In "Ant-Man and the Wasp", the titular pair work with Hank Pym to retrieve Janet van Dyne from the quantum realm. Talks for a sequel to "Ant-Man" began shortly after that film was released. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was officially announced in October 2015, with Rudd and Lilly returning to reprise their roles. A month later, "Ant-Man" director Reed was officially set to return. He had joined the first film later in the process and was excited to develop this one from the beginning. He also looked forward to introducing Hope van Dyne as the Wasp in this film, and insisted on treating Lang and her as equals.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Introduction
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how many post credit scenes in ant mand and the wasp
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Two.
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what is this ant-man?
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It is an American superhero film.
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what is the storyline of this film?
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Two years after Scott Lang was placed under house arrest due to his involvement with the Avengers, in violation of the Sokovia Accords, Hank Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne briefly manage to open a tunnel to the quantum realm.
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what is the definition of this aforesaid genre of film?
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Action, comedy.
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A sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was released on July 6, 2018, with Reed once again returning as director. Production writers Barrer and Ferrari also return to write the screenplay with Rudd, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Rudd, Lilly, Cannavale, Peña, Harris, Greer, Dastmalchian, Fortson and Douglas all reprise their roles from "Ant-Man", and are joined by Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Hannah John-Kamen, Randall Park and Walton Goggins as Janet van Dyne, Bill Foster, Ghost, Jimmy Woo, and Sonny Burch, respectively.
Ant-Man (film) | "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
Stephanie Zachareck, writing for "Time", said it was "hard to actively dislike" the film, which she thought had reasonably fun action and stand-out moments between Rudd and Fortson; but she was not as impressed with the larger, effects-heavy action sequences and felt the focus on Lilly as a better hero than Rudd was "just checking off boxes in the name of gender equality."
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Critical response
The film's main credits sequence is a "table-top" version of its action sequences, and was created by Elastic. An alternative idea that had been considered was to create a "fake behind-the-scenes documentary" that would have made the film look like it was a 1950s-era Godzilla movie with "people in suits stomping on model cityscapes".
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Post-production
Other directors that had been under consideration include Ruben Fleischer, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Nicholas Stoller, Michael Dowse, and David Wain.
Ant-Man (film) | Pre-production
At the start of November 2016, Reed said that the film's production would transition from "the writing phase" to "official prep" that month, beginning with visual development. Reed reiterated his excitement for introducing the Wasp and "really designing her look, the way she moves, the power set, and figuring out, sort of, who Hope van Dyne is as a hero". Reed was inspired by the films "After Hours" (1985), "Midnight Run" (1988), and "What's Up, Doc?" (1972) for the look and feel of "Ant-Man and the Wasp". While the first film was more of a heist film, Reed described this as part action film, part romantic comedy, and was inspired by the works of Elmore Leonard where there are "villains, but we also have antagonists, and we have these roadblocks to our heroes getting to where they need to be".
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Pre-production
In "Ant-Man and the Wasp", the titular pair work with Hank Pym to retrieve Janet van Dyne from the quantum realm. Talks for a sequel to "Ant-Man" began shortly after that film was released. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was officially announced in October 2015, with Rudd and Lilly returning to reprise their roles. A month later, "Ant-Man" director Reed was officially set to return. He had joined the first film later in the process and was excited to develop this one from the beginning. He also looked forward to introducing Hope van Dyne as the Wasp in this film, and insisted on treating Lang and her as equals.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Introduction
The film also has a post-credit scene that shows the ant who doubled for Lang while under house arrest performing a drum solo.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Pre-production
The Wasp is a lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Lionel Belmore and starring stage star Kitty Gordon. It was produced by William A. Brady and distributed by World Film Company.
The Wasp (1918 film) | Introduction
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% with an average rating of 6.98/10, based on 425 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A lighter, brighter superhero movie powered by the effortless charisma of Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, "Ant-Man and The Wasp" offers a much-needed MCU palate cleanser." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, down from the "A" earned by the first film.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Critical response
Ant-Man and the Wasp is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to "Ant-Man" (2015) and the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Peyton Reed and written by the writing teams of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It stars Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Van Dyne, alongside Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip "T.I." Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Introduction
The Wasp is a 1915 American short film directed by B. Reeves Eason.
The Wasp (1915 film) | Introduction
Scott Lang tries to balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, when Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym present him with a new mission, requiring him to team up with Van Dyne as the Wasp. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was announced in October 2015. Peyton Reed confirmed that he would return to direct in November 2015, and that Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly would reprise their roles as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp, respectively. In December 2015, Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari, and Rudd were confirmed to write the screenplay, with Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers revealed to have also contributed to the script in August 2017.
