Ant-Man & The Wasp: The 10 Best Moments

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Ant-Man and The Wasp.

Ant-Man and The Wasp is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to offer up fun action scenes and hilarious dialogue. It's the 20th chapter in the ongoing shared universe from Marvel Studios and the sequel to Peyton Reed's 2015 film, Ant-Man. While the first movie focused entirely on Paul Rudd's Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, the sequel gives Evangeline Lilly's Hope van Dyne, aka the Wasp, a starring role, which makes sense considering that the story is essentially about her and her family.

The film comes just over two months after Anthony and Joe Russo's Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters and shook up the MCU (and its fan base). But seeing as Ant-Man and The Wasp takes place before the events of Infinity War, the sequel was able to become a palette cleanser for audiences, with a fun, wild adventure story that expands the MCU in subtle ways (such as exploring the Quantum Realm).

Bringing back Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), Luis (Michael Peña), and more, in addition to introducing new characters like Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfieffer), Ava Starr (Hannah John-Kamen), Bill Foster (Laurence Fishburne), Sonny Burch (Walter Goggins), and others, allowed to elevate the action and comedy in the sequel. That also meant there were several terrific moments to choose from. Here are the best moments from Ant-Man and The Wasp.

10. Agent Woo's Sokovia Accords Rundown

Exposition in film, especially for a new installment in a massive franchise, is never an easy thing to accomplish. Some filmmakers like to get it out of the way by telling audiences through other characters, while others like to show, not tell. Ant-Man 2's creative team decided to go with the former but in a hilarious way. They used Randall Park's FBI Agent Jimmy Woo to explain to Abby Ryder Fortson's Cassie Lang (and the audience) exactly why Scott was on house arrest. Explaining the Sokovia Accords and the events of Captain America: Civil War isn't easy, but Woo managed to do it without missing a beat.

9. Scott Lang's Giant Ant

An ant plays drums in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Being on house arrest isn't easy, especially for a superhero who can't go out and save the world, so what does one do to pass the time? For Scott, that meant mastering all sorts of things, like close-up magic and playing the drums. So, when Hope broke him out of his house (before his two-year house arrest was up), she put Scott's ankle tracker on a giant ant to carry on his daily routine while they were gone, thus tricking the FBI. And it worked, for the most part. What's interesting is that the giant ant returns in the film's post-credits scene, after the snap, carrying on with Scott's daily routine of playing his toy drums.

8. Hank Pym Finding Janet van Dyne In The Quantum Realm

Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne in an Ant-Man 2 poster.

Rescuing Janet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm has been a major topic ever since the first Ant-Man movie released in 2015. If Scott could go in there and come back, that meant Janet could too. In the end, that rescue mission became the focus of the sequel. But they couldn't just send Scott back into the Quantum Realm; this time, Hank had to go. The original Ant-Man traveled into the unknown to rescue the original Wasp. It was quite fitting for the story, and their reunion was well worth the wait. Plus, seeing how Janet had evolved over all that time was intriguing in and of itself.

7. Cassie Lang's Emergency Facetime

Cassie and Scott Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Scott's relationship with his daughter, Cassie, is one of the cornerstones of the Ant-Man films. He went to great lengths to prove himself as a worthy father in the first movie, and he continued to push himself to entertain her even while on house arrest. That adorable relationship paid off big time when Scott, Hank, and Hope were captured by Ghost and Bill Foster. Cassie kept trying to get ahold of her dad, but when he didn't answer, she decided to Facetime him. Bill gave in and allowed Scott to talk to his daughter. The big emergency? Shoes. She couldn't find her shoes, and she thought they might be at her dad's house.

6. Ant-Man & The Wasp's Mid-Credits Scene

One of the biggest questions going into Ant-Man and The Wasp was how it would connect to Avengers: Infinity War. Since the movie takes place before Thanos' invasion of Wakanda, there was some concern that the movie wouldn't address the events at all. That wasn't exactly the case. While the base movie didn't acknowledge Infinity War's story, Ant-Man 2's mid-credits scene was a stark reminder that the film still exists in the MCU. That's evident by the fact that, after Scott heads back into the Quantum Realm, Hank, Hope, and Janet all turn to dust. The question is, what does that mean for Ant-Man in Avengers 4?

Scott Lang and Hope in Ant-Man and the Wasp

5. Scott & Hope's School Heist

A lot can go wrong with the Ant-Man suit, especially a suit that's still a work in progress. It uses technology that even Hank Pym isn't fully capable of understanding, after all. So, when Scott and Hope infiltrated Cassie's school to retrieve the original Ant-Man suit, things went... awry. Scott's prototype suit malfunctioned and turned him big, at which point Hope had to repair it on the fly. There was only so much she could do, which is why, when Scott shrunk back down, he shrunk down way too much. He could probably give Deadpool 2's Wade Wilson a run for his money for being the smallest superhero on screen this summer.

4. Luis' Monologue

Michael Peña's Luis is an integral part of the Ant-Man series - and that includes his zippy, first-rate monologues/recaps. His stories were among the best parts of the first movie, and the creative team behind the sequel went all out in trying to take those monologues to the next level. This time, Luis dove deep into his monologue because he had been injected with a form of truth serum. He started rambling on about Scott's relationship with Hope, their failing X-Con business, and more.

It was perfect, but what made it even better this time around was David Dastmalchian's Kurt, who started talking about Baba Yaga - a supernatural being from Slavic folklore. It wasn't much later that Ghost appeared, at which point Kurt lost it. All in all, Luis' monologue, coupled with Kurt's Baba Yaga story, made for one of the movie's funniest scenes.

3. Wasp vs. Ghost

The first time audiences are introduced to the villain Ghost is shortly after Hope's debut as the Wasp. While Scott and Hank are still in the van, Ghost emerges and attacks Wasp, throwing her off guard. But what made this scene particularly great was that Wasp didn't just rely on her suit's powers to fight back, she improvised to defeat an enemy she knew nothing about. Plus, it was also the first time that audiences got to see Ant-Man and the Wasp fighting together, side-by-side, for the first time. All in all, this sequence illustrated how different the Ant-Man movies are compared to other MCU films, especially with regards to fighting scenes.

2. Janet van Dyne Possessing Scott Lang

Among Ant-Man and The Wasp's many wacky scenes, one of the best has to be when Janet possesses Scott in Hank's lab. There was a lot of emotion in that scene, considering it was the first time that Hank and Hope communicated with Janet in decades - and it all happened through Scott. The scene really allowed Paul Rudd to exercise his natural charm and range as a comedy actor. It was also downright hilarious. Having Janet implant a message in Scott's mind is one thing, but having her take possession of him instead is something else entirely. What's more, the scene revealed just how much Janet had learned about the Quantum Realm after all this time while being trapped in there.

1. Hope van Dyne's Introduction as Wasp

Seeing Hope's Wasp fight Ghost was not only a big moment for the character but also for the story, since it was the first time audiences are introducing to the film's main villain. And the only thing that can top that scene is Wasp's introduction. It has been on top of Marvel's list of character debuts for years. Wasp is one of the original comic book Avengers, so seeing her finally realized on screen was significant. All of the original Avengers are now in the MCU. Plus, seeing Hope's Wasp take on a group of bad guys without breaking a sweat was just the icing on the cake.