Even with two solid trailers and months of hype, we still haven't gotten any look at Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp. That is until now. Pfeiffer plays Janet Van Dyne, the original Wasp, who disappeared into the Quantum Realm before the events of the first film. Whether she shows back up in the real world or appears only in flashback remains to be seen, but this our first glimpse in the poster below.
In addition to Janet Van Dyne, the new character posters feature our titular heroes (Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly), alongside Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), Dr. Bill Foster aka Goliath (Laurence Fishburne) and the villainous Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen). The film's cast also includes returning cast members Michael Pena, Judy Greer and Bobby Canavale, as well as new cast members Walton Goggins and Randall Park.
Ant-Man and the Wasp opens Friday, July 6.
About Kip Mooney
Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. The man was already the best critic in the nation when he won the Pulitzer in 1975, but his indomitable spirit during and after his recent battle with cancer keeps me coming back to read not only his reviews but his insightful commentary on the everyday. But enough about a guy you know a lot about.
I knew I was going to be a film critic—some would say a snob—in middle school, when I had to voraciously defend my position that The Royal Tenenbaums was only a million times better than Adam Sandler’s remake of Mr. Deeds. From then on, I would seek out Wes Anderson’s films and avoid Sandler’s like the plague.
Still, I like to think of myself as a populist, and I’ll be just as likely to see the next superhero movie as the next Sundance sensation. The thing I most deplore in a movie is laziness. I’d much rather see movies with big ambitions try and fail than movies with no ambitions succeed at simply existing. I’m also a big advocate of fun-bad movies like The Room and most of Nicolas Cage’s work.
In the past, I’ve written for The Dallas Morning News and the North Texas Daily, which I edited for a semester. I also contributed to Dallas-based Pegasus News, which in the circle of life, is now part of The Dallas Morning News, where I got my big break in 2007. Eventually, I’d love to write and talk about film full-time, but until that’s a viable career option, I work as an auditor for Wells Fargo.
I hope to one day meet my hero, go to the Toronto International Film Festival, and compete on Jeopardy. Until then, I’m excited to share my love of film with you.
