Principal Photography on the upcoming Ant-Man sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has officially started."It begins. Day One - Principal Photography," director Peyton Reed tweeted, accompanied by an image of a very creepy-looking stuffed rabbit next to a cylinder of biohazardous material. This rabbit was first introduced in 2015's Ant-Man, with Scott Lang giving it to his daughter Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson) as a birthday gift shortly after being released from prison.
While Quantumania's story has yet to be revealed, it will feature most of the returning cast from Ant-Man and its 2018 follow-up Ant-Man and the Wasp. Notable exceptions include Kathryn Newton making her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Cassie Lang, whose teenage self was briefly played by Emma Fuhrmann in Avengers: Endgame, and the dismissal of T.I. as X-Con Security member Dave following sexual abuse allegations. In addition to working on all three Ant-Man films, Reed recently directed two episodes of The Mandalorian: "Chapter 10: The Passenger" and the season finale, "Chapter 16: The Rescue."
Alongside the main cast, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will feature Lovecraft Country's Jonathan Majors as Marvel villain Kang the Conqueror. Majors' Kang storyline was teased in Loki's season finale, with the actor making a guest appearance as He Who Remains, the Time Variance Authority's secret creator. As He Who Remains revealed, he is one of the countless Variants of a 31st-century scientist who, after discovering the multiverse, fought one another for total control. He Who Remains ultimately emerged the victor, and after isolating his timeline, invented the TVA to prevent any of his other selves from gaining power again. Offering a choice to Loki and Sylvie between killing him and releasing those other Variants or running the TVA in his stead, Sylvie chose to kill him, a decision that opened up countless multiversal branches in the timeline. This multiverse concept will be explored through future MCU projects like the upcoming What If...? animated series and Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/The Wasp. The film arrives in theaters Feb. 17, 2023.
Source: Twitter