Michael Douglas is currently preparing forAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The Hank Pym actor also announced that the movie is scheduled to hit theaters in 2022. The follow up toAnt-Man and the Waspwas officially announced in December 2020, though it had been in development since 2019. In addition to Douglas,Ant-Man 3will see the return of Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, and Evangeline Lilly. Kathryn Newton joins the cast as Cassie Lang, whileLovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors will be playing Kang the Conqueror.
It appears thatMichael Douglasis pretty excited to get back to work with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Time to grow the goatee,” Douglas wrote on social media. “Hank Pym is back!Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniacoming in 2022!” The actor paired his excitement with an image of himself as Hank Pym from the firstAnt-Maninstallment. A 2022 release date for the third movie had been rumored, but not confirmed by Marvel Studios.
As for further returning cast members, it is believedMichael Peña will return as LuisinAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. It is also expected, though not confirmed, that Judy Greer will return as Maggie and Bobby Cannavale will return as Jim Paxton. As of late last year, Cannavale wasn’t sure he’d be back, noting, “Hopefully I’ll be in it. I better be in it. I’ve gotta get on my phone and call Paul right now actually…” Director Peyton Reed has had his hands full withThe Mandalorian, which was largely a secret affair. He’ll now be shifting gears back to the MCU.
IfAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniadoes end up hitting theaters in 2022, it will bea crowded year for Marvel Studios.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,Captain Marvel 2,Black Panther 2, andThor: Love and Thunderare all set to release in 2022. However, that could all change in the next few months, as rumors are already swirling aboutBlack Widowgetting pushed back again, which means that theEternalsmovie will also likely be pushed back.Eternalswould likely get pushed to 2022, which means that some of the aforementioned movies will also be moved.
Obviously, nothing has been confirmed when it comes to anMCUrelease date shuffle. However, what remains clear is the fact that Marvel Studios currently has a lot of projects in the pipeline, which includes their Disney+ shows. MCU fans are currently enjoyingWandaVision, which is the first new material from the studio since 2019’sSpider-Man: Far From Home. Next up isThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and then theLokiseries. As of this writing, the long awaited standaloneBlack Widowmovie is still on target to release in May. You can check outMichael Douglas' official Instagram postabout beginning work onAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaabove.
