During a discussion with Vulture about the prominence of female characters in the MCU, head honcho Kevin Feige has been talking up Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Janet Van Dyne in Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp.

The wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and mother to Hope (Evangeline Lilly), Janet is currently lost in the Quantum Realm, so as you can imagine, Pfeiffer’s role will underpin a lot of the emotional beats of Peyton Reed’s sequel, and Feige has confirmed as much by revealing “I don’t want to say too much, but I will say that’s she’s every bit as iconic and amazing in this part as you would imagine,” going on to add that “People ask sometimes about movie stars and star power and who’s the most exciting person to be around, and the truth is that once you get to know them as people, they don’t feel like movie stars — everybody is just a super-impressive human. But in a room full of movie stars, Michelle Pfeiffer rises to the top.”

Exciting right? We all remember the last time Pfeiffer embodied an iconic comicbook character, as Catwoman in Batman Returns, so this bodes well for the first post Avengers: Infinity War outing.

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp gets four official images

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.

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Amazon Women on the Moon, 1987.

Directed by John Landis/Joe Dante/Carl Gottlieb/Robert K. Weiss/Peter Horton.
Starring Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall, Peter Horton, Griffin Dunne, Joe Pantoliano, Forrest J. Ackerman, Sybil Danning, Henry Silva, Carrie Fisher, Steve Guttenberg, Jenny Agutter, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel, and Russ Meyer.

SYNOPSIS:

An anthology of comedy shorts and sketches based around the broadcast of a spoof 1950s sci-fi movie.

French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr once noted that the more things change, the more they stay the same and how right he was because Amazon Women on the Moon, despite being made in the 1980s, is as largely relevant today as it was back then. Yes, the fashions and the technologies change but the sentiment and the ideas that are being parodied remain as funny and sharp as they did 30 years ago, which is quite depressing when you think about it.

Amazon Women on the Moon is the central movie-within-the-movie here, a spot-on send-up of those 1950s sci-fi B-movies where the sets were made up of any household implements the filmmakers could get their hands on – note the office chairs and the bicycle handlebar grips used as controls in the spaceship – that features a three-man-and-one-monkey crew landing on the moon to be seduced by Sybil Danning (Howling II) and her team of sexy handmaidens. However, this movie is shown in several parts as the film reel keeps burning, cracking and unravelling, forcing the faceless TV company broadcasting it to fill the rest of the running time with a selection of sketches and short films from several notable directors for your delectation.

These skits are a varied bunch to say the least, ranging from Arsenio Hall’s electronic gadgets ganging up on him (see? Gadgets and tech going wrong, even back then) in a Frank Spencer-style flurry of slapstick accidents, Ed Begley Jr. hilariously spoofing Universal’s The Invisible Man, Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London) playing a rude doctor to wishy-washy new parents Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns) and Peter Horton (Children of the Corn), Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy) having his whole dating history checked before going out with Rosanna Arquette (Desperately Seeking Susan) and a straight-laced Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) being introduced to the joys of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll in a black-and-white film noir homage. But the funniest parts are the recurring sketches that feature a deadly serious Henry Silva (The Manchurian Candidate) playing himself hosting a TV show called Bullshit or Not which needs to be seen if you’ve ever watched anything on Really or Channel Five just for how accurate it is despite being made several years before those channels came into existence, and also blues legend B.B. King in a public information film declaring that “Every seven minutes, a black person is born in this country without soul”, which leads into several hilarious ads for albums by Don ‘No Soul’ Simmons. Words can’t do it justice – you really need to see it.

There are plenty of other sections and, like all anthologies and sketch shows, some are better than others but the best thing about Amazon Women on the Moon is that it is never boring, from the opening credits that state the film stars “Loads of Actors” to the closing skit with Carrie Fisher and Paul Bartel it hits the ground running and maintains the same energy level throughout, regardless of how funny that particular sketch may or may not be. As previously stated, many of the sketches ring true nowadays – gadgets going wrong, social commentaries on hippy-dippy parents versus straight-talking doctors, women taking the lead in the dating game, authorities spying on you through your technology, etc – and the humour feels quite fresh despite its age. That said, anybody under the age of 30 watching this for the first time may struggle with some of the references but the humour is a bit broader than in John Landis’ previous pop culture satire The Kentucky Fried Movie which, if you’re so inclined and have the stamina/willpower, does make an excellent companion piece to this.

Coming in a dual format DVD & Blu-ray package featuring a booklet containing interviews with Sybil Danning and composer Ira Newborn, the film also has audio commentaries by co-director Carl Gottlieb, legendary cinematographer Daniel Pearl and Mondo Digital’s Nathaniel Thompson plus a blooper reel and some cut scenes that were best left on the cutting room floor, so it is a good value package if American actors, directors and comedians from the 1980s doing irony and paying tribute to trash cinema long before Tarantino and Rodriguez deemed it cool tickles your pickle and Amazon Women on the Moon has enough laugh-out-loud moments to make it worth putting on to lift any mood.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

Chris Ward

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Where is Kyra?, 2018.

Directed by Andrew Dosunmu.
Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland, Sam Robards, and Suzanne Shepherd.

SYNOPSIS:

In Brooklyn, New York, Kyra (Pfeiffer) loses her job and struggles to survive on her ailing mother’s income. As the weeks and months go on, her problems worsen. This leads her on a risky and enigmatic path that threatens her life.

Michelle Pfeiffer continues to make a comeback; recently she was seen as one of the best parts of the Murder on the Orient Express remake and also turned some heads as a confrontational, invasive, and enigmatic wife in Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, but it’s her brooding, depressing, and agonizing central performance as an aging woman in Andrew Dosunmu’s (Mother of George) moody work that premiered at last year’s Sundance film festival intriguingly titled Where is Kyra? that emerges as her strongest turn in at least a decade.

However, this is most certainly not a film for those without patience as it does opt for the route of quiet atmosphere, facial expressions longing with emotional pain, and defeated body language to convey its narrative rather than tell a straightforward and conventional story about loss, crushing loneliness, and illegal behavior brought on by the walls of financial stability closing in rapidly. Andrew Dosunmu confidently grants Bradford Young’s cinematography (mostly known for his Oscar-nominated work on the intelligent sci-fi thriller Arrival and A Most Violent Year) the honor of setting the mood, lighting Kyra’s apartment in creeping darkness as the audience, from a distance, watches her bring her ill mother (she seems to always be congested and in need of medical treatments conducted from home to help clear the gunk out and improve her breathing) from her bedroom to the nearby bathroom with a shower for cleaning all within the same unbroken shot that also utilizes mirror reflections and repositioned doors to aesthetically pleasing and immersive effects.

