‘Ant-Man 3’ Wraps Principal Photography, Director Reveals New Details

Peyton Reed, the director of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, has confirmed the completion of main photography on the next Marvel Studios sequel in the queue, plus a gorgeous piece of concept art from the film in his latest Twitter post.

“Principal photography on ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA is now complete! Can’t wait to show you all what we’ve been up to…” In the artwork, what looks to be a huge Ant-Man and a regular sized Wasp (or could it be a regular sized Ant-Man and a tiny Wasp?) storming into battle, Reed stated in the tweet.

Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will act as a sequel to both 2015’s Ant-Man, 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, and other outings such as Loki, as well as being the 33rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The threequel will see the return of several familiar faces from the MCU’s past, including Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, alongside Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Bill Murray in a mystery role. Kathryn Newton will also join proceedings as Cassie Lang, Scott Lang’s daughter, with Lovecraft Country star Jonathan Majors returning to the world of Marvel following his debut in the finale of Disney+ series, Loki, with the actor playing a variant of He Who Remains, the ominously named Kang the Conqueror.

Majors, who has now been confirmed to be playing Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, recently teased how this version of the character will differ from the version seen in Loki. “He Who Remains is in the world now, and so there’s so much we know about him,” the actor said earlier this month. “There’s 40 minutes of that guy and that narrative, so it really set me up to tell a story and add another canvas, with more players. This time, it’s not the incredible Tom Hiddleston; I’m dealing with Paul Rudd and Evangeline and the likes of the Ant-Man family, so it’s a whole different world and I’m just exploring and trying to do the best I can.”

First appearing in The Avengers #8 in 1964, Kang was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. While there have been several different versions of Kang over the years, the most well-known version is named Nathaniel Richards. Born in the 30th century of Earth-6311, Nathaniel is a future descendant of The Fantastic Four leader Reed Richards a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, and is expected to become a major player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the multiverse takes center stage.

While audiences await the arrival of Kang, Ant-Man star Paul Rudd has declared his excitement over Majors’ performance, saying, “I’ve loved everything he’s done, and I see what he’s doing in this, and I’m knocked out by it. It is really fun to bring new people into the fold, and the enthusiasm that people have is palpable.”

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 28, 2023, as part of Phase Four of the MCU.