric He Who Remains instead alluding to the character by calling himself a "conqueror." This is why none of the characters have spoken the name "Kang," as they are only acquainted with "He Who Remains," and his variants.
Reportedly, 'Captain Marvel 3' and 'Ant-Man 4' Are No Longer Being Considered for Development - IMDb. In 2023, three MCU movies hit theaters: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' and 'The Marvels.
The film grossed $760.9 million worldwide, making it the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2022, as well as the second highest-grossing film in the Thor franchise.
As Marvel fans know, the end-credits scenes have become a staple in the MCU, varying between silly, goofy jokes and some vital teasers for what's to come. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is no exception, featuring two end credits scenes.
The overall effect was a movie that didn't have the spirit of the previous Ant-Man movies and also wasn't breaking any new ground. It truly felt like Marvel was phoning it in, making a movie just to tease its next few movies. It's one thing to be bad while trying to do something ambitious.
Created by David Michelinie and John Byrne, the character first appeared in Marvel Premiere #47 (April 1979). Cassandra Lang is the daughter of the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man. She has also been known as Stature, Stinger, and Ant-Girl at various points in her history.
In the 2015 film, Ant-Man, it was revealed that during a mission, Janet was forced to shrink between the molecules to stop a ballistic missile. While her action saved lives, it also caused her to be lost for decades. Hank went years believing she was dead while silently hoping that there was a chance to bring her back.
A report exploring the behind-the-scenes drama behind Victoria Alonso's untimely exit from Marvel Studios has revealed that Disney chose to remove gay imagery from Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania ahead of its theatrical debut to avoid a ban.
Right now, there is much ado online about a big dumb head. Since the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the Marvel fandom has been abuzz about the film's inclusion of Corey Stoll as M.O.D.O.K., a Stan Lee and Jack Kirby villain that first appeared in comics in 1967.
With such a dramatic time span, the character obviously needed to be recast to accommodate Cassie's true age. Thus, Abby Ryder Fortson was replaced by Emma Fuhrmann to embody the teenage Cassie.
At Marvel Studios' San Diego Comic-Con panel in July 2022, Feige announced that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would conclude Phase Four, with the following films and series becoming part of Phase Five: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels, Secret Invasion, and Ironheart.
