We’re now just days away from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which looks set to cap off the Ant-Man trilogy in style. The previous two movies have been (appropriately) small-scale adventures for the shrinking hero compared to other MCU blockbusters, but Quantumania looks as if it’s going to crank up the action for our first throwdown with Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror.
This has led some to complain that Ant-Man is being overlooked in his own movie. Since Ant-Man and the Wasp, he’s shared top billing with Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne, and the addition of Kathryn Newton’s Cassie Lang adds another hero to the mix. DC’s The Flash is facing similar complaints, with the majority of the hype from the trailer for his first solo film centered on Batman and Supergirl.
Now some fans are looking back at a threequel that also somewhat sidelined its titular hero: 2016’s Captain America: Civil War.
Is it fair that Cap was often crowded offscreen by other heroes?
And, to be fair, the Civil War ad campaign was indeed very Cap-focused:
All of this comes in the shadow of the next Batman movie, The Flash:
Are the two comparable?
Justice for The Flash!
It’s probably worth mentioning that both Marvel Studios and Warner Bros’ marketing departments are solely focused on getting butts in seats. With that in mind, who can blame Warner Bros for deciding that the return of Michael Keaton as Batman is far more likely to generate positive press than leaning on Ezra Miller’s tarnished reputation?
And as for whether Ant-Man will be the core focus of Quantumania… Well, we’ll find out very soon when the film goes on wide release on Feb 17.