None of this ever changes; the photography in Where is Kyra? is either removed from the characters or a close-up of Kya, and the entire movie is devoid of any light. This allows for viewers to feel as emotionally disconnected from Kyra as she is to herself, while consistently making for arresting visuals thanks to complex camera operation. Even the title of the film apparently is not a literal question, but a metaphorical one referring to the emptiness residing inside Kyra’s mental well-being.

Following the natural passing of her mother (a methodically constructed and paced scene that lets the shock of the event fully hit Kyra), the above sadness is only amplified, but now there are additional problems considering that Kyra, who no longer has a job despite always being out and about looking for any work possible, can no longer cash her mother’s pension checks. For whatever silly reason, those in charge are unaware that the woman has passed (a frustrating piece of narrative convenience that one simply has to overlook in order for there to be a film), giving Kyra the dangerously desperate idea to cover herself in as much as her mother’s clothing as possible (heavy jackets, hats, and sunglasses) and mimic her snail reminiscent walk to go collect the money as if she was still alive. Ridiculous is an appropriate word for it, especially considering every time this happened my mind went to a similar disguise played for comedic purposes in the Mark Wahlberg/Will Ferrell buddy comedy The Other Guys. With that in mind, Michelle Pfeiffer’s commitment to the role through terrific acting is enough to keep the downbeat themes and tone from slipping away from Dosunmu’s hands.

Kyra also meets a similarly down on his luck fellow played by Kiefer Sutherland, who is both presented as her light in the darkness and a voice of reason to fraudulent schemes that could potentially lead her directly to prison. Backstory seems to be of no concern, and that is where the film can occasionally feel alienating. This is a film built on the craftsmanship of the medium (direction, cinematography, acting), letting audiences fill in the blanks. There also just isn’t much going on, with the ending feeling as a no-brainer that lacks a spark. Essentially, the film is constantly pushing the audience away from truly caring about anything happening, and factoring in that even for a 100-minute running time, things tend to drag causing the mind to wander. For example, the title card for the film appears as slightly over 20 minutes in, immediately following the death of Kyra’s mother which is nothing more than lengthy scenes displaying personal care along with her sickness.

Regardless, as a vehicle for Michelle Pfeiffer to flat-out act, Where is Kyra? is effective. From the opening moments, she is placed into a crummy situation that only worsens, and for as little character development as there is it is easy to empathize with her struggle because we do see her try and try to dig herself out of the hole that she doesn’t feel responsible for being stuck in. It takes a remarkable talent to sell and make work the film’s shortcomings, but she mostly succeeds. Unfortunately, the beautiful shot framings and her winning performance are the only elements worth recommending, but then again, they are top-notch ingredients to this middling feature.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★

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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.”

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp gets a new international trailer

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.”

SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp Pop! Vinyl figures revealed

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.

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According to Variety, Michelle Pfeiffer is set to join the cast of Disney’s upcoming Maleficent sequel, where she’ll join the returning Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) and Elle Fanning (Aurora), as well as new addition Ed Skrein (Deadpool).

The sequel to the 2014 box office hit, an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent 2 is being directed by Joachim Ronning, who recently helmed another Disney sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is thought that Pfeiffer will portray the Queen.

SEE ALSO: Angelina Jolie says Maleficent 2 “is going to be a really strong sequel”

After scoring an Emmy nomination for her role in HBO’s Wizard of Lies, Pfeiffer has recently been seen in Darren Aronofsky’s mother! and the Agatha Christie adaptation Murder on the Orient Express. She will next appear as Janet Van Dyne in the Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, which opens in July.

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While Avengers: Infinity War is off breaking box office records, fans won’t have to wait too long for the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has released today the latest trailer for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 film starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, who dons her own superhero guise as The Wasp. Watch the trailer below…

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.

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Marvel has released a new batch of character posters for the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and The Wasp. Included in the posters are the two titular heroes alongside Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym, Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost, Laurence Fishburne’s Bill Foster/Goliath and our first look at Michelle Pfeiffer’s Janet van Dyne. Check them out below…

SEE ALSO: Scott Lang suffers an embarrassing suit malfunction in Ant-Man and the Wasp international trailer

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.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer

SYNOPSIS:

As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Straight away, I will answer the most important question potential viewers likely have coming into Ant-Man and the Wasp (hot off the all-timer shocking ending to Avengers: Infinity War); yes, Michael Peña’s Luis is still a hilarious motormouth deserving of his own franchise. Oh yeah, also Ant-Man and the Wasp get to take part in more playfully imaginative action sequences involving shrinkage and oversized growing in another overall comedic approach, courtesy of returning director Peyton Reed. The decision from Marvel Cinematic Universe overlord Kevin Feige to slot Ant-Man and the Wasp right after some devastating events that the majority of moviegoers still haven’t recovered from allows for a nice lighthearted breather while we collectively prepare for the inevitable continuing bleakness that awaits; this isn’t the first time Ant-Man has had a tough act to follow, and judging from this sequel, it won’t be the last, as the successful levity is welcome.

Things begin with a cold open reminding audiences of the tragic fate of Janet, the original Wasp (Michelle Pfeiffer), forever trapped in a subatomic quantum realm at the expense of some good old-fashioned superheroic self-sacrifice. Normally, such an expository flashback segment would feel out of place and unnecessary, but we’re so deep into this universe that the refresher is actually a decision worth appreciating; an emotional throughline is established, all while clueing us in as to the plot of the next adventure. Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd, as usual, charming and on-point with the delivery of his jokes and banter) found a way to return from the mysterious alternate plane of existence, meaning that there is new knowledge on how to further explore the realm, with the possibility of bringing back Janet.