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Three | "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
He did caution that this was "not quite the same thing as humanity. But it's enough to qualify as the miniature version." At "The Washington Post", Ann Hornaday called the film "instantly forgettable" and criticized its plot, which she felt included some "filler" subplots, but found the film to be "no less enjoyable" because of this. She particularly praised Rudd along with the action and effects. Writing for "The Boston Globe", Ty Burr called the film the perfect "summer air-conditioning movie", finding it fun, funny, superficial and an improvement over the first. He also wrote that the film had too many subplots and not enough of Pfeiffer, but was pleased with the lack of connection that the overall story had to the rest of the MCU, and with the focus on "pop trash" comedy.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Critical response
It's about damn time: We’re going to have a fully realized, very complicated hero in the next movie who happens to be a woman." Reed would push to ensure the Wasp received equal publicity and merchandise for the film, and wanted to explore the backstory of Janet van Dyne as well. He had "definite ideas" of who should portray that character. Reed said the alternate title "Wasp and the Ant-Man" was briefly considered, but was not chosen due to fan expectation given the comics history of the phrase "Ant-Man and the Wasp". That month, Adam McKay, one of the writers of "Ant-Man", expressed interest in returning to write the film, and Douglas confirmed that he was in talks to return as well.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
A sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp", was released in 2018. A third film is in development for a potential 2022 release.
Ant-Man (film) | Introduction
Extremely likable, with a few moments of proper wonder." A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" said, "This film is a passable piece of drone work from the ever-expanding Marvel-Disney colony." For some critics, "Ant-Man" is seen as one of the more exceptional films in the Marvel franchise. Richard Brody of "The New Yorker" cited the film as "the non-bombastic superhero movie" that strays from the grandiose tone of other films in its genre, stating that the film is "a bracing, giddy delight... [a neoclassical comedy] more closely related to Alfred Hitchcock’s ["To Catch a Thief"] and to hectically skimpy B-movies than to the other members of the Marvel family." Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com praised how the film "[f]eels handmade, not Marvel factory-approved.
Ant-Man (film) | Critical response
It has a possible release date in 2022, with Douglas confirming his involvement and announcing that filming will begin in January 2021. In April 2020, Jeff Loveness was hired to write the script. By that September, Jonathan Majors was cast in a lead role, which was reported to be Kang the Conqueror.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Sequel
Judy Greer was confirmed to be reprising her role as Maggie from the previous film the following week. Louise Frogley served as costume designer on the film after doing so for Marvel's "" (2017), and worked with Ivo Coveney to create the superhero suits for the film. Based on designs by Andy Park, the suits are updated for the film from the 1960s-inspired designs used in the first "Ant-Man" to more modern designs. The Wasp suit included practical wings which were replaced with digital wings for when they are expanded and ready for flight. The Russo brothers, directors of "" and "", which were filming while "Ant-Man and the Wasp" was preparing to film, were in constant discussion with Reed in order to ensure story elements would line up between the films.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Pre-production
Director/Producer: George More O'Ferrall Cast:
Wasp's Nest | Personnel
Production writers for the first film, Gabriel Ferrari and Andrew Barrer, signed on to write the script along with Rudd, with writing starting "in earnest" in January 2016. The next month, McKay stated that he would be involved with the film in some capacity. By April, the four writers and Reed had been "holed up in a room ... brainstorming the story", with Reed promising that it would have "stuff in it that you've never ever seen in a movie before". Feige added that they wanted to "stay true to what made ["Ant-Man"] so unique and different", and teased the potential of seeing the Giant-Man version of Lang that had been introduced in "" (2016).
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
Ahead of the release of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018), Peyton Reed noted that he and Marvel were "hopeful" about a third "Ant-Man" film, having discussed potential story points. Reed was confirmed to return to direct a third "Ant-Man" film by November 2019, with Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily returning as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp. In April 2020, Jeff Loveness was hired to write the script. Filming was expected to begin in January 2021, however, it was unclear as of April 2020 if the COVID-19 pandemic would affect the start of production. The film has a possible release date in 2022.
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films | Untitled "Ant-Man and the Wasp" sequel
The Wasp Woman (a.k.a. The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is a 1959, independently made, American black-and-white science fiction-horror film, produced and directed by Roger Corman, that stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark, and Barboura Morris. The film was originally released by Filmgroup as a double feature with "Beast from Haunted Cave". To pad out the film's running time when it was released to television two years later, a new prologue was added by director Jack Hill.
The Wasp Woman | Introduction
Reed stated in early December that the film may "call back" to the heist film genre and tone of "Ant-Man", but that "Ant-Man and the Wasp" would "have an entirely different genre template". He hoped to incorporate additional flashback sequences in the film, as well as explore Pym's various identities from the comics and his psychology. Reed also said he was "excited" about exploring and discovering the film version of the Ant-Man and Wasp relationship that is "a romantic partnership and a heroic partnership" in the comics, a "different dynamic than we've seen in the rest of the [MCU], an actual partnership." Additionally, Reed mentioned that pre-production would "probably" start in October 2016, with filming scheduled for early 2017.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
A third "Ant-Man" film is in development, with Reed returning to direct, and Rudd, Lilly, and Douglas expected to reprise their roles. The film is expected to be released in 2022.
