ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Director Peyton Reed Teases A Bigger Role For Hope Van Dyne

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Director Peyton Reed Teases A Bigger Role For Hope Van Dyne

While Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) acted as reluctant support for Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in Ant Man, director Peyton Reed has teased a much more equal dynamic for the pair in the sequel...

By MattBellissimo - Apr 24, 2017 05:04 AM EST
Source: Collider
2015 saw the feature film debut of Marvel's size-changing hero, Ant-Man, though his usual partner - The Wasp - was notably absent. The classic iteration of the character, Janet Van Dyne, had a very short appearance, but it's her daughter Hope (played by Evangeline Lilly) who will be taking up the mantle in the sequel. While Hope played a supporting role to Paul Rudd's Scott Lang in the first film, director Peyton Reed explained to Collider that he's approaching the sequel, Ant-Man and The Wasp, with an equal role for Hope.

“It’s something we’re excited about. For me as a comic nerd, I always thought of Ant-Man and Wasp as a team and that’s a lot of what the second movie is really about is how they work together, what their personal and professional relationships are like. To show her finally fully formed in this movie is really exciting. We really get to introduce this character into that universe. I mean we’ve introduced the character, but we haven’t seen her with her full power set and everything, so to me she’s not a supporting character in this movie. It’s every bit as much her movie as it is Scott Lang’s.”

Reed also revealed that production on the sequel will be commencing quite soon. "Assuming everything stays on schedule, we start filming Ant-Man and the Wasp in June." Are you looking forward to a proper introduction for The Wasp? Let us know in the comments!

Ant-Man and The Wasp is set for release on June 6, 2018.

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SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 4/24/2017, 5:24 AM
As long as Michael Pena is back, that's all that matters.


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Fogs
Fogs - 4/24/2017, 5:26 AM
@SimplyAz - Yes. This comment.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 4/24/2017, 5:32 AM
Sorry for the video not being displayed but did it on my phone and this site can be stupid
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/24/2017, 5:26 AM
The concept art descriptions for this sound fun as hell.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 4/24/2017, 5:26 AM
Marvel Team-Up!
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 4/24/2017, 5:26 AM
I've got strangely a lot of hype
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 4/24/2017, 5:29 AM
I remember everyone cracking the shits about Reed taking over Ant-Man directing duties, whinging how it was going to be a disaster. Oh ye of little faith. Anyone who gets Kirsten Dunst & Eliza Dushku to dance in cheerleader outfits is a dead-set [frick]in legend in my book.
KIDCOM
KIDCOM - 4/24/2017, 5:32 AM
Though the first Ant-Man may not be my favorite MCU movie, Ant-Man turning into Giant-Man in Civil War is the best nergasm moment I have ever experienced. Hopefully we have more extradionary stuff like that in the sequel.


KWilly
KWilly - 4/24/2017, 5:35 AM
Ant Man is probably the funniest Marvel movie to date. Sorry Guardians... But yeah, can't wait for the sequel.
JonTargaryen94
JonTargaryen94 - 4/24/2017, 5:46 AM
AntMan is one of my favourite Marvel films....

Eagerly awaiting the sequel
gambgel
gambgel - 4/24/2017, 5:51 AM
well.... the movie is called Antman & The Wasp.

If Wasp isnt a lead role, then go home lol
AdamWarlockHim
AdamWarlockHim - 4/24/2017, 5:58 AM
I kow she isn't Janet but I hope they don't make her alike The Wasp is on cartoons
AdamWarlockHim
AdamWarlockHim - 4/24/2017, 5:59 AM
I already know Feige is like I am not letting you have full reign to make the movie you want. Learned from that, it ain' happening again.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 4/24/2017, 6:06 AM
@AdamWarlockHim - feige is a smart man, it's almost as if he is getting possessed by some greater force.
AdamWarlockHim
AdamWarlockHim - 4/24/2017, 6:07 AM
@AngryBillCipher - he gonna be just fine. Kevin Feige will break free
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