Ant-Man and the Wasp

"Ant-Man and The Wasp, teaming up."

- Scott Lang

Ant-Man and the Wasp is a 2018 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superheroes of the same names. It is a sequel to Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War and the twentieth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while also being the eighth installment of Phase Three. The movie is set to be released on July 6, 2018.

It is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp, Michael Peña as Luis, Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Foster/Ghost, with Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym.

Synopsis
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink: Ant-Man and the Wasp. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.

Cast

 * Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
 * Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp
 * Madeleine McGraw as Young Hope van Dyne
 * Michael Douglas as Hank Pym
 * Dax Griffin as Young Hank Pym
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne
 * Hayley Lovitt as Young Janet van Dyne
 * Bobby Cannavale as Jim Paxton
 * Michael Peña as Luis
 * Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster
 * Langston Fishburne as Young Bill Foster
 * David Dastmalchian as Kurt
 * T.I. as Dave
 * Judy Greer as Maggie Lang
 * Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie Lang
 * Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Foster/Ghost
 * RaeLynn Bratten as Young Ava Foster
 * Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
 * Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch
 * Sean Thompson Kleier as Agent Stoltz
 * Michael Cerveris as Elihas Starr
 * Riann Steele as Catherine Starr
 * Stan Lee as to-be-announced cameo

Locations

 * San Francisco, California
 * Maggie Lang's House
 * Argentina (flashback)
 * Quantum Realm

Events

 * Clash of the Avengers (mentioned)

Items

 * Ant-Man Suit
 * Wasp Suit
 * Ghost Suit
 * Pym Particles
 * Pym Particles Disks

Vehicles

 * Luis' Van
 * Quantum Vehicle

Creatures

 * Ants
 * Giant Pet Ant
 * Ant-tonio Banderas

Organizations

 * X-Con Security Consultants
 * FBI
 * Pym Technologies
 * Avengers (mentioned)

Mentioned

 * Captain America
 * Project G.O.L.I.A.T.H.

Production
In January 2017, it was revealed the production of the movie will start in June 2017 in Atlanta while Avengers: Infinity War is filming. However, in February 2017, Michael Douglas announced the film will start shooting in July 2017.

On August 1, 2017, the production of the movie officially began.

On September 11, 2017, the production of the movie was temporarily shut down because of Hurricane Irma.

On November 10, 2017, Walton Goggins wrapped filming his scenes.

On March 30, 2018, a session of extensive reshoots started in Los Angeles, in order to change the intro sequence of the movie that was set in South America, since the scene did not play well with the first test audience.