Ant-Man (film) | Untitled third film
Manohla Dargis at "The New York Times" felt the film's "fast, bright and breezy" tone was a vast improvement over the first film, praising Reed's direction. She also praised Rudd, felt Lilly found "her groove" in the film, and wrote that the supporting cast all had "scene-steal[ing]" sequences. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com said the film was "good enough", a "messy, but satisfying" sequel that he felt managed to juggle its many subplots while giving Rudd's Lang some decent character development. "Variety"s Owen Gleiberman called the film "faster, funnier, and more cunningly confident than the original," and felt Reed was able to give the film enough personality to overcome its two-hour runtime and effects-heavy climax.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Critical response
When asked what "Stung" was "really about", director Benni Diez answered: "Capitalism! Well, not really. But it's the hard working underdogs who have to save the day, as the upper class crowd virtually turns into flesh eating über-wasps. A survival thriller with a warm heart." Asked if he was influenced by German genre filmmakers, Diez said he was not, preferring instead American classic horror films like "Jaws" and "Aliens", going so far as to say the "whole film is an homage to films like that". Robinson pointed out that the film has the atmosphere of 1950s creature features, "and the humor is very much up to the moment in terms of camp." Agreeing, Diez referenced "Them!" (1954), a giant-ant movie, "and other really old black-and-white movies" where the filmmakers did not care about photo-realism, but rather asked, "What's the psychology behind a menacing monster attack? What are the middle layers between? What does this do to people?" Those old American monster movies were what drew Diez to Adam Arresty's script to begin with: "it's a kind of genre where I thought there are way too few movies of that kind that are—you know, that are old-school creature movies that leave you with a fun feeling when you get out of the theater." According to Diez, the questions he and his colleagues as modern independent filmmakers were asking was:"How can we try to put an indie-movie sensibility into this classic monster drama, and create characters that you believe, because they're very down to earth?" "Stung" isn't really mumblecore, but it's borderline sometimes.
Stung (film) | Themes, influences, and genres
Peter Travers, writing for "Rolling Stone", gave the film 3 out of 4 stars and praised Rudd and Lilly, saying, "The secret of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is that it works best when it doesn't try so hard, when it lets charm trump excess and proves that less can be more even in the Marvel universe." Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" praised the lightweight tone as a treat and a breath following the "dramatically heavy conclusion" of "Avengers: Infinity War". He also praised the cast, especially Rudd and Fortson, as well as the visual effects and inventive use of shrinking and growing in the action scenes.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Critical response
He also stated his disappointment in the Giant-Man introduction happening in "Civil War", rather than an Ant-Man film, but noted that the appearance provided character development opportunities between Lang, Pym, and Van Dyne since Pym is "very clear in the first movie about how he feels about Stark and how he feels about The Avengers and being very protective of this technology that he has", and so Reed thought Pym would be "pissed" and Van Dyne would feel betrayed, which was Reed's "in" for those characters' starting dynamics. Reed added that he spends "a lot of time" talking with the other writers and directors of MCU films, and that he and the writers on this film wished to maintain "our little Ant-Man corner of the universe.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Pre-production
Wasp is a 2015 British/French romantic drama film directed by Philippe Audi-Dor and starring Hugo Bolton, Elly Condron, and Simon Haycock.
Wasp (2015 film) | Introduction
Because it's a whole different vibe tonally". Quantum physicist Spyridon Michalakis from the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter at the California Institute of Technology returned to consult on the film, after doing the same on "Ant-Man", and explained the science behind getting extremely small to the filmmakers. Michalakis described the subatomic realm as "a place of infinite possibility, an alternative universe where the laws of physics and forces of nature as we know them haven’t crystallized" and suggested it should be represented in the film by "beautiful colors changing constantly to reflect transience." In February 2017, Douglas confirmed that he would reprise his role as Hank Pym in the film.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Pre-production
Ants is a sweeping documentary that vividly and articulately relates the present to the past, and the personal to the political. Kaoru's direction and Okumura's project become fused in meaning, and together they weave a crucial historical filament that is binding and also damning." ~Brett Hendrie.
Kaoru Ikeya (director) | Reception
Ken Eisner of "Variety" wrote that although the film has clever writing, a veteran director, and "starts out engagingly enough", it can't decide whether it is a horror film, neo-noir caper, or psychological thriller. Marjorie Baumgarten of "The Austin Chronicle" rated it 3/5 stars and called it "an intriguing indie effort" that is "refreshingly unpredictable". "Ain't It Cool News" praised the film, calling it director Gordon's best film. The reviewer praised the film's acting, intelligent approach, and difference in comparison to the director's previous works. Ross Williams of Film Threat rated it 4/5 stars and called it Gordon's best film since "Re-Animator".
