Quantumania Proves The MCU Wants A New Ant-Man
Warning: spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania are ahead!Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might’ve proved that the MCU is ready to move on to a new Ant-Man. Phase 5 of the Multiverse Saga has commenced, revealing the deadly threat facing the heroes and villains of Earth-616 alike. Surprisingly, Ant-Man and Wasp successfully beat Kang back from escaping the Quantum Realm, seemingly killing him by hitting him into his collapsing multiversal engine. However, this just opened the door to the next threat, the Kang Dynasty. Presumably, this could be setting the stage for Kang variants to act as antagonists for various upcoming projects throughout Phases 5 and 6.
While Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania introduced audiences to the Council of Kangs, led by Immortus, Rama-Tut, and a third Kang variant, it also expanded the roster of heroes by giving Cassie Lang her own super suit. Whether she takes up the moniker of Stinger, Stature, or Ant-Girl, this development is yet another push forward for the Young Avengers agenda, meaning she can have a bright future in the MCU after Avengers: Secret Wars. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang might be a different case, as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, whether intentionally or not, paints an unexpectedly different picture of his potential future and a change to his role and function.