Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

2023 - 2 - 17

'Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania' Has Marvel's Second-Ever ... (Forbes)

Uh oh. That was my first thought when I saw the review scores rolling in for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, the third Ant-Man movie, but a seemingly ...

I do wonder if a few more reviews may sink Quantumania below Eternals, though I will say in the middle to bottom ranking order of MCU movies by critic scores, I think they got a long wrong. That’s obviously something DC can’t say, as the DCEU boasts a number of films under that mark, and early on often split between high audience scores for Snyder-era films and low critic scores. Taking place almost entirely in the Quantum Zone, the film is in turn almost completely CGI, and even in the trailers it looked like that could be a problem. Second, since the movie is actually out now, user scores are in and they are not just higher than critics, which you might expect, but much higher, currently at an 84%. That’s a dismal score for an MCU feature, and marks only the second time that an MCU movie has had a “rotten” (below 60%) score on the site, the first time being Eternals in 2021. The thrill isn't just gone, it's been buried beneath a swarm of plot contrivances and truly hideous CGI.” [Whynow](https://whynow.co.uk/read/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-review): “Visually, the film is messy and flat; the CGI is shockingly poor and the action looks muddled. It says something that out of 30+ MCU features in a decade and a half, that there are literally only two with sub 60% scores. Of course, many MCU fans may wait and see what audience scores are like. But I would be surprised if this was a huge disparity as this always seemed like a pretty risky film. What’s wrong with the movie? We know there’s currently a visual effects shortage in Hollywood, in part because of the demands of places like Marvel, and perhaps this was too much work given not enough time and the end result is just…not very good. They were never really considered top-tier Marvel movies but this is a huge drop.

UK-Ireland box office preview: 'Ant-Man And The Wasp ... (Screen International)

Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand and Ben Whishaw lead the cast. The film is up for two Oscars at next month's ceremony – ...

[Women Talking](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/women-talking-toronto-review/5174281.article) in 209 cinemas, and animation [Marcel The Shell With Shoes On](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-telluride-review/5162909.article) in 368 sites. [The Son](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-son-venice-review/5174199.article) premiered in competition at Venice Film Festival last September, with Jackman nominated for best actor in a drama at the Golden Globes. [The Son](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-son-venice-review/5174199.article) starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Vanessa Kirby and Anthony Hopkins, in 196 cinemas. [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/black-panther-wakanda-forever-review/5175977.article), £37.5m with last summer’s [Thor: Love And Thunder](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/thor-love-and-thunder-review/5172187.article), and £42m with [Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-review/5170025.article) in the spring, suggesting that big totals are still achievable for Marvel sequels. The duo collaborated to success on [Women Talking](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/women-talking-toronto-review/5174281.article) started previews last weekend, taking £78,319 from 43 predominantly independent sites. [Quantumania](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-review/5179126.article) is the first title in Phase Five of the MCU; it will be followed by James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand and Ben Whishaw lead the cast. [Women Talking](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/women-talking-toronto-review/5174281.article), the film premiered at Telluride, although [Marcel](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-telluride-review/5162909.article)’s debut was in 2021 and [Women Talking](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/women-talking-toronto-review/5174281.article) in 2022. Peyton Reed returns as director having made the first two films. Based on Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, the film centres on a group of women in an isolated religious community who are grappling with a brutal reality of sexual abuse. [Ant-Man And The Wasp](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/ant-man-and-the-wasp-review/5130411.article), which started with £5m in August 2018 and ended on £17.8m.

'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Post-Credits Scenes, Explained (GQ Magazine)

These are the most high stakes post-credits scenes Marvel has had in awhile. Here's what they tease for Phase 5 going forward.

In Quantumania, the Council of Kangs looks to be governed by three distinctive versions of Kang: Rama-Tut (the Egyptian Pharaoh), Immortus (the older, bearded version), and the Scarlet Centurion. Part of that involves creating the Council of Kangs to determine which variants of Kang were too dangerous to exist. In fact, the final image in the movie is a direct recreation of We then cut to a stadium full of gathered Kangs for the MCU’s debut introduction of the Council of Kangs. The first stinger opens in an undisclosed location as we see a gathered triumvirate of Kang variants discussing the fallout of Kang the Conqueror's demise. The previous two Ant-Man movies arrived( in 2015 and 2018 respectively) as digestifs to substantial MCU entries—the first film released after Age of Ultron and the sequel hit after Infinity War.

Film review: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania fails to deliver on ... (Irish Examiner)

It's a family affair, too: when Scott's daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) builds the quantum realm's equivalent of the Hubble telescope, she and Scott, along ...

Meanwhile, the episodic story proceeds by fits and starts as a result of the main characters splitting up as they hurtle from reality down to the quantum level. Don’t be fooled by the frequent references to the ‘quantum realm’: Peyton Reed’s film is an eye-popping homage to the classic 1950s sci-fi yarns in which humans found themselves stranded on planets populated by weird and wonderful aliens (most of the minor characters look like they’ve just been barred from the cantina). Given the unbridled chaos that prevails at the atomic level,(12A) is a title that is simultaneously overkill and understated — although, to be fair, this third outing for Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his diminutive superhero alter-ego, Ant-Man, is certainly manic.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania sees Marvel go full Rick & Morty (JOE)

Paul Rudd returns as the MCU's smallest Avenger (or, sometimes, the biggest) this weekend. Before Avengers: Infinity War, there were some questions around the ...

