With Marvel fans’ excitement at fever point for Avengers: Infinity War, Entertainment Weekly has given us a peek at the next installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of the above image from Ant-Man and the Wasp, as well as getting some comments on the sequel from returning star Evangeline Lilly and director Peyton Reed.
“It means a lot to me,” said Lilly when asked what it means to her to be the first female hero to have her name in the title of a Marvel Studios movie. “If I’m honest with myself, I feel a lot of pressure to make sure that it is everything that the world wants it to be.”
Lilly also went on to discuss her character’s motivations and journey in the sequel, stating that: “Scott entered the Quantum Realm in the first film and came back, which is something they thought was impossible. The question has arisen, ‘Can Janet come back?’ So the entire film, my character is hell-bent on finding a way to get into the Quantum Realm and bring her back.”
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Hope’s mother Janet Van Dyne is being portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer, and Peyton Reed spoke about the Batman Returns star’s latest foray into the world of comic book movies: “She hasn’t done one of these films since she played Catwoman with Tim Burton. It was really interesting to bring her in and get her up to speed on all the mythology and her place in this world.”
Reed also offered up some insight into the film’s gender-swapped antagonist The Ghost, portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen: “The Ghost character could be male, female, anything, so it just seemed more interesting to us [to cast a woman]. Ghost’s primary power is the ability to ‘phase,’ which allows Ghost to move through solid matter. She has all sorts of strange versions of that phasing power — it proves quite difficult for Ant-Man and Wasp to deal with.”
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From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.
Ant-Man and The Wasp sees Peyton Reed returning to the director’s chair and stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Michael Pena (Luis), David Dastmalchian (Kurt), Abby Ryder Fortson (Cassie Lang), Judy Greer (Maggie), Bobby Cannavale (Paxton) and T.I. (Dave), while new additions to the cast include Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath, Hannah John-Kamen as The Ghost, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.