This information exists inside the mind of Scott, causing him to experience hallucinations of Janet’s past, right down to a specific memory with her young daughter Hope (once again played by Evangeline Lilly as an adult, who I’m ecstatic to report is granted a good amount of ass-kicking to dish out), prompting him to attempt reconnecting with her and her father Hank (it is revealed that the parties have had a falling out following the events of Captain America: Civil War), the creator of all this technology and once again played by Michael Douglas (complete with another startlingly real de-aged flashback segment). Naturally, they locate him and bring him into some scientific quantum experimentations, which is very risky considering Scott only has a few days left to serve on his house arrest sentencing.

Aside from featuring more whimsical combat where everything from salt shakers to Pez dispensers become enlarged weapons capable of knocking foes out, alongside a highly inventive car chase playing off of the big and small dynamic, Ant-Man and the Wasp also turns the laboratory into a portable building that bears more narrative urgency and importance than one might assume initially. With that said, some of the film’s most exciting moments come from various characters snatching the laboratory and using it for their own personal gain, while others try to track it back down. It’s like a game of hot potato with dangerous science equipment that everyone from black market dealers (Walton Goggins in a rather empty generic villain role only left with his endearing southern drawl to evoke a sense of personality) and a mysterious woman that can phase through dimensions named Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) seeks out.

On that note, while it needs to be mentioned that Hannah John-Kamen does a serviceable job in portraying both physical and emotional pain suffering from a hologram-like condition she obviously didn’t desire, the film doesn’t do a very good job at making us necessarily care. The issue, and it’s one fairly common with entries in the MCU, is that so many new characters are being introduced and piled on (including an old associate of Hank played by Laurence Fishburne), not to mention side stories with other returning supporting players deserving of screentime, that it becomes difficult to get invested into one particular area. Written by a large amount of contributors for a screenplay (Paul Rudd himself also helps out again and it definitely shows as the brand of comedy is distinctly the flavor he’s known for, and funnier than the first film this time around), Ant-Man and the Wasp takes a broad approach to the narrative that doesn’t yield much of any dramatic resonance.

There are also too many pointless breaks in the action that serves as exposition for characters who aren’t very interesting or quantum mechanics jargon that goes in one ear and out the other. Also, it’s plain odd that the scenery chewing Walton Goggins is cast in a role that doesn’t really give him room to make an impression or do anything exciting; somehow he might be the most boring character in the movie. He is literally just a black market dealer interested in financial profit. Aside from weak villains (thankfully, this is an area where the MCU is turning things around), it’s getting tiring and frustrating watching self-contained sequels place established characters off onto the sidelines while introducing more that end up as weak stand-ins. The case could be made that Ant-Man and the Wasp doesn’t even need a villain, let alone two sets of antagonists that barely register as anything remotely interesting.

Overstuffed narrative aside, it’s difficult to deny that Ant-Man and the Wasp isn’t entertaining and filled with funny back and forth dialogue from an ensemble containing tremendous chemistry. Even when the sequel is going back to the well with some of the greatest moments from its predecessor (Luis gets to tell another rambling story) you don’t want to call the writers out as lazy or anything because it’s still great material. Is this largely filler? No doubt about it, but at least it’s a blast to watch with a post-credits sequence that smoothly ties into the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Regardless, Ant-Man and the Wasp could have bastardized the superheroes and made no sense inside the MCU, and still would have been worth watching for Michael Peña.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

SYNOPSIS:

As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

It seems that Marvel rather enjoys having a smaller film (pun intended) follow the biggest entries in the MCU. Just like in 2015, we follow a cataclysmic and world-shattering film with the absolute biggest stakes with a film with stakes as low as its insectoid characters. And just like the last time, this film about a man who can shrink to the size of an ant is just what audiences need.

Last time we saw Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), he was thrown in jail for helping Captain America fight his friends in an airport in Civil War. After two years  under house arrest, he has a vastly improved relationship with his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson), his ex-wife Maggie (Judy Greer) and her overly enthusiastic husband Paxton (Bobby Cannavale) hug him and root for him. Even his colleagues are better off now, as Luis (the always wonderful Michael Peña) now leads their own security company aptly called “X-Con” with his friends Dave (T.I.), and Kurt (David Dastmalchian).

After having no contact with either Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) or Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), and with only three days left on his sentence, Scott suddenly gets involved in an attempt to travel back into the Quantum Realm to rescue Hank’s wife and the former Wasp, Janet Van Dyne (the criminally underused Michelle Pfeiffer). Will Scott make it back to his house before the FBI notices he’s gone? Will Hope and Hank get the last piece they need to build their portal from Walton Goggins’ Sonny Burch to rescue Janet?

It does sound a bit unimpressive after the moon-throwing, finger-snapping, world-vanishing action of Infinity War, but the best compliment one can give Ant-Man and the Wasp is how it works because of its low stakes. This is a film that knows it’s following a pretty dark act, this is all about entertaining the audience, laughing a lot and forgetting about the outside world. Everything from the plot, to the tone screams cheeky unseriousness. Even when the character’s lives are in danger, it feels like a Saturday morning cartoon, consistently light and funny. The runtime of just under two hours flies by. Despite juggling several plot points, multiple characters, and two villains, the film’s five credited screenwriters capably follow through most plot points to get audiences invested in the characters by the time the film inevitably gets into a big action set piece in the third act – though a lot of the subplots lead to nowhere, but by the time you notice, you won’t care because a new cool thing came on screen.

The stakes are so low, the villains aren’t even villains. There’s Hannah John-Kamen as Ava a.k.a Ghost, a woman trying to steal Pym’s equipment so she can use it for… some really compelling and relatable reasons – and then there’s Walton Goggins as a black market tech dealer who is as charming as any Goggins character, even if he gets wasted in a meaningless story of just chasing a McGuffin for two hours. Visually, Ant-Man and the Wasp is an improvement over the first one. There are new and innovative ways director Peyton Reed shows Pym’s shrinking technology, from the titular Ant-Man and the Wasp, to FEZ dispensers, buildings and cars. The set pieces may not feel “epic” like those in recent MCU films, but they are certainly fun to watch. And there’s a Doctor Strange level of trippiness once we venture back into the subatomic world of the Quantum Realm to rescue Michelle Pfeiffer (though if you are expecting her to do much, then prepare to be disappointed). There’s lots of kaleidoscopic lights, to threatening microbes that make for a weird and exciting world I can’t wait to see explored again in another film.

