Kevin Feige reveals that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will be a team film in the image of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This latest film, directed by Sam Raimi, continued the arc of Doctor Strange in the mcu after the Infinity Saga. Doctor Strange 2 further explored the concept of the multiverse, an untapped theme of the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (although skimmed over in avengers : Endgame).
Besides being the second solo film of Doctor Strange in the MCU, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is also considered a team film, it features Scarlet Witch. Wanda Maximoff fully embraced her naughty side, driven by her desperation to reunite with her children following the Disney+ series, Wanda Vision. Thus the two wizards of the MCU clashed, leading them to fight battle in several other realities, including Earth-838, where the Illuminati. It’s true that the scope of the film was far greater than that of a usual MCU sequel, it turns out that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will follow the same path.
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Addressing MTV News during San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Kevin Feige explained why there are only two Avengers movies in the Multiverse sagahe mentions that movies like Doctor Strange 2 now work as smaller crossover events. He then adds that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will be in the same vein as it kicks off Phase 5 of the MCU.
Many of our films, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which you’re going to see in Quantumania, are great team-up movies that introduce big parts of the mythology and the Avengers movies really should be the crowning glory of a saga. That’s really all we wanted to do today to set the stage is to say, “We’re currently in the middle of the Multiverse saga that will culminate in two Avengers movies.
