Ant-Man 3's new trailer sees Scott Lang try to rewrite MCU timeline

Let the Quantumania commence.

By Justin Harp and Emma Tinson

10 Jan 2023

Marvel has unveiled the latest trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and it seems Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang (aka Ant-Man) is once again trying to rewrite history as he attempts to change events in the MCU timeline.

The mind-bending footage from the third Ant-Man movie arrived on Monday (January 9) during the NCAA's College Football Playoff National Championship, teasing a trip into the Quantum Realm.

Rudd returns as Ant-Man, alongside Evangeline Lilly's Wasp, when his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) accidentally opens a portal into a Microverse that traps the whole family.

Loki star Jonathan Majors returns as the film's main villain, though this time he's playing a different variant of Kang the Conqueror than viewers saw in the Disney+ series.

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Having previously saved the universe through the power of time travel in Avengers: Endgame, the twisty new trailer appears to show Ant-Man toying with time once again.

This comes after Kang offers Lang the opportunity to go back in time and experience the five years he missed out on during the Blip – a chance to actually see his daughter growing up.

In exchange, Kang wants Ant-Man's help in order to escape the Quantum Realm and return to the regular world.

It appears Ant-Man will be tempted by Kang's offer – later in the trailer, he's feeling the effects of messing with time as we see him splitting into multiple versions of himself.

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Could the time travel aspect of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania change the future of the the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Director Peyton Reed has already promised the upcoming film has "a profound impact on the MCU" because it directly ties into Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.

"Jeff Loveness, who wrote this movie, is writing The Kang Dynasty as well, so there’s been a lot of discussion about the impact that this appearance of Kang The Conqueror makes. There are big things in store," the filmmaker told Empire.

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Also returning for the third Ant-Man film will be Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, as the Wasp's parents Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne (aka the original Ant-Man and the Wasp).

Fresh Off the Boat's Randall Park will be back as FBI agent Jimmy Woo to make sure Scott Lang is staying in line after his parole. The Good Place's William Jackson Harper and The Mandalorian's Katy O'Brian are among the newcomers to the franchise.

Meanwhile, the new trailer gave Marvel fans a brief glimpse at the villainous MODOK.

The movie is currently set to be the longest in the Ant-Man series, with a reported runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes revealed earlier this month.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is set to be released on February 17, 2023.