King of the Ants | Reception
Ant-Man and the Wasp (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film "Ant-Man and the Wasp". The score was composed by Christophe Beck. Hollywood Records released the album digitally on July 6, 2018.
Ant-Man and the Wasp (soundtrack) | Introduction
In June 2017, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" director Peyton Reed confirmed that Christophe Beck, who composed the score for "Ant-Man", would return for "Ant-Man and the Wasp". Beck reprised his main theme from "Ant-Man", and also wrote a new one for Hope van Dyne / Wasp that he wanted to be "high energy" and show that she is more certain of her abilities than Scott Lang / Ant-Man. When choosing between these themes for specific scenes throughout the film, Beck tried to choose the Wasp theme more often so there would be "enough newness in the score to feel like it’s going new places, and isn’t just some retread." Hollywood Records and Marvel Music released the soundtrack album digitally on July 6, 2018.
Ant-Man and the Wasp (soundtrack) | Background
[It reminded me] of Zemeckis when Zemeckis was fun." In May 2016, ten months after "Ant-Man" was released, Seitz admitted that his "affection for it has increased with time" and compared its sweet and melodramatic sensibility to "Spider-Man 2".
Ant-Man (film) | Critical response
Believing that this will kill Janet, Pym refuses to help them and escapes with Hope, Lang, and the lab.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Plot
Filming took place from August to November 2017, at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, as well as Metro Atlanta, San Francisco, Savannah, Georgia, and Hawaii. "Ant-Man and the Wasp" had its world premiere in Hollywood on June 25, 2018, and was released in the United States on July 6, 2018, as part of of the MCU. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving praise for its levity, humor, and performances, particularly those of Rudd and Lilly, and grossed over $622 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Introduction
"Ant-Man and the Wasp" had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on June 25, 2018, and was released in the United States on July 6, 2018, where it opened in 4,206 theaters, of which 3,000 were in 3D, 403 were in IMAX, over 660 were in premium large format, and over 220 were in D-Box and 4D. The film is part of of the MCU. The film was scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2018, but was rescheduled in November 2017 to August 3, 2018, in order to avoid competition with the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Theatrical
For the sequence where Janet van Dyne communicates through Lang, inspiration was taken from "All of Me" (1984) in which Lily Tomlin's character is trapped in the body of Steve Martin's character. There were discussions about having Pfeiffer perform the scene first to give Rudd an idea of how she would act, but the group ultimately decided to let Rudd invent the scene completely himself. For the chamber in Ghost's lair, the production team under production designer Shepherd Frankel wanted to create an environment that was unique to the MCU, and designed the chamber with fresnel lenses to give it concentric-circle patterns that served a practical purpose for the film's story as well as differentiating the esthetics of it from other sets and creating mystery about the character.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Filming
"The Guardian" in 2012 compared Stillman to Terrence Malick, another filmmaker who has "come to owe a good part of their mystique to the very paucity of their oeuvre ... The lengthy gaps in between [films] have created expectations that are hard to fulfil, and admirers have been inclined to overestimate their achievement." A reviewer at "Salon" opined that the reason for the long gaps between his films is that "Stillman is sometimes simply too damn smart for his own good. You can't always tell at whom he's poking fun, or why, and it becomes unfortunately easy to typecast him as the WASP answer to Woody Allen and conclude that his movies are insufferably irritating documents of privilege.
Whit Stillman | Filmmaking
In late November, Lilly said that the characters would try to enter the quantum realm in the film, and their potential success would "open a whole entire new multi-verse to enter into and play around in" for the MCU. The film includes a clip from "Animal House" (1978), which Reed was reminded of while discussing the quantum realm science for the film. Reed insisted that the film be shorter than two hours since it would be following the "massive epic" "Infinity War" and because it is "an action/comedy, and it didn't want to overstay its welcome". Dan Lebental and Craig Wood edited the film.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Post-production
Justin Chang of "Variety" said the film "succeeds well enough as a genial diversion and sometimes a delightful one, predicated on the rarely heeded Hollywood wisdom that less really can be more." Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" remarked, "Although the story dynamics are fundamentally silly and the family stuff, with its parallel father-daughter melodrama, is elemental button-pushing, a good cast led by a winning Paul Rudd puts the nonsense over in reasonably disarming fashion." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote, "Playful in unexpected ways and graced with a genuinely off-center sense of humor, "Ant-Man" (engagingly directed by Peyton Reed) is light on its feet the way the standard-issue Marvel behemoths never are." Kim Newman of "Empire" wrote that it "straddles as many genres as the Avengers films have characters but manages to do most of them pretty well.
