by Speculation about whether Ant-Man 4 will actually happen has already begun as MCU fans wait for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.
Only a few days remain until Ant-Man 3 debuts as the 31st MCU film, kicking off Marvel Studios’ Phase 5 slate with an exhilarating new tale. As is customary for the MCU, the threequel has been met with mixed reviews from critics, but attention is now focused on the potential future of Ant-Man.
Even though it hasn’t been proven yet, a report that Paul Rudd‘s hero will continue to battle after Ant-Man 3 essentially guarantees him a position in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025.
The most significant individuals behind that call already have another sequel in mind before Ant-Man 4 even becomes a possibility, which is years away, if it ever materialises at all.
Marvel Studios is already talking about making Ant-Man 4
Before Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’s opening weekend in theatres, Marvel Studios producer and Parliament member Stephen Broussard said that the team is actively debating concepts for Ant-Man 4.
According to Broussard, the MCU crew is “already thinking about it,” and the studio always considers fresh story ideas once each MCU project is completed:
“We’re already thinking about it. It’s like, every movie’s its own battle and you bear the scars of making it and wanting to make it great. But hope springs eternal and you start to put yourself back together after the journey of making the movie. You’re like, ‘Yeah, what if we did X and what if we did Y?’
He made it apparent that he’s already spoken with Ant-Man trilogy director Peyton Reed and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about what may be done, even though he didn’t “want to say anything” about their suggestions just yet:
“Like the wheels start turning, you can’t help yourself. I don’t want to say anything about specifically what those are, but yeah, you can’t help yourself. Those conversations, those whispers have already started to happen between myself and Peyton and Kevin.”
When Will Ant-Man 4 Arrive in Theaters?
Quotes by Stephen Broussard have a lot of weight when considering the MCU’s future because he is a member of Marvel’s group of Parliament, which consists of the top creatives responsible for the MCU’s story advancement.
Even though just a small group of critics have seen Ant-Man 3, it is clear that Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, and the group’s adventure is far from over.
There are a lot of additional tales to explore with the MCU’s smallest Avenger, Hank Pym, even though Michael Douglas, who plays him, has already made jokes about his character passing away in Ant-Man 4. Especially after this inevitably life-altering journey into the Quantum Realm.
Ant-Man 4 might not begin production until much later in the Multiverse Saga, or even in Phase 7, due to the large number of upcoming films. The first trilogy took approximately eight years to complete and was released in four phases. As a result, the earliest date at which a new film may be realistically anticipated is probably between 2026 and 2028.
Additionally, after Captain America: New World Order and Thor: Love and Thunder, the Ant-Man franchise would become the third standalone series to continue into a fourth film. Scott Lang should come up soon in the rotation when thinking about a fourth outing, especially as he was only the sixth MCU hero to receive his own solo narrative back in 2015.
For now, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the third installment in the Ant-Man story, will be released in theatres on February 17.
