Marvel Studios recast Cassie Lang for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania following her MCU appearance in Avengers: Endgame. During the first two Ant-Man movies, Scott Lang's young daughter Cassie was played by Abby Ryder Fortson, but the five-year time jump in Avengers: Endgame concluded with another actor in the role.
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.
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 ...
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.
Some of the issues that the film is plagued by include the lack of an emotional arc despite trying to establish Scott and Cassie Lang's relationship. The scarcity of humor hasn't also been well-received. Perhaps it would have been better for the film if it stuck with everything the sub-franchise was doing before.
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Why Kang was weak in Quantumania?
Kang's noble tendencies, even though he was a merciless killer, have consistently forced him into a losing position. His first loss in Quantumania came from the dynasty when he was exiled to the Quantum Realm. He was too open with his actions and beliefs because the needs of the many outweighed the needs of the few.
Reed went on to say that although Peña's character and the other former criminals are a "really fun" part of the "Ant-Man" films, there was no point involving them because "Quantumania" mainly takes place in the Quantum Realm.
“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.
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.
Not only did the third installment in the Ant-Man franchise reject the same light tone of its predecessors, but the narrative was jumbled, its CGI was some of Marvel's dodgiest in years, and it somehow managed to waste one of the studio's most charming talents, Paul Rudd.
Specifically, it looks like Disney made the decision to have gay imagery removed from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in an effort to keep the film from getting banned in Kuwait.
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.
Bonus content includes deleted scenes, a gag reel, and audio commentary by director Peyton Reed and writer Jeff Loveness. Superheroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp.
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.
And while he might be a little oozy pink blob of a being, if Veb sounds familiar it's because he's actually played by a long-time member of the Ant-Man films, David Dastmalchian.
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).
Summary. Kang the Conqueror is still planned to be the main villain in the MCU despite Jonathan Majors' assault case, as there has been no official confirmation of his replacement or dismissal.
Summary. The Council of Kangs, introduced in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is likely connected to Loki season 2 and will play a key role in upcoming crossover events. The death of He Who Remains in Loki season 1 triggered chaos in the multiverse, leading to the creation of the Council of Kangs.
Why Kang would beat Thanos. 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 ...
Kang The Conqueror Is Different To Loki's He Who Remains: Here's How. While it might be easy to consider the idea that He Who Remains and Kang the Conqueror are the same variant, perhaps from different points in the timeline, the pair are actually two completely separate variants.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it's sad to say, is not good. It is not good in many, many ways. The weirdly blank performances, the thunderingly dull fights, the nothingy plot: it is not good.
It is possible that Marvel altered Quantumania's ending to set up future MCU projects. In fact, not long before the reshoots began, a reliable plot leak offered a very different ending than the one that audiences eventually saw in theaters.
"Quantumania" offers fans a further clue as to which Kang variant is now responsible for the TVA. The second post-credits scene shows Loki and Mobius (Owen Wilson) watching a presentation in the 1900s from the eccentric inventor Victor Timely (also played by Majors).
The film ended with Ant-Man Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) damaging Darren's Yellowjacket suit, causing him to shrink uncontrollably and disappear, but Quantumania revealed that he actually became disfigured and wound up in the Quantum Realm.