Ant-Man (film) | Critical response
At San Diego Comic-Con 2016, Feige stated that Reed and Rudd were still working on the script, and that filming was now expected to begin in June 2017. Rudd elaborated that they had "turned in a treatment, but it's so preliminary. We'll see. We have an idea of what it might look like, but it could change a lot from where we're at now." The next month, Peña was confirmed to be returning as Luis, while filming was revealed to be taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. In early October, an initial script had been completed for the film that was awaiting approval from Marvel.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
This in turn led fans in the country to start a Change.org petition to have Disney move the release date up several weeks, similarly to how "Avengers: Infinity War"s United States release was moved up a week the previous May.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Theatrical
The film opened in Japan the next weekend, earning $3.7 million, which was the top Western film for the weekend. , the film's largest markets were China ($117.5 million), South Korea ($42.4 million), and the United Kingdom ($21.5 million).
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Box office
He was also able to build the sequel "from the ground up", as he joined the first film late in the process following the departure of original writer and director Edgar Wright, and wanted to explore elements that he had set up in the first film. He first began work on an outline for the sequel, which he thought could be "weird, unique and different" now that the characters' origins had been established. On being the first MCU film to have a female character in the title with the Wasp, Reed called it "organic" and noted the Wasp's final line in "Ant-Man"—'It's about damn time'—as "very much about her specific character and arc in that movie, but it is absolutely about a larger thing.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
In October 2015, Marvel Studios confirmed the sequel, titled "Ant-Man and the Wasp", with a scheduled release date of July 6, 2018. Reed was in negotiations to direct the sequel by the end of the month, and announced his return in November, along with the confirmation of Paul Rudd and Lilly returning as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp, respectively. Despite being offered the chance to direct sequels in the past, Reed had never done so out of a lack of interest, but was excited to work on "Ant-Man and the Wasp" because there was "a lot more story to tell with these characters that I have a genuine affection and kind of protective feeling about".
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
In the mid-credits scene, Hope van Dyne, Hank Pym, and Janet van Dyne are disintegrated as a result of the events of "Avengers: Infinity War".
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Three | "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018)
The chamber is surrounded by "support shapes" to "create this feeling of desperation and yearning for family and stability". Filming also took place in Metro Atlanta, with filming locations including the Atlanta International School, the Midtown and Buckhead districts of Atlanta, and the Samuel M. Inman Middle School in the city's Virginia-Highland neighborhood; as well as Emory University and the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Additional filming took place in San Francisco in September 2017, in Savannah, Georgia in late October, and in Hawaii. Production wrapped on November 19, 2017.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Filming
What I loved about this LUT was how it allowed the costume to retain the color but took it from fire-engine red to something a little more weathered."
Ant-Man (film) | Filming
Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film co-scripted and directed by Bert I. Gordon. Based very loosely on the 1905 short story "Empire of the Ants" by H. G. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against large mutated ants. It is the third and last film released in A.I.P.'s H.G. Wells film cycle, which include "The Food of the Gods" (1976) and "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1977).
Empire of the Ants (film) | Introduction
It was originally known as "Insect Woman". The Wasp Woman has the head and hands of a wasp but the body of a woman—exactly the opposite of the creature shown on the film's theatrical release poster (which does not appear in the film). The film was made for an estimate budget of $50,000.
The Wasp Woman | Production
The film was produced by Chabial and Impress Telefilm.
Ant Story | Production
The Grasshopper and the Ant () is a 1913 Russian short animated film directed and written by Wladyslaw Starewicz.
The Grasshopper and the Ant (1913 film) | Introduction
Ants in the Pants (, which translates as Hard Boys) is a 2000 German comedy film directed by Marc Rothemund.
Ants in the Pants (film) | Introduction
Producer Kevin Feige revealed that the studio had a "supercool idea" for the next "Ant-Man" film, and "if audiences want it, we'll find a place to do it." Reed also mentioned that there had been talks of making a standalone adventure with Hank Pym as Ant-Man, possibly including the original opening to "Ant-Man" featuring Jordi Mollà which was cut from the final film. Eric Eisenberg of Cinema Blend opined that a standalone adventure with Pym and the cut sequence would be a good candidate to revive the Marvel One-Shots short film series. By the end of July, David Dastmalchian expressed interest in returning for a sequel as Kurt.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
"The Wasp Woman" received a mixed-to-negative reception from critics upon its release. The film currently holds a 45% "Rotten" rating at the film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews. "Variety" declared, "Film has interesting points and looks polished but it's pretty slow and not very frightening". Charles Stinson of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote, "Leo Gordon's script is smoothly urbane with nice surprising little touches of humor here and there. Slim, intense, brunet Susan Cabot, who always impresses, does excellently nuanced work as the neurotic lady with the worries and the wasps".