The plot may feel thin, the reason one goes to see an Ant-Man film is the characters. The casting is fANTastic (I couldn’t help myself), starting with Evangeline Lilly finally getting her due and kicking all kinds of ass as Wasp, even pointing out the fact that she would have been a much better choice to join Cap’s team in Civil War. What makes her relationship with Rudd’s Scott so wonderful is that he totally recognizes that Hope is better than him in every way, and he’s fine with it. Michael Peña once again injects such manic energy that he makes the film better by just being on screen, including another scene of him recounting the events of the first film that will leave viewers in stitches. And even newcomer Randall Park as the hilariously insecure FBI agent Jimmy Woo makes the most out of his scenes and makes you want to see more of him in future films.

Last December, Ant-Man and the Wasp was billed as Marvel’s first romantic comedy. While director Peyton Reed denied such reports (and the finished film isn’t really a rom-com), it does fit the bill as the MCU’s equivalent of a funny, yet harmless movie with not much to it, but that you will find while channel surfing and not be able to stop watching.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

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Funko has revealed a new wave of Ant-Man and the Wasp Pop! Movies vinyl figures featuring Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer’s Janet Van Dyne – a.k.a. the original Ant-Man and The Wasp – in both masked and unmasked costumed versions; take a look at the promotional images here…

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.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

SYNOPSIS:

As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

And deep breath. After the joyous cataclysm of Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a welcome disposable dose of silliness. Now some 20 films into the ever-growing universe, Marvel have fine-tuned the release schedule to a science, venturing from the very largest to the very literally smallest film in the space of a few months.

They too understand that not every film necessarily needs to be world changing. Although Ant-Man and the Wasp does lay the pieces of a future journey further into the quantum realm, it does this flippantly. It has little care for the world around it: no Cap, no Stark, no Guardians, just Paul Rudd and co. acting like fools.

Rudd returns as Scott Lang now under house arrest following the events of Captain America: Civil War. Under the watchful eye of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jimmy Woo (a delightful Randall Park), he is limited to reenacting his past heroics with daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Forston) and learning sleight of hand magic tricks – which in a running gag seems to only impress adults.

Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and father Hank Pym have different plans for Lang. On the hunt for missing wife Janet deep in the quantum realm, they up Lang days before release in hope that he can bring her home. All this whilst fighting mysterious, phase shifting villain Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and sleazy, gangster type Sonny Burch (Walton Goggins).

Director Peyton Reed exploits Rudd for everything he’s worth, creating what is effectively a greatest hits of Rudd-isms. Dramatically he has the least to do, and even at a time in which the film delves into dramatic exposition, Rudd is made to play class clown.

It’s much needed, drama never exactly suited Ant-Man. The first film was at its best when it played with the conventions of a grown man shrinking, making a Thomas the Tank Engine toy the most dangerous foe he could face. And Reed has learnt from that.

There’s more Michael Peña and his merry band of boobs. There’s more of his joyous retelling of stories, more David Dastmalchian’s Kurt who reveals himself to be horrified by folktale villain “Baba Yaga,” and more shrinking silliness.

The whole thing is fun, nothing more, nothing less. So at an excessive 118 minutes, it’s a shame there’s all too much dead weight. A final, albeit entertaining car chase drags unnecessarily and the addition of Laurence Fishburne as onetime Pym colleague Dr. Bill Foster exists only as a mechanism for exposition.

It’s here when it begs the questions; is it fun enough? Well, maybe. Reed plays Ant-Man and the Wasp like a live-action animation, playing into Saturday morning serialised adventure shows of your youth. Moments needed to be taken seriously sit awkwardly in the mix, but there’s enough to enjoy around it that they can be buried beneath a giggle.

Go for scene-stealer Michael Peña and Rudd upping the ante on his Rudd-isms, stay reluctantly for the mid-credits sequence that, well you know…

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, Randall Park and Walton Goggins.

SYNOPSIS:

A message from the quantum realm leads Scott Lang to flout his house arrest and contact Hank Pym, leading to an adventure in which Lang joins forces with Hope van Dyne, who now has her own superhero suit.

With the shockwaves of Avengers: Infinity War still reverberating through the brains of Marvel Cinematic Universe fans all over the world, the next superhero out of the blocks was always going to have a tough time. Like Paul Rodgers touring with Queen after Freddie Mercury, Ant-Man and the Wasp was forced to operate under an enormous shadow. As a result, the film is perhaps the most disposable Marvel movie since the Avengers first assembled back in 2012. With that said, though, returning director Peyton Reed has delivered a movie that pops with colour, silliness and the MCU’s patented Big Quip Energy.

Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is under house arrest as a result of the deal he made following the events of Captain America: Civil War. His buddies, including Michael Peña’s terrific Luis, are running a security company and he hasn’t heard from either Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) or Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) since they were forced into hiding. They have been trying to enter the quantum realm in the wake of Lang’s successful return in the previous movie, hoping this now means there’s a chance Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) is alive.

There’s a surprising amount of plot in Ant-Man and the Wasp, which unfolds entirely over the course of the three final days of Lang’s house arrest. It rattles along at a breakneck pace as Lang links back up with Pym and Van Dyne when he receives a message from the quantum realm, suggesting he has some sort of link to the missing Janet. What follows is a frenetic adventure as the trio try to carry out their experiments while avoiding Lang’s parole officer (Randall Park), dodgy crook Sonny (Walton Goggins) and a molecularly unstable young woman with her own links to the quantum realm (Hannah John-Kamen).

With so much going on, it’s surprising that Reed manages to do such a solid job. The action sequences are bigger and sillier than they were in the first movie, with salt shakers engorged to enormous sizes and a massive Pez dispenser rolling down a street like the boulder at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Rudd and Lilly’s chemistry really comes alive when they are thrust into action together, though these scenes are few and far between and the film has an unfortunate habit of robbing its set pieces of tension by cross-cutting with parallel events – most notably in the mad third act.

Ironically given its bombastic visual invention, Ant-Man and the Wasp is at its best when things are a little quieter. It seems Lang is riding out his house arrest by learning to drum and crying at The Fault in Our Stars and the movie is at its best when it allows Rudd to be as funny as everyone knows he is, dealing out gags at a rate easily double that of the first Ant-Man film. Lilly also gets her fair share of comedy moments and Douglas makes the most of a considerably enhanced role.

