Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Jonathan Majors Receives IMDb Fan Favorite STARmeter Award Amid Busy Year on Big Screen
Jonathan Majors has more than a few fans, and now he’s got an award to prove it. The actor — backed by a breakout year (and it’s barely March) that has already delivered a critically acclaimed turn in the Sundance Film Festival selection Magazine Dreams, last weekend’s Marvel entry Ant-Man the Wasp: Quantamania and the […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Marches to $120M Box Office Opening
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania‘s sting is working. Marking the first studio event pic of 2023, the third film in Marvel Studios and Disney’s stand-alone superhero series is headed for a franchise-best domestic debut of $120 million at the Presidents Day box office, including $105.5 million for the three days. Overseas, the Marvel pic collected […]
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Evangeline Lilly Questioned Posting Anti-Vaccination Rally Photos, Says ‘Ant-Man’ Director Dismissed Firing Rumors
Evangeline Lilly said she weighed whether to post photos of herself at an anti-vaccination rally knowing it would be controversial, but that Marvel has taken the stance that it’s “not for us to tell you how to live your life.” In an interview with Esquire published Friday, the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star spoke […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ End-Credits Scenes Tease Future MCU Villains
[This story contains spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.] “If you think I’m evil, just wait ‘til you meet my variants.” That’s what He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors) tells Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) before he’s killed in the 2021 Loki season finale. In the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania end-credit […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Buzzes to $17.5M in Thursday Box Office Previews
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania — the first Hollywood studio event pic of 2023 — started off its domestic box office run with a strong $17.5 million in Thursday previews, well ahead of the previous two films. Shows began at 3 p.m. The Marvel Studios threequel is tracking to collect at a franchise-best $110 million […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star Evangeline Lilly Is Finally Starting to Get a Handle on Hope van Dyne
Evangeline Lilly’s Hope van Dyne has changed a great deal since audiences first met her in 2015’s Ant-Man, and that transformation has always thrown Lilly for a bit of a loop. Whether it was her time as Darren Cross’ (Corey Stoll) standoffish assistant or her embrace of the Wasp mantle in 2018’s Ant-Man and the […]
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‘The Tick’ Team Reflects on Live-Action Comedy’s Budget Challenges, Struggling With Fox: “They Murdered This One”
Paul Rudd returns as Ant-Man on Feb. 17 with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the second sequel for Disney’s diminutive Marvel character, but he’s not the first actor to memorably portray an insect superhero. In November 2001, Fox launched the live-action series The Tick, which starred Patrick Warburton as the well-meaning but clueless crime fighter […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Director Peyton Reed Talks Scratching His ‘Fantastic Four’ Itch and Paying Tribute to ‘Back to the Future Part II’
20 years ago, Peyton Reed developed a 1960s-set Fantastic Four film at Fox that never quite came together, but now, with Reed’s third MCU movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, on the verge of release, he’s finally able to close the book on “The Four.” Reed is now tied with Jon Watts and James Gunn […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star Jonathan Majors Listened to Stevie Wonder to Get Into Character as Kang
Jonathan Majors’ performance as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has already received universal acclaim from critics and journalists ahead of Friday’s worldwide release. According to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, he also tested higher than any other MCU villain to date. Majors’ supervillain is the heir apparent to the Infinity Saga’s Thanos […]
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Box Office Preview: ‘Ant-Man 3′ to Rule Presidents Day Weekend With $100M-Plus
Marvel Studios is feeling presidential. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is hoping to open to at least $110 million domestically over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, including $95 million for the three days. More bullish estimate services show the movie coming in at $100 million to $105 million for the three days, and $115 million […]
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Star Kathryn Newton Talks Referencing Young Cassie and Keeping the Faith for ‘Freaky Death Day’
Nobody is having a better week than Paul Rudd, but Kathryn Newton’s past week comes a close second. The Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star just celebrated her birthday on Feb. 8 while promoting her MCU debut as Scott Lang/Ant-Man’s daughter, Cassie Lang. The role has been a long-time dream for Newton, and as much […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,‘ ’Fast X’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Fast X and Star Trek: Picard. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premiere Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray, Katy O’Brian, William Jackson […]
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