Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.