Rating:
IMDB: ** 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: ** 85%, 94% Google user like it.
Cast:
Paul Rudd (Ant-man), Evangeline Lily (Hope Pym), Michael Douglas (Hank Pym), Hanna Jon-kam (Ghost), Michelle Pfeiffer (Wasp).
Plot:
As the movie headed into production, Marvel finally released a synopsis for the sequel, although it's still pretty vague.
"In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father," it reads.
"As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he's confronted by Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas) 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 their past."
Ant-Man is in a strange place in the MCU right now. After his relatively self-contained solo movie, he went straight into fighting alongside Captain America and his rogue Avengers in Civil War. That film finished off with him going on the run with his new teammates.
The film falls between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, which is expected to finish off an over-arching two-part story. Ant-Man doesn't show up in Infinity War – and it's not clear exactly when Ant-Man and the Wasp sits in the timeline - ie whether it takes place before or simultaneously – but we do know that the Avengers films will have some impact on Ant-Man and the Wasp's plot.
The film's main thrust will be the search for Pfeiffer's Janet van Dyne, who disappeared into the 'Quantum Realm' years earlier.
"Scott entered the Quantum Realm in the first film and came back, which is something they thought was impossible," said Lilly. "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.**"
Some fans think that she can even be seen very, very briefly in the first movie.
Doctor Strange also entered a Quantum Realm-like space in his movie. Could he make a guest appearance to help retrieve the original Wasp from the great beyond?
Ant-Man and the Wasp end credit scene setup Avengers 4.