It’s also worth giving the movie praise for its impressive array of female characters. Abby Ryder Fortson once again steals scenes as Lang’s daughter Cassie and John-Kamen excels as a slightly darker take on the glitching Vanellope Von Schweetz from Wreck-It Ralph, even though her character feels like more of a formula-mandated afterthought than anything else. It’s Lilly, though, who cements herself as a true star of the MCU with her arse-kicking Wasp, exhausted by the failings of the men around her and capable of holding her own on every level.

As is so often true in the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp works as a result of its central characters, who are well drawn and entertaining in their own right, as well as when they’re part of an Avengers-style ensemble. It’s when it moves away from its characters and tries to do something more focused on plot or action that it becomes muddled and messy. As much as it works as a colourful, quippy superhero adventure, it emerges as something very forgettable. By the time the now-compulsory credits scene has finished, the film will leave your mind as quickly as the rest of your Friday night out after that third shot of tequila.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

Tom Beasley is a freelance film journalist and wrestling fan. Follow him on Twitter via @TomJBeasley for movie opinions, wrestling stuff and puns.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

SYNOPSIS:

As Scott Lang balances being both a super hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

The Marvel cinematic universe has proven itself to be one of the most consistent mainstream film universes, perhaps even the most. Though not all the films in the franchise are epic crossovers like Infinity War or surprising hits like Thor: Ragnarok, the average Disney-Marvel film is pretty solid. However, with such a consistent output comes a growing need for each movie to do something new to ensure that the franchise doesn’t go stale. Many would agree that the first Ant-Man was surprisingly good and offered the MCU a taste of heist movies that it hadn’t seen before. But what about Ant-Man and the Wasp?

I should begin by saying that Ant-Man and the Wasp does meet the Marvel quality control baseline. It’s a pacey film with some good performances and a solid plot. The action sequences are good, even though they are incredibly CGI laden, and the exposition is simple but not heavy handed. But outside of this, does the film offer anything new?

Like most Disney-Marvel productions, the score to Ant-Man and the Wasp is average. The music used is effective, but it’s far from memorable. There is one car chase sequence that is backed by what sounds like a watered-down version of the opening riff in the Doom soundtrack, but nothing else is really of merit. What of the cinematography? It’s alright. The film looks nice, and sequences that occur in the quantum realm spectacular, but the credit there belongs to the CGI artists. The villains, aka, Marvel’s Achilles heel? They’re fine. In fact, they might be a little better than your average Marvel bad-guy, but not by much. Walton Goggins’ Sonny Burch is kind of memorable, but mostly because he’s played by Walton Goggins, and Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost has a nice grab bag of quantum powers that will drive any self-respecting physics student nuts, but is nothing special.

So, does all this land Ant-Man and the Wasp firmly in the ‘average’ camp? Not quite.

If there’s one thing that Marvel’s latest film has that isn’t in your average action/superhero film, it’s a sense of charm. More specifically, a familial charm. Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) relationship with his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson) is really given space to breath in this new instalment, and the two play a convincing father-daughter duo. The film also has the good grace not to use the cliched ‘kidnap the protagonist’s daughter’ story-line. Thus, instead of playing an integral part to the plot, the relationship is used to advance Rudd’s character and the film’s atmosphere, and for the better.

It should be noted that this father-daughter relationship is also nicely mirrored throughout other interactions the film, and acts as the emotional crux of the whole movie.

Speaking of charm, it would be a crime to ignore Michael Peña’s hilarious Luis. His jabbering, hyperactive persona is back and in full force, elevating the movie on a comedic level. Yes, there is another Luis-narrated flashback, and yes, it’s hilarious.

Overall, Ant-Man and the Wasp is your typical Disney-Marvel flick with some extra charm thrown in for good measure. It’s not ground-breaking, nor is it the best marvel movie this year, but it’s a nice breath of mildly-comedic, heart-warming fresh air to follow the bleak yet excellent Infinity War.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

James Turner is a writer and musician based in Sheffield. You can follow him on Twitter @JTAuthor

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hannah John-Kamen, T.I., Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, Abby Ryder Forston, Laurence Fishburne and Bobby Cannavale.

SYNOPSIS:

As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

After the firing of Edgar Wright, the first Ant Man arrived in cinemas along with a hefty dose of scepticism and many of us (myself included) were surprised at how good that origin heist movie hybrid worked. The same can’t be said for its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp which is entertaining, but is very much a by the numbers, safe film.

Set before the events of Infinity War, we find out that Scott Lang (Rudd) is under house arrest following the events in Civil War and that he is no longer in contact with Hank (Douglas) and Hope (Lilly). After a quantum realm dream sequence, Lang and the team are reunited to try and save Hope’s mother and battle a villain called Ghost (John-Kamen). Alongside all of this there’s a subplot with Walton Goggins as a shady business man called Sonny Burch who wants Pym’s tech.

First and foremost, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a fun film. The action sequences are well choreographed and the comedy that comes from the shrinking and enlarging tech still hits the mark. As Ant Man, Rudd’s effortless charm and charisma is perfectly suited and he once again embraces the absurdity of the situation and goes for it. But this isn’t a story about Ant-Man, it’s about Hank and Hope searching for their wife/mother (Pfeiffer). Ant Man is just a means to an end which has the effect of neutering his arc. All we learn is that he is the best Dad ever – a fort stretching throughout his house at the start of the movie is awesome – and that he won’t abandon his friends.

Michael Pena as fast talking friend Luis is the highlight and the dynamic with him Scott, Dave (T.I.) and Kurt (Dastmalchian) makes for some of the best scenes in the movie. In fact everyone puts in a good performance but there is a distinct lack of threat during the film and not for a second do you feel that there’s any real danger. This comes down to the same problem as a lot of Marvel films: a weak villain. Ghost (John-Kamen) is bland, her motivations obvious and other than a few decent action scenes, she leaves literal impression. I’m not sure what it is about Marvel films and bad villains. Every now and then they pull it out the bag (Loki, Winter Soldier, Killmonger) and deliver, but Ghost sits alongside a bunch of naff villains like Malekith (Thor: The Dark World), Whiplash (Iron Man 2), and Yellowjacket (Ant Man) which nearly send you to sleep.

