While a small little indie film you may have heard of called Avengers: Infinity War is currently hogging most of the Marvel-related spotlight, the studio does have some other exciting releases coming down the pipeline. Namely, Ant-Man and the Wasp, which is on course to crawl into theaters on July 6th.
Headed up by director Peyton Reed, who found great success with the original Ant-Man back in 2015, this pint-sized sequel has all the makings of the perfect, light-hearted tonic to Marvel’s super-serious and apocalyptic Infinity War. And it’s coming sooner than you may think.
In fact, as of Wednesday, March 28th, Ant-Man and the Wasp is exactly 100 days out from its theatrical release, and the Powers That Be over at Marvel Studios have unleashed a new promo to prove it. It doesn’t contain any new footage, per se, and is more of a reminder that, yes, there’s still life for the MCU beyond Avengers: Infinity War, but it’ll surely please fans nonetheless.
Story-wise, and not unlike Black Panther before it, we know Ant-Man 2 will pick up shortly after the events of Captain America: Civil War, which, in turn, explains the duo’s absence from Infinity War. They’ll presumably be ready to join the fight by the time Avengers 4 rolls around in 2019, by which point the two-part battle against Thanos will be nearing its conclusion.
Ant-Man and the Wasp is expected to take flight on July 6th, and all signs point to a deep dive into the Quantum Realm to locate and potentially rescue the long-lost Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), who was once known as the original Wasp before her daughter, Hope (Evangeline Lilly), got her wings three years ago. Stay tuned for more.
Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:56 am