You know how they say that even the best-laid plans can go astray? Well, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is, unfortunately, living it in real life as its carefully planned Disney Plus release hasn’t exactly achieved what Marvel expected. And now, it is only reminding MCU fans that another film in the franchise that fell flat upon its theatrical release deserves all the love in the world.
For starters, Quantumania is already hitting the streamer a lot later than any of the previous Marvel films — even Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. While the studio hasn’t offered any explanations for the delay, it is obvious that it hoped for the controversy around Jonathan Majors to simmer down a bit and expected renewed faith in the MCU — thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — to bring the film some love.
There is also the weird phenomenon where movie lovers end up liking a film they trashed when they viewed it in the theaters. While it didn’t mean squat for Thor: Love and Thunder, it managed to reinstate Eternals’ reputation to the point that people are actually looking forward to its sequel now. Sadly, no such miracle has taken place for Quantumania, as its streaming release has those previously in favor of the film changing their opinions.
It is making fans re-love another film though — courtesy of Ant-Man 3, Eternals has breached the top films list of many fans in the wake of the former’s many disappointments that received another spotlight thanks to the Disney Plus release.
It is not like Quantumania doesn’t have a few supporters, but the fact remains that the number of those still processing the irreparable trauma it caused is a lot bigger.
Well, in lieu of the sentiments exhibited above, it is prudent to remind you that while rumors of Eternals 2 are around and getting stronger, the fate of Kang the Conqueror and how Quantumania’s performance affects Phase Five still hangs in the balance.