The Wasp Woman | Reception
Them! is a 1954 American black-and-white science fiction monster film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by David Weisbart, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. The film is based on an original story treatment by George Worthing Yates, which was then developed into a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman and adaptation by Russell Hughes. "Them!" is one of the first of the 1950s "nuclear monster" films, and the first "big bug" feature. A nest of gigantic irradiated ants is discovered in the New Mexico desert; they quickly become a national threat when it is discovered that two young queen ants and their consorts have escaped to establish new nests.
Them! | Introduction
Thief Scott Lang must aid his mentor Dr. Hank Pym in safeguarding the mystery of the Ant-Man technology, which allows its user to decrease in size but increase in strength, from various menaces and plot a heist to defend the Earth. "Ant-Man" is directed by Peyton Reed with a screenplay written by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd, from a story by Wright & Cornish, that includes both Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Edgar Wright was initially slated to direct and write the film, but left the project in May 2014 due to creative differences.
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two | "Ant-Man" (2015)
Reed later revealed that early drafts of the script included a cameo appearance from Captain America, appearing during Luis' flashback sequences as he was recapping Lang's involvement in the airport battle in "Captain America: Civil War". However, the writers chose to remove the appearance in the final script since the events of "Civil War" were already referenced frequently in the film, and this instance "didn’t feel organic to the story."
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
In "Filming Politics", author Malek Khouri explores the work of the NFB during this period and argues that the political discourse of the films produced by this institution offered a counter-hegemonic portrayal of working class people and presented them as agents of social change."
Wasp Wings | Reception
What a Man! is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Sydney Howard, Vera Pearce and John Singer. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios in September. The film's art direction was by Norman G. Arnold.
What a Man! (1938 film) | Introduction
In June 2015, "Ant-Man" director Peyton Reed expressed interest in returning for a sequel or prequel to that film, saying that he had "really fallen in love with these characters" and felt "there's a lot of story to tell with Hank Pym". A month later, Pym actor Michael Douglas said he was not signed for any additional films, but "would look forward to more if it comes my way", and expressed the desire to have his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones cast as Janet van Dyne for a potential follow-up. Evangeline Lilly—who played the daughter of Pym and Van Dyne, Hope van Dyne—wanted to see Michelle Pfeiffer in the role.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Development
Film historian Roberto Curti noted that the film is often misleadingly described as a spy film. Curti described it as mixture of "adventure, mystery and science fiction" that was closer to 1930s and 1940s American film serials.
The Devil's Man | Style
Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name: Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Peyton Reed from a screenplay by the writing teams of Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, and Adam McKay and Paul Rudd. It stars Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man alongside Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip "T.I." Harris, Anthony Mackie, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym.
Ant-Man (film) | Introduction
His second American film, "Armored", was released in December 2009. Robert Rodriguez hired him to direct the film "Predators". He directed the Metallica 3D concert movie/narrative story titled: "Metallica Through the Never" (2013). Antal began shooting a biopic about infamous Hungarian bank robber Attila Ambrus in 2016; the film, called "A Viszkis", was released in 2017.
Nimród Antal | Directing
The film has received praise and criticism; although some reviews are strongly against the nature of the film, most reviews were positive.
S&amp;Man | Introduction
All voices provided by John Byner unless otherwise noted.
The Ant and the Aardvark | Filmography
The Awakening of the Ants () is a 2019 Costa Rican drama film directed by Antonella Sudasassi. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
The Awakening of the Ants | Introduction
The anarchic comedy film, as its name suggests, is a random or stream-of-consciousness type of humour which often lampoons a form of authority. The genre dates from the silent era, and the most famous examples of this type of film would be those produced by Monty Python. Others include "Duck Soup" (1933) and "National Lampoon's Animal House" (1978).
Comedy film | Anarchic comedy
Visual effects for the film were created by DNEG, Scanline VFX, Method Studios, Luma Pictures, Lola VFX, Industrial Light & Magic, Cinesite, Rise FX, Rodeo FX, Crafty Apes, Perception NYC, Digital Domain, and The Third Floor. DNEG worked on over 500 shots, including the effects for Ghost—which were shared with the other vendors—the third act chase sequence, and the final Ghost fight as Hank and Janet are returning from the quantum realm. For the "macro-photography" sequences in the film, DNEG took a different approach from their work in "Ant-Man" due to issues including trying to get a camera to seem small enough to capture the small actions.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Visual effects
The movie did not fare well with critics. In the Minneapolis "Star Tribune", a reviewer commented that the movie "continues a great, cheesy tradition of ant-menace movies." The "Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film" calls it a "standard SF-thriller."
Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Critical reception
a good sport, he accepts suggestions, and I think he has all the makings of being a very fine director."
Man-Trap | Production
"The Monthly Film Bulletin" stated, "The earlier, more realistic scenes of this modest shocker, which is slow to get going, are pretty unlikely, while the later bouts of fantasy are ludicrous rather than terrifying. Routine stuff, in fact, for determined enthusiasts only". Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a mostly positive 2 out of 4 stars. "TV Guide" gave the film a negative review, awarding it a score of 1 out of 4, and calling the film "laughable". Allmovie gave a negative review, criticizing the film's "ludicrous" monster costume, special effects, and low budget.
