ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Director Teases Kang Being a Bigger Threat Than Thanos
In the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quntumania, Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) tells Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), "You're out of your league, Ant-Man." Kang is the new big bad in the MCU, and this will lead to the big Marvel event film, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
This isn’t the first hardcore villain that Ant-Man has faced off with as he helped take on Thanos, but according to director Peyton Reed, Kang is an even bigger threat than Thanos in the MCU, which is crazy to think about as the Mad Titan wielded the Infinity Gauntlet and snapped away half of all life in the universe.
It’s going to be interesting to see who they up the ante with this new villain. When talking about the film and Kang, Reed said during an appearance at CCXP 2022 in Brazil:
"We're starting off Phase 5 in a big, big way. This is the biggest adventure that Ant-Man and Wasp have ever gone on. We're going to strange places and we're encountering an antagonist that's unlike anything they've ever experienced — and that includes Thanos."
Kang’s multiversal Variant, He Who Remains, the creator of the Time Variance Authority, a timekeeper and master planner warned of a Multiversal War that threatened the annihilation of countless universes throughout the Multiverse. Reed went on to explain:
"I think that He Who Remains in Loki is very different than Kang the Conqueror in our movie. They're Variants, but they're extremely different people. Kang is someone who has dominion over time, but he conserves his energy. He's a very, very scary character to deal with, as [Ant-Man and Wasp] find out first hand."
Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige went on to talk about the Ant-Man franchise:
"Ant-Man ended Phase 2. And now, [Ant-Man is] kicking off Phase 5 in such a huge way, much like Scott Lang himself going from this petty criminal to saving the world in Endgame. I love that the Ant-Man franchise is now at the peak of the MCU and kicking off Phase 5."
In the movie, “Super-Hero partners Scott Lang (Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
Kathryn Newton also will take on the role of Cassie Lang, and Bill Murray is in the movie! Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania will hit the big screen on February 17, 2023.