Spoilers ahead. On July 6, the first MCU movie after Infinity War will hit theaters. Ant-Man and the Wasp's timeline means the film won't fill audiences in on what happened after Thanos snapped his fingers, but that doesn't mean Infinity War doesn't get addressed at all. The two Ant-Man and the Wasp post-credits scenes are the perfect opportunity for the movie's events to connect to the greater MCU, as they do indeed address Thanos and that massively impactful finger snap. As with most Marvel movies' post-credits scenes, Ant-Man 2's consist of one serious scene and one silly scene. The serious one, which comes right after the actual movie wraps, provides a hint at how the characters of Ant-Man will factor into Avengers 4, while the second scene — coming at the very end of the credits — is just a silly throwback to the movie. It's a funny moment right in line with the sense of humor of the Marvel film, which is a thrilling tale following Hope van Dyne, aka the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) and Ant-Man, aka Scott Lang (Paul Rudd). If Ant-Man could fly, you might say that Hope provided the wind beneath his wings but, well, it's up to The Wasp to get everywhere in the movie, and what she does to save both of their butts time and time again will make you cheer in your seat. It's important to remember, when talking about Ant-Man and the Wasp and especially the post-credits scenes, that the movie doesn't take place after Infinity War. Rather, the film picks up shortly after Captain America: Civil War. As you'll remember, that movie saw Scott's debut among the Avengers as Ant-Man, but it got him in a lot of trouble with the government. So at the beginning of Ant-Man 2, Scott is on house arrest. Not only that, but Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is mad that Scott disobeyed his request to avoid Tony Stark. While talking with reporters on the set of Ant-Man 2, Douglas told Bustle, "Yeah he’s pretty pissed off about that. He really is. That largely sets the initial tone between Scott and Hank. He still looks at [Scott] as not being the right choice for Hope. He's a little judgmental. She can do better." The funny thing is that Hope does do better in Ant-Man 2. During almost every combat scene, the scientist's daughter consistently schools Ant-Man, as well as her actual opponents. The main villain in the movie is called Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and as great a team as Ant-Man and the Wasp are, they end up needing some backup when they face her. That's where Luis (Michael Peña) and his team of ex-convicts, forming a security team, come in. As Luis points out to Hank, it's pretty ironic that the guys that robbed the scientist in the first Ant-Man end up helping him later. Since both Hank and Hope have to avoid the Feds finding out that they are working with Ant-Man (since he's supposed to be on probation after Civil War), almost everyone in Ant-Man 2 is hiding from the law. Even though the events of Infinity War go unaddressed during the movie, it's hard to watch it without thinking about the fact that everything going dow could be occurring during the events of the third Avengers film. But that just makes the fact that everything seems to be leading up to Avengers 4 — as demonstrated by that first post-credits scene in Ant-Man and the Wasp — even cooler. There's plenty of exciting info to pave the way to next year's highly-anticipated MCU film.<doc-sep>Paul Rudd stars in Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up fornow and never miss the top Royal stories again. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Ant-Man 2 has buzzed into cinemas packing quite a sting on its opening night. Formerly regarded as one of the, well, smaller Marvel properties, the new movie is channeling those Pym Particles to punch way above its weight. This is mainly due to its crucial position in between Avengers 3 and 4 and one of the end credit scenes is a clear lead into Captain Marvel. And it all starts with those Pym Particles and what Scott Lang is doing in that crucual last scene. Ant-Man and the Wasp leads into Captain Marvel Ant-Man and the Wasp cast – Who’s who? Thu, July 5, 2018 Marvel’s smallest heroes are back, here's a look at who's who in the new Ant-Man and the Wasp Play slideshow Marvel 1 of 10 Janet van Dyne/Original Wasp and wife of Hank – Michelle Pfeiffer WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS Unlucky British Marvel fans will have to wait another four weeks to see the movie, but it is already on wide release across much of the globe. After early reactions to preview sceenings teased what to expect, the two end credit scenes have been confirmed. The first shows one of Scott's ant buddies playing the drums in a clip which had already been released online. The other scene is far more important, and devastating. It places the end of Ant-Man 2 at precisely the moment that Thanos uses the Gauntlet and snaps out half of all life across the universe. WHAT ARE PYM PARTICLES? HOW DO THEY WORK? DOES THE SCIENCE MAKE SENSE? Ant-Man and the Wasp will link to Avengers 4 Unfortunately, that includes Janet Van Dyne and both Hope and Hank Pym. It also leaves Scott trapped in the Quantum Realm, where they had sent him to collect samples. The movie has already expanded our vision of the Quantum Realm and also shown mind-bending, technicoloured 'trippy' vistas which look very simlar to Doctor Strange's multiple dimensions. Guess which one other, major, upcoming Marvel superhero this also links to? Every Marvel movie RANKED by critics’ score - what’s the best of the MCU? Tue, July 3, 2018 Avengers to Thor: Every Marvel movie RANKED by critics’ score from Rotten Tomatoes. Play slideshow Marvel 1 of 21 Every Marvel movie RANKED by critics’ score<doc-sep>
The events of an MCU movie’s post-credits scenes are usually amongst the first details to be spoiled once early bird fans have gotten the chance to see a new movie, and for good reason. Post-credits scenes typically set-up or tease the future of the 20-movie-strong MCU in major, major ways. But, it turns out that Marvel itself already spoiled the second of Ant-Man and the Wasp’s two post-credits scenes months before the film’s premiere. This post contains spoilers for the ending of Ant-Man and the Wasp. The first post-credits scene is a completely new and it was a major shocker. Scott is on a mission to the Quantum Realm, but while he’s stuck in there at an infinitesimally small size, Hope, Hank, and Janet suddenly turn to ash. The scene takes place at the same time as the end of Avengers: Infinity War, and the three characters are victims of Thanos’ infamous snap. The second post-credits scene, though, is not as revelatory. It’s the interior of Scott’s house, unnervingly empty. Clearly this is occurring after Thanos’ purge, so as the camera pans through the residence, audiences are expecting to see somebody else who survived. Turns out, nope, the survivor is the giant ant Hank and Hope used as a stand-in for Scott, and he’s playing the drums. It’s funny and would be a pretty good twist, were it not for the fact that fans had seen this exact scene in the middle of the second Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer. Marvel Marvel did this once before, as trailers for Black Panther spoiled one of its post-credits scenes by revealing that T’Challa speaks before the United Nations. Neither the Black Panther scene nor the Ant-Man scene were especially juicy — it would be a different story if Infinity War trailers had included a shot of Captain Marvel’s logo on Nick Fury’s pager — but it’s still a little vexing. These less-important post-credits scenes work because they’re fun little surprises. Seeing the ant playing the drums could’ve been that, but instead dedicated audiences, unfairly or not, felt a little bit cheated. But, hey — at least the Ant-Man and the Wasp trailers weren’t straight-up lying to us (lookin’ at you, Infinity War). Ant-Man and the Wasp is now in theaters.