After the pummelling the audience received watching Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a welcome bit of formulaic fun, but it sits firmly in the middle to lower tier of the MCU. For those wondering how it links to Infinity War, make sure you stay for the mid-credits scene.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★

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Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and the Wasp, reveals that character Janet Van Dyne could have been a villain in the movie.

It’s always interesting to hear about what could have been with movies if earlier decisions had gone the other way. One decision that would certainly have changed Ant-Man and the Wasp is if Janet Van Dyne was turned into a villain.

This was on the cards according to director Peyton Reed in a recent interview with CBR: “I can say that it was certainly one of the things that we talked about. If I say or reveal anything more about Janet, there’s going to be a Marvel sniper that’s going to shoot me in the neck with a tranquilizer.

“We had so many discussions as we were first formulating the story. It was the big question in the movie: is Janet still alive down there after 30 years? Who is she now? How’s she been affected by the environment? It was the one thing that we really sort of had to formulate, what was going to happen to her, what it was going to lead to next, and how much of that we reveal in this movie.”

It certainly seems like Marvel has a lot planned for the character. We will have to wait and see just what the future holds. Would you like to have seen Janet Van Dyne as a villain? Let us know in the comments below…

SEE ALSO: Deleted scene from Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp sees Hank and Janet in the Quantum Realm

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.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018.

Directed by Peyton Reed.
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas.

SYNOPSIS:

The Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps chugging along with the Blu-ray release of Ant-Man and the Wasp, a movie with the theme of family at its core. Okay, that’s not the most original blueprint for a movie, but this one is still a fun ride, although the Blu-ray is a bit skimpy when it comes to bonus features.

If you’re not sure what theme to hang your hat on when writing a screenplay, you can’t go wrong with the importance of family. And, really, what more do you need from a movie like Ant-Man and Wasp? You already have Paul Rudd’s goofy “Aw, shucks” turn as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, along with the gravitas of Michael Douglas as Hank Pym and the menace of Laurence Fishburne as Pym’s estranged business partner, Bill Foster.

All you need to do is whip up a back story about Pym’s wife Janet being lost in the quantum realm in 1987 and Lang having a quantum entanglement with her due to his own trip to that sub-microscopic world. I’m sure scientists who have devoted their lives to quantum physics could find many things wrong with that part of the story, but who cares? It’s a convenient excuse to have Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne bust Lang out of house arrest, much to the chagrin of the FBI agent who’s sure he’s being made a fool of.

It’s also an excuse to kick the plot into motion as the three try to acquire the parts they need to create a tunnel so they can rescue Janet. They turn to a black market dealer who double-crosses them, leading to Hope becoming Wasp alongside Lang’s Ant-Man. And thus a new superhero duo is born in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The story is complicated a bit by the introduction of a ghost-like character who’s revealed to have a connection to both Pym and Bill Foster, leading to the two ex-business partners needing to resolve a few issues. Coming to terms with the sins of your past and making amends is another theme in Ant-Man and Wasp, although that part of the plot felt shoehorned in and unnecessary – it seemed like maybe the theme there was “Give Laurence Fishburne something – anything – to do.”

The best part of the film lies in enjoying the various ways the writing crew (there are five credited writers, which means there were probably even more) plays with Pym’s enlargement and shrinking technology, such as a chase scene where a Hello Kitty Pez dispenser suddenly becomes enormous. There aren’t as many laughs in this one as in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, since Lang is the only trickster of the group, but Ant-Man and the Wasp is still lightweight fun that can be appreciated without needing to be fully steeped in MCU lore.

This Blu-ray release features the film and bonus materials on one disc along with a code for a digital copy, where you’ll find some extras not found on the physical disc. (I’m sure the studios want to move as toward an all-online world, which wouldn’t be terrible except for the fact that some people have rudely discovered that the content they’ve bought can vanish when rights expire.)

The bonus features aren’t as robust as on other MCU home video releases, but given this film’s lesser importance in the overall canon, that’s not surprising. Director Peyton Reed supplies a commentary that discusses the nuts and bolts of making the movie, and he also delivers a one-minute introduction to the film in which he talks about his main objective behind it.

There’s also a group of four making-of featurettes that run about 22 minutes total. They focus on Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Hank and Janet Pym, as well as the visual effects and production design. There’s also a gag reel and some outtakes, along with about four minutes of deleted scenes with optional commentary by Reed.

The main bonus feature in the digital realm is the nine-minute 10 Years of Marvel Studios: The Art of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which talks about the in-house art team that was set up a decade ago to deliver concept art for all of the movies since then. There’s also a silly commercial for Online Close-Up Magic University.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★

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Disney has released the first teaser trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the sequel to the 2014 reimagining of the classic Sleepy Beauty tale. Angelina Jolie will reprise her role as Maleficent, one of Disney’s most famous villains, alongside Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora. Watch the trailer below…

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil sees the return of Angelina Jolie as the dark fairy Maleficent, Elle Fanning  as Princess Aurora, Sam Riley as Diaval, Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass, Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust) as Prince Phillip, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave), Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones) and Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon) in as yet unrevealed roles.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil will be released October 18, 2019.

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Disney has released three character posters for the upcoming fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil featuring Angelina Jolie’s titular dark fairy, Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Queen Ingrith, which come together to form a triptych poster of the trio; take a look here…

SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil sees the return of Angelina Jolie as the dark fairy Maleficent, Elle Fanning  as Princess Aurora, Sam Riley as Diaval, Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass, Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust) as Prince Phillip, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave), Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones) and Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon) in as yet unrevealed roles.

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Disney has released a new trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, its upcoming sequel to the 2014 live-action fantasy Maleficent, which sees Angelina Jolie reprising her role as the movie’s titular dark fairy alongside the returning Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora; watch it here…

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is set for release on October 18th and sees the return of Angelina Jolie as the dark fairy Maleficent, Elle Fanning  as Princess Aurora, Sam Riley as Diaval, Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass, Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust) as Prince Phillip, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave), Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones) and Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon) in as yet unrevealed roles.

