![]() It's the villain, played by the excellent Majors with a solemn gravitas that's usually reserved for DC characters. Of course, none of it really matters, because the star of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania isn't Ant-Man, the Wasp, or their loved ones. The quantum realm is a creature fest, with so many beings that it's hard to get a hold on who's from where. ![]() ![]() She's also simultaneously self-righteous and naive, making her both sweet and unlikable. Perhaps because Cassie is basically a brand-new character here (since she was a tween in the last movie), there's less feeling between her and Scott than there was before. But all of Scott's comic relief X-Con Security pals are gone without explanation (Michael Peña's scene-stealing Luis is especially missed), and all that's left is Scott, Hope, Cassie, and the Pyms. Rudd is so charming that the movie's opening segment in San Francisco will garner laughs and reminders of how Ant-Man, like Hawkeye, is one of the humblest Avengers: a flawed guy who's never been afraid of doing shady stuff to get things done with his crew of misfit (and hilarious) friends. This serviceable third installment strips the Ant-Man franchise of its best qualities in order to promote yet another seemingly indestructible MCU villain. He has a plan to escape the quantum realm and get revenge - and he needs Pym particles to do it. There's an entire universe of Star Wars-meets- Guardians of the Galaxy-style creatures and worlds down there, and they're all quaking in fear of the movie's tyrannical, genocidal Big Bad, Kang the Conqueror ( Jonathan Majors). They find out rather quickly that Janet had kept some important details about her three decades in the quantum realm a secret. But when Cassie's science experiment with "Grandpa Hank" ( Michael Douglas) goes unexpectedly, the entire crew is sucked back into the quantum realm - the very place Scott and Hope rescued her mother, Janet ( Michelle Pfeiffer), from after she'd been stuck there 30 years. He's even written a biography called Look Out for the Little Guy and enjoys family dinners with his now 18-year-old daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), who's a budding activist partner Hope ( Evangeline Lilly) and her parents. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weeklyĪNT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA begins with the theme from Welcome Back, Kotter playing as Scott Lang ( Paul Rudd) explains how great life is now that Thanos has been thwarted and he's recognized around San Francisco as an Avenger (although he's occasionally misidentified as Spider-Man). Like the other Ant-Man movies, this one focuses on themes of redemption and the importance of communication, courage, empathy, and teamwork. Strong language isn't frequent but includes "s-t," "ass," "d-k," and "damn." Characters drink and make references to getting drunk. Two couples occasionally embrace and kiss briefly, and there's a bit of suggestive humor courtesy of secondary characters who discuss bodily "holes" and how "wild" someone was earlier in their life. ![]() Many background characters die, are injured, or narrowly escape death. Expect typical MCU/superhero movie violence: There's a combination of bloody one-on-one fights and large-scale, war-like battles. There they encounter a supervillain who's even more mysterious and powerful than Thanos: time-traveling Kang the Conqueror ( Jonathan Majors). It follows Ant-Man/Scott ( Paul Rudd) and the Wasp/Hope ( Evangeline Lilly) as they face a new adventure in the dangerous quantum realm with Hank ( Michael Douglas), Janet ( Michelle Pfeiffer), and now-teenaged Cassie (Kathryn Newton). Parents need to know that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the Marvel Cinematic Universe's third stand-alone Ant-Man movie. ![]()
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