In fact, full respect to Jonathan Majors, who does help skew Kang in a new direction for the MCU. None of that is bad, but it sometimes grinds hard against the usually-very-affable comedic nature of the Ant-Man movies, which does work on a lower gear here, but still pops its head up to diffuse an otherwise enjoyably tense situation. As we all know now, Thanos ended up being one of the best and most memorable blockbuster villains of recent years, and his defeat in Avengers: Endgame did create something of a power vacuum.

'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Post-Credits Scenes, Explained (CNET)

We get a mid-credits tease for the next Marvel threat and a post-credits reunion that'll make you jump for joy.

It only started [going by Marvel](https://www.comics.org/brand/36/) in the '60s. It also gave him a foundational role in the development of the Marvel Universe. Since the superteam is scheduled to make its MCU debut [Jonathan Majors](/culture/entertainment/jonathan-majors-to-join-mcu-as-villain-kang-the-conquerer-report-says/)), a time-traveling supervillain from the distant future who's been teased as the [next major danger to the Avengers](/culture/entertainment/all-your-marvel-mcu-phase-5-and-phase-6-questions-answered/). At least it keeps the door open for Jonathan Majors' MCU supremacy. [the comic source material](https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/7138/avengers_1963_267), where one Kang -- Kang Prime -- worked with some Variants to eliminate their counterparts. He might try to stop the villain's career before it even gets started. This movie's Kang may return, since the multiversal engine core could have spat him out somewhere (or somewhen) else rather than killing him. Our heroes will face an army of Kangs who want to dominate the multiverse. Their chamber opens up to reveal a massive arena full of Variants -- Kangs from branching timelines -- of seemingly infinite temperaments and species, with even more arriving through time portals. Two of these guys resemble the ancient Egypt-ruling It's the third solo Ant-Man outing, the 31st MCU movie overall and has post-credits that may blow your mind.

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Box Office: $17.5 Million in ... (Variety)

The superhero sequel is currently playing in such major territories as Mexico, South Korea, Germany, Brazil and Australia. It debuts in China on Friday. Paul ...

One of the biggest draws of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” is Jonathan Majors’ supervillain Kang the Conqueror. The original “Ant-Man” in 2015 debuted to just $57 million domestically after earning $6.4 million in Thursday previews. The biggest problem for the film may be word of mouth. Internationally, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” has opened in more than 40 international markets, earning an estimated $23.8 million in its first two days of release. Critics haven’t been kind to “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” handing it a 49% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a low mark for Marvel. [Paul Rudd](https://variety.com/t/paul-rudd/)’s latest Marvel adventure is expected to bring in $95 million to $100 million domestically in its opening weekend.

'Quantumania': The Brain-Bending Designs of 'Ant-Man and The Wasp' (Vanity Fair)

How Marvel created the “dizzying” and “bonkers” Quantum Realm in the new sequel.

“It allowed us to create a wide and varied world.” The plot easily adjusted to embrace such a disparate mishmash. “He’d conquered their people, and maybe they were the last survivors, and they’ve all banded together to resist.” And there’s oppression down there.” The oppression comes courtesy of That was, conceptually, the kind of bonkers idea.” “It had to feel different than outer space in Guardians of the Galaxy or Asgard in the Thor movies. And what’s the history of this?

This Is a Cry for Help (Vulture)

Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the third entry in the Ant-Man franchise, stars Paul Rudd, Jonathan Majors, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, ...

(It’s funny the first two times it eagerly says “holes,” but eventually you start to live in fear of another “holes” line.) The problem isn’t that such bits aren’t funny — they sometimes are — but that they reveal a noxious carelessness beneath the slipshod filmmaking. But it’s all executed with such little commitment (by otherwise talented actors) that the end result is numb alienation, which is probably not a thing you’re supposed to want from a superhero flick. At a time when MCU films seemed to be leaning further toward overarching story lines and portentous mythology (all in an effort to build up to the final Avengers pictures, at least one of which was terrific), it came like a breath of fresh air. The first Ant-Man, one of the high points of the whole Marvel cinematic project, was distinguished by its goofy humor and smaller-scale story. More importantly, it fails to make you feel anything, which is odd since part of the story involves Ant-Man’s desperate attempts to save his daughter, as ostensibly relatable and immediate a character motivation as one can imagine. You keep waiting for the menace or the grandiosity or the vengefulness to ratchet up — we’re told that Kang is a terrifying, nearly omnipotent being who needs to be prevented from ever escaping the Quantum Realm, lest he destroy the universe — but aside from a few unconvincing, late-inning battle sequences, there really doesn’t seem to be much to Kang. Quantumania makes you appreciate even more the achievement of something like the Avatar films. What does any of this have to do with Ant-Man or the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly)? Within what feels like the first 15 or so minutes of the movie, our heroes wind up getting sucked into the Quantum Realm (alongside Janet and her husband Hank Pym, played again by Michael Douglas) when Scott’s daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) begins sending signals into this world in an effort to map it. Now, she reveals that she wasn’t alone down there — that a whole universe of beings exists in the Quantum Realm, elaborate and diverse alien tribes in seemingly constant conflict. Maybe director Peyton Reed and his collaborators thought they were making a Star Wars movie; the protagonists’ adventures in the Quantum Realm at times look like they were meant to be a knockoff version of George Lucas’s space operas, albeit in compressed form. Save for a relatively brief, breezy opening section set in the Marvel present, where Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has written a memoir about his eventful life as Ant-Man and his experiences saving the world in the wake of the Thanos Snap and the ensuing battles, the vast majority of Quantumania takes place in the Quantum Realm, that deadly microworld that you fall into if you shrink so much that you find yourself slipping between subatomic particles.

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