The first footage from Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania has debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. Paul Rudd is set to return as Scott Lang in the highly-anticipated film. Joining him will be Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne and Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, Scott's daughter and a character who is heavily rumored to become a superhero in her own right.
Most exciting of all is Quantumania's villain - Johnathan Majors is set to reprise his role as Kang the Conqueror in the film after debuting as He Who Remains, a variant of the aforementioned villain, in the Loki season 1 finale. Much else about the plot remains a mystery, but now, new details have emerged about the film.
Marvel Studios debuted a first look at the film during their SDCC Hall H panel. While the footage has yet to be released, it contained some interesting tidbits. Scott Lang is pleased with himself for saving the world, enjoying his celebrity status when his daughter Cassie is arrested. After agreeing to help with his experiments, Cassie is sucked into the Quantum Realm. Scott follows Cassie into the Quantum Realm where he eventually runs into Kang. Ant-Man tells Kang, "I'm an Avenger." Kang simply replies: "I'm a conqueror."
With reports indicating that Ant-Man 3 will spend a lot of time in the Quantum Realm, it seems like audiences may be in for even more surprises. Bill Murray could also be seen in the footage, quite possibly as MODOK, although that is unconfirmed. With that kind of surprise shown this early, though, it's possible Quantumania could pull a Multiverse of Madness by bringing in a ton of new (and strange) Marvel characters.
Most exciting of all, though, is the first official appearance of Kang the Conqueror. The version of the character seen in Loki season 1's finale went by the name He Who Remains and was not the Kang that comic book readers are familiar with. He Who Remains did, however, warn Loki and Sylvie of variants of himself, those who are much more dangerous than he is. That danger will certainly be teased in Ant-Man 3, but it may not be fully displayed until Phase 6 when Marvel releases two Avengers movies in the same year - The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars. From the sound of it, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will likely play a major part in kicking off those conflicts, laying the foundation in a way that has not yet been seen in Phase 4.