Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/a>. This \u201cplace\u201d is the Quantum Realm, the sub-atomic universe only glimpsed in the two previous Ant-Man films. A trippy, mind-melting world, it\u2019s \u201coutside time and space\u2026 a secret universe beneath ours\u201d, according to Michelle Pfeiffer\u2019s Janet Van Dyne, who spent 30 years trapped there, befriending Kang without knowing his tyrannical history.<\/p>\nAs anyone who saw 2018\u2019s Ant-Man and the Wasp will recall, Janet got out of the Quantum Realm thanks to her scientist husband Hank (Michael Douglas) and daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly), who overtook her mantle as the insect-sized hero Wasp. The world-conquering King (Jonathan Majors) remained behind, however, for once unable to bend time to his will. Until now, when Cassie (Kathryn Newton), daughter to Ant-Man\u2019s Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), starts messing with Hank\u2019s technology.<\/p>
Directed by Peyton Reed (now on his third Ant-Man film and really hitting his stride here), Quantumania doesn\u2019t mess around. No sooner do we learn that Scott has written a book, Look Out for the Little Guy!, about his adventures helping the Avengers beat mega-villain Thanos, he\u2019s then being pinged into the Quantum Realm along with Cassie, Hank, Hope and Janet \u2013 who immediately goes into warrior mode. She\u2019s been here before, and she knows what it takes to survive.<\/p>\n
Filled with a menagerie of freaky beasts, the Quantum Realm is wild and weird. One creature has a broccoli stalk for a head, covered in dozens of eyes. There are aliens that look like giant flying stingrays and spaceships with jelly-like controls that you need to put your hands in, as if you were \u201cstuffing a turkey\u201d, says Janet. Even the buildings are alive and move around. For a place that MCU fans have dreamed about, Reed, screenwriter Jeff Loveness and the rest of the team have surpassed expectations.<\/p>\n