Marvel’s smallest hero is headed again to the large display subsequent week, and tickets are actually on sale. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the following movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it lands in theaters Feb. 17.

Quantumania is the third solo outing for Paul Rudd’s size-changing hero Scott Lang, following 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp. It is the thirty first MCU movie total, however extra importantly, it is the primary installment within the MCU’s Section 5 — which suggests this new flick paves the way in which for some large adjustments within the Marvel film collection.

The newest trailer reveals a high-stakes battle between Scott and the MCU’s new main antagonist Kang, performed by Jonathan Majors. Here is all the things that you must find out about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, together with launch date, forged, plot and trailers.

When will Ant-Man be launched?

Ant-Man 3 involves theaters Friday, Feb. 17.

Quantumania would be the first main blockbuster to hit theaters in 2023. And it will be the primary to deal with the smash hit success of Avatar: The Means of Water, which premiered in December and remains to be going sturdy at field places of work across the globe. 

First reactions

Full critiques are coming subsequent week, however critics have already praised the movie’s weirdness and the magnetic efficiency by Jonathan Majors.

A number of critics agreed the movie was a bit messy, together with CNET’s personal Sean Keane who took a extra measured view of the movie.

Who’s within the Ant-Man 3 forged?

Returning director Peyton Reed as soon as once more recruits Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, whose mother and father are performed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas.

David Dastmalchian additionally returns, though he could also be taking part in a unique character than he did within the first two Ant-films. Lang’s daughter Cassie is performed by Kathryn Newton, star of Large Little Lies, Freaky, Pokémon Detective Pikachu and Three Billboards Outdoors Ebbing, Missouri.

Jonathan Majors follows his look within the ultimate episode of Disney Plus Marvel collection Loki, taking part in the villainous Kang.

Additionally starring are William Jackson Harper, Katy O’Brian and Invoice Murray. Sure, that Invoice Murray.

What is the plot?

Having rescued Janet van Dyne from the quantum realm within the earlier Ant-Man and the Wasp movie, the Ant-gang ventures again into the itty-bitty tiny universe. This time Cassie is alongside for the experience, as Scott tries to regain the time he misplaced together with his troubled teenage daughter. In accordance with the trailer, he makes a take care of the evil Kang — which fits horribly incorrect, after all. 

Who’s the unhealthy man?

Jonathan Majors could have already got appeared as Kang, however it is a completely different model of the character. The Kang we met in Loki was a being known as He-Who-Stays, who saved the universe from splitting into infinite parallel timelines, aka the Multiverse. Loki’s interference noticed the return of those parallel universes, and we noticed the results in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity. 

The brand new movie additionally incorporates a first MCU look for MODOK, a comic book character who goes by the title Psychological Organism Designed Just for Killing. A type of cyborg mind, he is beforehand appeared within the Hulu comedy animated collection, voiced by Patton Oswalt, and within the 2020 Avengers recreation. In Quantumania, MODOK is performed by Corey Stoll, who beforehand performed the unhealthy man Yellowjacket within the first Ant-Man movie.

It is not clear how MODOK or Kang wound up within the quantum realm, however it appears like that is simply the beginning for the MCU’s new huge unhealthy. The character who would change into Kang was first seen within the Marvel comedian Implausible 4 #19 in 1963, created by author Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Initially a legal from the far future who traveled again in time and conquered historical Egypt, he was later seen in additional comics by which he was named Kang the Conqueror. His unchecked time touring created many various variations of the character, and within the post-Multiverse Section 5 MCU motion pictures we’re additionally undoubtedly going to see extra of him.

What is the e book?

The movie sees Scott Lang write a memoir of how he went from petty thief to world-famous superhero — and the e book is actual! Titled Look Out for the Little Man, it is obtainable to preorder now (however does not come out till September, by which level the joke most likely will not be humorous anymore).

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer

Here is the primary trailer, launched in October, which opens with a extra acquainted Ant-Man comedic tone.

The second trailer, launched in January, was a darker affair that emphasised the drama and journey.

When will or not it’s on Disney Plus?

Means too early to say. Quantumania will stream on Disney Plus finally, though the house launch date for Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually (on Blu-ray, DVD and streaming Feb. 1) suggests Disney is making us wait longer to see new Marvel motion pictures at house in comparison with earlier within the pandemic period.

What’s subsequent for the MCU?

We all know Kang will probably be a significant antagonist — like Thanos earlier than him — as a result of Section 5 is constructing to a film known as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025.

Here is the full listing of the remainder of Section 5, from Quantumania to the following few years of theatrical motion pictures and streaming collection.