Is Quantumania Shaping Up To Be The Darkest Ant-Man Movie?

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The Ant-Man movies are typically the lightest, breeziest entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Within the first few minutes of the original movie, Paul Rudd is wearing a pink Baskin-Robbins uniform. The tone could be described as A Fish Called Wanda meets Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. The first movie is a fast-paced farce revolving around a heist, while the second movie is a zany Elmore Leonard-style crime caper revolving around a shrunken-down, briefcase-sized laboratory. There are some poignant dramatic moments in the franchise – from Scott Lang plunging himself into the Quantum Realm to save his daughter to Hank Pym’s heartwarming reunion with his wife Janet, decades after she was presumed to be dead – but director Peyton Reed tends to keep it light with an abundance of goofy running gags like Scott’s close-up magic and Luis’ rambling anecdotes.

With the next installment in the shrinking supe’s solo series, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, audiences are expecting another lighthearted comedy. But Marvel might be pulling a fast one on fans with this movie. Set to be released on February 17, 2023, Quantumania will be the first installment in the MCU’s Phase Five. Its silly-sounding title might be a misdirection. Based on the plot details that Marvel has revealed so far, the Ant-Man threequel could take an unexpectedly dark turn. The first look revealed at Comic-Con has yet to be released online to the general public, but based on reports, it sets up more of the same. Quantumania is being framed as another fun, carefree comic caper in the vein of its predecessors. This time around, Scott has written a memoir about his role in saving the universe called Look Out for the Little Guy, and he’s on a book tour to promote it.