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Walt Disney Pictures has released the first TV spot for its fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil which teases the feud between Angelina Jolie’s titular dark fairy and her new adversary, Michelle Pfeiffer’s Queen Ingrith; watch it here…

SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is set for release on October 18th and sees the return of Angelina Jolie as the dark fairy Maleficent, Elle Fanning  as Princess Aurora, Sam Riley as Diaval, Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass, Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust) as Prince Phillip, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave), Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones) and Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon) in as yet unrevealed roles.

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Walt Disney Pictures has released a new series of character posters for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ahead of its theatrical release next month featuring the Angelina Jolie as the iconic Disney villain along with Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning) & Prince Phillip (Harris Dickinson), Connal (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and Queen Ingrith (Michelle Pfeiffer).

SEE ALSO: Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil tracking soft opening weekend

A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after “Maleficent,” in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy and the soon to be Queen, as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is set for release on October 18th and sees the return of Angelina Jolie as the dark fairy Maleficent, Elle Fanning  as Princess Aurora, Sam Riley as Diaval, Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass, Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit, and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer (Murder on the Orient Express, Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Queen Ingrith, Harris Dickinson (The Darkest Minds, Trust) as Prince Phillip, Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange, 12 Years a Slave) as Connal, Robert Lindsay (My Family, Wimbledon) as King John and Ed Skrein (Deadpool, Game of Thrones) in an as yet unrevealed role.

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On Batman Day, Tom Jolliffe delves back through the Caped Crusader’s films and TV so far to pick the best of the best in the ultimate Batman film…

Lets say you’re putting together a Batman film, and you’ve got to piece together a cast and crew of the best from the film and TV incarnations in existence. Okay, lets say I do it…well this is would be the resultant groupings if everyone was around and available and all at the prime age still.

The Best Bat/Bruce?

Many will have grown up watching Adam West somewhat easily scaling tall buildings and wisecracking. Then more recently Christian Bale went dark with the role. He had the benefit of being in an excellent group of films of course but…he’s no Michael Keaton. Unexpectedly, and unconventionally good. Keaton didn’t possess the physicality of the others, but still felt imposing in the suit, and the occasional fire of unpredictable energy, that Keaton had become known for, added a firecracker element to his Bruce.

The Villains? 

Well come on. This one is easy, and I say that in full acknowledgement that Batman’s most electrifying villain has had so many memorable turns. The only weak link really, was Jared Leto’s version. You need the Clown Prince, and given carte blanche to dip into the beyond, I’m bringing back Heath Ledger.

Lets not overload things either. One more, and we’ll have Catwoman to offer that duality of friend/foe forever bubbling. Again, the TV show had great versions, but the Catwoman for me is Halle…no I jest…it’s Michelle Pfieffer. Purrrfection.

The Support:

Robin’s back baby! Why not? Dick Grayson returns. That splits us to a narrow race really, between Burt Ward and…no…it’s a one man race all the way (sorry Chris). Burt’s the Boy Wonder.

Commissioner Gordon is also a pretty easy choice of one. He’s always there, making up the numbers. As a character he’s a much needed cog. After all, who else will turn on the bat signal? Gary Oldman is Gordon.

Alfred…this is tough. Many a good version and Michael Caine was given great license to inject a lot of gravitas and pathos into the character…BUT…he still felt so unshakably Michael Caine, as Caine always does. So for me…Alfred is Michael Gough. As the Burton/Schumacher choice he always evoked great warmth and felt almost unshakably Alfred. His persona didn’t overpower that character.

The Car (And Other Assorted Vehicles):

Now…whilst the TV show car looks a little lame these days, I still love it. None have ever been what you’d call practical of course. For me, it’s Burtons version, and probably that of the first film. The same goes for the Burton Batwing.

The Love Interest:

Now of course Pfeiffer can come into this as Selena Kyle. However I want my Bruce batting them away with a stick. Plus I need an excuse to get Kim Basinger on board because I love her so…particularly as Vicki Vale.

Director:

Joel Schum…No. Christopher Nolan. He may have grounded the comic material, not injecting it with the vibrancy you got from Tim Burton, however, Nolan a master constructor of narrative, hit the most brilliant comic book peak ever in The Dark Knight.

The Music:

Very tough choice and maybe choice of director and subsequent tone would affect that, but I’m in fantasy mode here and they’ll all do as I say. Danny Elfman has probably never been better than his early collaborations with Tim Burton, and that first Batman film in particular is iconic. Hans Zimmer was excellent, and loud…but the comical majesty and eccentric bombast of a young Elfman was something to behold.

The Visual Style:

Now…do you go for colourful camp of 60’s psychedelia in the TV show? Do you go for the Heat inspired visuals of The Dark Knight? Do you go for whatever the hell Joel Schumacher was going for in Batman & Robin? Even the maligned Zack Snyder made a good looking film, which had aspects of both Nolan and Burton, and his own inimitable style (for better or worse).

For me, you go for the Neo-Retro, gothic visuals of Tim Burton. It perfectly blended the stylistics of comic books and graphic novels. Burton’s two films looked magnificent. Fully embracing the fact that Batman, like most comic book heroes are pure fantasy, and a bit silly. Whilst Nolan took everything deadly serious, he was probably the only director capable of successfully doing such a grounded, gritty film based on a comic book hero.

The Merch:

Every good film needs good merch. That can be toys, tie-in comics, bags, underwear, whatever…Burton’s films reigned supreme here too. There were some great action figures and toys and there were also some great games on 8 and 16-bit…

So there we have it. That would be my ultimate Batman film. Agree/disagree? Let us know in the comments below or on our Twitter page @flickeringmyth…

Tom Jolliffe is an award winning screenwriter and passionate cinephile. He has several features due out on DVD/VOD in 2019/2020 and a number of shorts hitting festivals. Find more info at the best personal site you’ll ever see…https://www.instagram.com/jolliffeproductions/

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, 2019. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, David Gyasi, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Jenn Murray, Kae Alexander, Fernanda Diniz, Judi Shekoni, Robert Lindsay, Juno Temple, Sam Riley, Miyavi, and Warwick Davis. SYNOPSIS: Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question […]

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, 2019. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, David Gyasi, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville, Jenn Murray, Kae Alexander, Fernanda Diniz, Judi Shekoni, Robert Lindsay, Juno Temple, Sam Riley, Miyavi, and Warwick Davis. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts […]

