Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania‘s director is teasing Bill Murray’s role in the upcoming MCU adventure. While not a ton is known about the upcoming plot to the movie, the comedian’s presence has raised quite a few eyebrows online. It’s not like you get an actor of that stature to play a small role in this. Reed’s comments to Entertainment Weekly about the mysterious character being someone from the Quantum Realm also adds a ton of intrigue as fans don’t know what to expect from Kang the Conqueror’s domain down there. It feels like the Marvel villain is holding all the cards looking at that first trailer. But, Murray’s character has to play a role in this somehow. He’s connected to the Pym family and their dalliances in the Quantum Realm before Scott ever even entered the picture. One thing is sure, Phase 5 is starting off with a bang and the beloved comedian is right there in the middle of it. Check out what Peyton Reed had to say right here.
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“Bill Murray plays a character from Janet van Dyne’s past,” Reed began. “It’s a crucial role. A big theme in this movie is the things that parents and kids don’t say to each other, the secrets that they keep in families. In the last movie, when Hank and Hope rescue Janet, Evangeline Lilly’s character had this idea of, ‘Oh, I’m going to be reunited with my mom, this is going to be great, we’re going to talk about everything.’ But what happens if the other person, in this case Janet, puts up a wall and maybe is not comfortable talking about certain things and doesn’t reveal certain things about her past? As we know from great stories, you can put the past behind you, but the past will always find a way to show up again. Bill’s character represents that in this movie.”
Quantumania Set To Bring Different Energy
Everyone involved in this one says it won’t be your typical Ant-Man adventure. The stakes have ratchetedC up in a huge way. “Coming after the Avengers movies, phrases like ‘palate cleanser’ had been thrown around about the Ant-Man movies,” Producer Stephen Broussard told Total Film . “[We felt] if we’re getting a chance at part three, we want the film to be big and feel central to the future of the MCU.”
Marvel.com has a slight synopsis for Quantumania: “In the film, which officially kicks off phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Super-Hero partners Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible. Jonathan Majors joins the adventure as Kang.”
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