The Wasp Woman | Reception
Frank J. Avella, writing for Edge Media Network, wrote that 'Wasp' was a film that had the "audacity to invert the coming out story" and the "audacity to explore the fluidity and complexity of sexuality in a (politically incorrect) manner" by featuring the "ostensibly happy gay couple" have their relationship challenged by Olivier's burgeoning desire for Caroline.
Wasp (2015 film) | Reception
My best friend, Marta Mobley, was running Corman Studios back then, and she asked me to do it. And I wanted to pass through Corman's place." Asking if Rubin was the person in the Wasp costume during the film, she replied: "No, but the wasp was incredible."
The Wasp Woman (1995 film) | Production
Nest of Wasps (Georgian:Krazanas bude) is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by Ivane Perestiani. The film's sets were designed by the art director Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi.
Nest of Wasps | Introduction
Peyton Tucker Reed (born July 3, 1964) is an American television and film director. He directed the comedy films "Bring It On" (2000), "Down with Love" (2003), "The Break-Up" (2006) and "Yes Man" (2008), as well as the superhero films "Ant-Man" (2015) and its sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018).
Peyton Reed | Introduction
W. Marshall), "Iran Man" (based on "Persa" by Plautus, directed by Mary-Kay Gamel), "Thespis" (by W. S. Gilbert and A. S. Sullivan, with new music by Alan Riley Jones, directed by John Starks, produced by John Given), "The Birds" (by Aristophanes, directed by Thomas Talboy), "Cyclops" (by Euripides, directed by Laura Lippman and Mike Lippman), "Thersites" (perhaps by Nicholas Udall, directed by C. W. Marshall), "Thesmophoriazusae" (by Aristophanes, directed by Bella Vivante), "The Jurymen" (by Katherine Janson, directed by Amy R. Cohen) and "Alcestis" (by Euripides, translated by Mary-Kay Gamel, directed by Gamel and Mark Damen).
Society for Classical Studies | Convention
The Man and the Woman is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
The Man and the Woman | Introduction
According to Fred Olen Ray, Jim Wynorski left the film before it was completed in order to make "The Wasp Woman". Ray said he would film footage of Ross Hagen for this movie and for "Star Hunter" at the same time. He said the films contain identical scenes involving the police.
Virtual Desire | Production
Thankfully it was a small movie and not a disaster. If we were there and on top of it, it would have been a[n] amazing movie. I look at the {horror} genre, and I think 'Sh--, I can't believe this'. We've learned our lesson."
Man-Thing (film) | Post-production
The children inquire as to who the man is, and state that he looks like David Beckham. When Zoe reveals the man's name is David, her children are excited about this. Once they return home, Zoe attempts to find a sitter for the children. Zoe then notices a wasp flying near one of her windows, which she opens to release it.
Wasp (2003 film) | Plot
The director for each film is indicated in parentheses.
Robert C. Jones | Filmography
Mike Pinsky of DVD Verdict wrote that the first half of the film has promise, but "the second half of the script is a complete mess."
King of the Ants | Reception
In June 2017, Reed confirmed that Christophe Beck, who composed the score for "Ant-Man", would return for "Ant-Man and the Wasp". Beck reprised his main theme from "Ant-Man", and also wrote a new one for Wasp that he wanted to be "high energy" and show that she is more certain of her abilities than Lang. When choosing between these themes for specific scenes throughout the film, Beck tried to choose the Wasp theme more often so there would be "enough newness in the score to feel like it’s going new places, and isn’t just some retread." Hollywood Records and Marvel Music released the soundtrack album digitally on July 6, 2018.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Music
Also in 2016, he won a Saturn Award for Best International Film. In January 2017, it was announced Timpson would produce a new horror anthology, "The Field Guide to Evil", consisting of eight directors, each from a different nation. The crowdfunded project is unique in that it will allow backers the opportunity to have equity invest.
Ant Timpson | Career
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating with an average score of 6.9/10, based on 328 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Led by a charming performance from Paul Rudd, "Ant-Man" offers Marvel thrills on an appropriately smaller scale – albeit not as smoothly as its most successful predecessors." On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 64 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film an "A" grade on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
Ant-Man (film) | Critical response
Paul Rudd portrays Scott Lang / Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Ant-Man", "", "Ant-Man and the Wasp", and "". A third Ant-Man film is in development.
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) | Film
Jenkins continued, saying, "I was stupefied. I mean just tremendous, tremendous work, so grounded and full of verve; visceral. Saw it on the biggest screen I could find, just a viscerally enthralling experience. I salute you." Rian Johnson, writer and director of "", described the film as "the Velvet Underground of superhero movies" as he believes it will be an influential film. James Gunn, writer and director of "Guardians of the Galaxy", said that "Into the Spider-Verse" is his favorite superhero movie. Marvel Studios president and MCU producer Kevin Feige said that he "Loved it."
