Some exciting filming updates have now been revealed regarding two of Marvel’s biggest sequels,Captain Marvel 2andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, with both projects due to begin production on May 31st. With the likes of Disney+ series’WandaVisionandThe Falcon and The Winter Soldierlighting up small screens everywhere, Marvel fans cannot wait for the big screen MCU adventures to continue, and it sounds like things are finally going to get back on track.
According to a series of new listings from the Film & Television Industry Alliance, bothAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawill film in London and Atlanta, with filming expected to last until September 24th.Captain Marvel 2meanwhile will film in London and Los Angeles and does not currently have an end filming date.
The shooting schedule forAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniahas previously been teased by returning star Evangline Lily, who said that “Summer 2021!” Is when the Marvel duo are due to go before cameras. While not much is yet known about the direction ofAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Lily has previously revealed that the movie will feature an exciting new direction for her character, Hope van Dyne AKA The Wasp. “I find myself pushing against this tough badass chick thing,” Lilly said of her approach to Hope.
“Because I find myself going ‘well hang on a minute.’ We’re all so fragile and vulnerable and small and soft,” she continued, “And I find myself going ‘Woah, we aren’t supposed to just be men with boobs’. Like what does it mean to be a woman? That question of what does it mean to be a woman is extremely important right now. What I think is crucial is that we’re exploring that right now through our stories.”
As well as a bigger, more complex role for Lily’s Hope van Dyne, the main antagonist ofQuantumaniahas also been revealed to beKang the Conqueror, withLovecraft Countrystar Jonathan Majors now signed on to play the Marvel supervillain. Kang is a villain with a penchant for time traveling, who is a future descendant ofThe Fantastic Fourleader Reed Richards a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, leading many to believe that Marvel’s original superhero foursome will be introduced in the movie as well.
Ant-Mandirector Peyton Reed will return to helm the third movie in the franchise. The previous installment’s principal cast are all expected to return, including Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, with new addition Kathryn Newton (Freaky) taking over asCassie Lang.
As forCaptain Marvel 2, hardly anything is known about the continuing adventures of Brie Larson’s cosmic superhero, other than that the story will link to bothWandaVisionandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessin some way.WandaVisiondirector Matt Shakman recently revealed that storylines seen in the Disney+ series will carry over into the widerMCUsaying, “WandaVision was the focus while we were making it, and choices that we were making were then handed off to other films. The way we decided to describe Monica’s power, all of that stuff, it will continue on into Captain Marvel 2.”
Brie Larson is due to reprise the role of the title character, withFresh Meatstar Zawe Ashton recently signing on in a currently undisclosed role as the villain.Candymanreboot director, Nia DaCosta, will helm the project.Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaandCaptain Marvel 2are both scheduled for release in 2022. This comes to us fromthe Film & Television Industry Alliancewhich lists bothAnt-Man And The Wasp: QuantumaniaandCaptain Marvel 2.
