Before Seeing ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ Here’s Everything You Need to Know From the Marvel Cinematic Universe
variety.comAdam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer One of the great charms of the first two “Ant-Man” movies is how little they have to do with the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Sure, Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang tussles with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson in the 2015 original. And yeah, the introduction of the Quantum Realm in the 2018 sequel lays the groundwork for the time travel shenanigans in “Avengers: Endgame.” But generally speaking, audiences could take in Scott’s size-shifting adventures alongside scientist Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), his daughter Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Hank’s wife and Hope’s mother Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), without needing to be steeped within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is a different beast entirely.
Despite the assurances of Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige that every Marvel title can exist on its own terms, the third “Ant-Man” film is neck deep in series lore as it launches Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and the second act of the Multiverse Saga.
Here’s everything you need to know before watching “Quantumania.” Ex-con Scott Lang, strapped to pay child support so he can have more contact with his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson), agrees to break into a vault in a San Francisco home — only to discover the shrinking Ant-Man suit designed by Hank Pym.
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