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, 2019. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Warwick Davis, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville and Robert Lindsay. SYNOPSIS: When Aurora decides to marry a prince, Maleficent struggles with her dislike of humans at the risk of igniting an inter-species […]

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Sony Pictures has released a poster and trailer for director Azazel Jacobs’ comedy drama French Exit which stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a widowed, penniless socialite who moves to France to live out her twilight days with her son (Lucas Hedges) and a cat who she believes might embody the spirit of her dead husband; take […]

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With Ant-Man 3 set to go into production next year, Michelle Pfeiffer has confirmed that she is set to reprise her Ant-Man and the Wasp role as Janet Van Dyne in the Marvel Phase Four sequel. “I’m supposed to do Ant-Man, the third one,” Pfeiffer told the Ladies First podcast when asked about her future projects. […]

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During yesterday’s Disney Investor Day event, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige dropped some official news on Ant-Man 3, and – as previously promised by director Peyton Reed – Evangline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne will continue to share top billing with Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang. The third movie in the Ant-Man franchise will be titled Ant-Man […]

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Sideshow has shared promotional images for Iron Studios’ upcoming Art Scale Catwoman polystatue collectible statue which is based on the likeness of Michelle Pfeiffer as the iconic DC villain in Tim Burton’s 1992 sequel Batman Returns. The collectible statue is available to pre-order now, priced at $140; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order […]

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French Exit, 2020. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Danielle Macdonald, Susan Coyne and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: A previously wealthy widow and her son travel to Paris with the last of their money, and the cat whose body she claims her husband occupies. Highbrow quirk is an interesting […]

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Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to portray Betty Ford in The First Lady, a Showtime anthology series from writer Aaron Cooley, director Susanne Bier (The Undoing) and executive producer Viola Davis, who is also starring in the role of Michelle Obama. Described as “a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the […]

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Although the 1991 movie adaptation of Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs is still considered one of the best psychological horror films as well as earning success at the Academy Awards by winning five major awards, one actor has revealed they turned down the opportunity to play the lead character in the film. In an interview […]

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DC Films is about to explore its own multiverse of madness with the long-gestating The Flash movie finally gearing up to begin production and Michael Keaton officially confirmed to be reprising his role as the Dark Knight from 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns alongside Ezra Miller’s Scarlet Speedster and Ben Affleck’s DCEU incarnation of […]

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French Exit, 2021. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots, Danielle Macdonald, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel DiTomasso, Eddie Holland, Matt Holland, Christine Lan, Robert Higden, and Larry Day. SYNOPSIS: An aging Manhattan socialite living on what’s barely left of her inheritance moves to a small […]

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After portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the most recent season of The Crown, Gillian Anderson is now set to play another famous political figure in Showtime’s The First Lady as Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was the First Lady from 1933 – 1945. She […]

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French Exit, 2020. Directed by Azazel Jacobs. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots and Danielle McDonald. SYNOPSIS: Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer) is broke. With her reluctant son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) in tow, she settles on a plan to vacation in Paris. This quaint character piece from the pen […]

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The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation are just a few of the cinematic milestones which have cemented Francis Ford Coppola as one of the greatest directors of all time, and even though he is 82 and hasn’t directed a film since 2016’s Distant Vision, the legendary helmer is still harbouring ambitions to film […]

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Showtime has released the first images from the upcoming drama series The First Lady, offering a look at Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, O-T Fagbenle as Barack Obama, Kathleen Garrett as Laura Bush, Lexi Underwood as Malia Obama, Regina Taylor as Marian Robinson, Saniyya Sidney as Sasha Obama, Dakota Fanning as Susan Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer […]

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The first trailer has arrived online for Showtime’s upcoming drama series The First Lady which delves into both the personal and political lives of Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson); take a look here… “THE FIRST LADY is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens […]

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The more we hear about the now-cancelled Batgirl film, the more upsetting and confusing the whole situation becomes. For those who don’t know, Warner Bros. Discovery and, more specifically, new CEO David Zaslav shelved the upcoming Batgirl film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with Leslie Grace as the titular character. Reports have […]

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With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set to bring the curtain down on Phase Four of the MCU, Marvel Studios has now offered a peek at the next chapter of the Multiverse Saga with the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Once again directed by Peyton Reed, Quantumania sees Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope […]

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His breakout came in multi-dimensional comedy The Good Place, so William Jackson Harper should feel right at home in the Multiverse Saga with the news that he is a last minute addition to the cast of Phase Five launcher Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.  Harper earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his […]

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Prime 1 Studio and Blitzway have revealed promotional images for the third scale Museum Masterline Catwoman statue which is based on the appearance of Michelle Pfeiffer as the villain in Tim Burton’s 1992 sequel Batman Returns. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now via Sideshow, priced at $1,395; check out the official promotional images […]

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As well as unveiling the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel Studios took the opportunity yesterday at Brazil’s Comic Con Experience to offer fans a new look at the Phase Five-launching Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania with the release of a ‘Legacy of Ant-Man’ special look, which we have for you […]

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Marvel’s smallest superhero is set for his biggest adventure yet with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Not only does Paul Rudd’s third solo-outing as Scott Lang clock-in at a series high runtime of 2hrs 5mins, but it also launches Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, properly introducing Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the big-bad of […]

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With exactly a month to go until Marvel Studios launch Phase 5 of their all-conquering Marvel Cinematic Universe with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, they’re beginning to hype up the world-shaping showdown between Kang and Lang, and have dropped a new teaser in which Paul Rudd’s superhero begins to understand the Quantum Realm sized predicament […]

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Marvel Studios has released a new batch of character posters for the MCU sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania which put the spotlight on Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors), Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Krylar (Bill […]

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Marvel Studios has released a behind-the-scenes look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Introduced with Marvel head-honcho Kevin Feige excitedly setting the scene by saying “Lets use this film to kick off Phase Five”, the preview features contributions from Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, and the MCU’s latest big-bad Jonathan Majors, as well as […]

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Bill Murray, Katy O’Brian, William Jackson Harper, Jamie Andrew Cutler, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, and Corey Stoll. SYNOPSIS: Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, […]

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Bill Murray, Katy O’Brian, William Jackson Harper, Jamie Andrew Cutler, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, and Corey Stoll. SYNOPSIS: Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Cassie Lang, Hank Pym and Janet […]

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