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Industry response
In April Edelman said that Lewis Allen would direct from a script by T. E. B. Clarke with filming to begin in October. In February 1968 Eldeman announced that Philip Leacock would direct the film from a script by Clarke. The following month it was reported Richard Fielding was writing the script for Edelman with filming to begin "this fall".
Adam's Woman | Production
The consensus of review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reads, "Led by a charming performance from Paul Rudd, "Ant-Man" offers Marvel thrills on an appropriately smaller scale – albeit not as smoothly as its most successful predecessors." Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" remarked, "Although the story dynamics are fundamentally silly and the family stuff, with its parallel father-daughter melodrama, is elemental button-pushing, a good cast led by a winning Paul Rudd puts the nonsense over in reasonably disarming fashion." For "Ant-Man and the Wasp", the critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads, "A lighter, brighter superhero movie powered by the effortless charisma of Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, "Ant-Man and The Wasp" offers a much-needed MCU palate cleanser." Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com felt that the film managed to juggle its many subplots while giving Rudd's Lang some decent character development.
Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe) | Reception
The director of each film is indicated within the parentheses.
Peter Taylor (editor) | Selected filmography
Wright said that he was looking to "do a prologue where you see Pym as Ant-Man in action in the 60s, in sort of "Tales to Astonish" mode basically, and then the contemporary, sort of flash-forward, is Scott Lang's story, and how he comes to acquire the suit, how he crosses paths with Hank Pym, and then, in an interesting sort of Machiavellian way, teams up with him." The next February, Wright said that the project was in "a holding pattern" while the script was being revised, and that he had been doing research for the film by studying nanotechnology.
Ant-Man (film) | Development
Philippe Audi-Dor has stated that the film was inspired by his own struggles with his sexuality during his early 20s. Audi-Dor knew he wasn't straight because he has had sexual experiences with men, but didn't feel comfortable identifying as gay because he has had sexual experiences with women as well. The director also stated that writing the character of Olivier was the easiest character to write, since he identified with Olivier's struggle with his sexuality.
Wasp (2015 film) | Background
Marcell Jankovics has directed the animated film "The Tragedy of Man", produced from 1988 to 2011 at Pannonia Film Studio. Some of the segments were showcased individually over the years, and the finished 160-minute feature film was finally released in 2011.
The Tragedy of Man | Animation
The film was entered into competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1995 and screened at the London Film Festival on 5 November. It received a limited release in the US on 26 January 1996. Critical reception was very strong, with the performances and production values being particularly praised. Janet Maslin claimed the film had "...formidable intensity and haunting beauty" and Roger Ebert awarded it 3.5 Stars. Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle thought that Haas directed the film "...with elegance and control, and seasons the sexier, more melodramatic elements of his tale with subtle, slightly mocking irony." "Time Out" concluded that "Angels and Insects" "...is not your average period drama...the costumes, design, music and camerawork steer clear of naturalism, highlighting both the modernity of the approach and the notions of humans as creatures to be observed dispassionately.
Angels &amp; Insects | Release and reception
The film is based on a fable by I. Krylov.
The Grasshopper and the Ant (1913 film) | Plot
Ahead of the film's release, Reed noted that he and Marvel were "hopeful" about a third film, having discussed potential story points. Michael Douglas also expressed interest in playing a younger version of his character Hank Pym in a prequel, something which Reed already teased back in 2015. In February 2019, Douglas said of a possible sequel, "There's been talk [about another "Ant-Man"]... [but] there's been nothing formal right now that I know of." In October 2019, when asked about Rudd's future as Ant-Man, Feige responded, "The chess pieces were arranged very purposefully after [""]. Those that are off the board are off, and those that are still on, you never know." Later that month, Reed officially signed on to direct a third "Ant-Man" film.
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Sequel
Steven Price was announced as the composer for "Ant-Man" by director Edgar Wright, who he had previously worked with, in February 2014, but they both left the film that March. In January 2015, Christophe Beck was hired to score the film, having previously worked with the new director, Peyton Reed. Beck and Reed began experimenting with "high concept" electronic music to create a "glitched out, digital, electronic, skittery score" that could represent the insect and technology aspects of the film, but it was ultimately "too weird and quirky ... almost weird for its own sake". Feige asked that they instead take "the classic symphonic approach with big themes and bold brass", which Beck did with the unique twist of "a sneaky sense of fun since it is, after all, not only a superhero movie, but also a heist comedy." That heist genre gave Beck "a little latitude to use a rhythm section and something a little bit more funky and jazzy and groovy that I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to get away with." Beck composed two main themes for the film: the Ant-Man superhero theme and a theme for family.
Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe | "Ant-Man"