2018 seems to be a busy year for Marvel, next month they have Black Panther (Ryan Couglar) and in May they have Avengers: Infinity War (Joe & Anthony Russo). But now they've released a trailer for their 3rd film for 2018 Ant-Man & The Wasp (Peyton Reed). Following the events of the previous 2015 film and Captain America: Civil War (2016, Joe & Anthony Russo). The film sees Heroes Scott Lang, A.K.A: Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van-Dyme, A.K.A The Wasp (Evangeline Lily) on the run from the Government and fighting a new villain called Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen).
First Thoughts
I really liked this trailer. It highlights all of the things that were good about the first Ant-Man movie. The characters are very likeable and interesting, the action is quite unique for a Superhero film and humour is very well done. So yeah, this trailer highlights all of that quite well.
1. Ant-Man & Wasp
The trailer starts out with Scott and Hope (Evangeline Lily) discussing what might have happened if she had come with him for the events of Civil War. I quite liked this conversation. It shows how far their relationship has progressed since Ant-Man (2015, Peyton Reed). Hope still mocks Scott but now she has this hidden respect for him. They seem to have a semi-romantic relationship whilst also being rivals in a way. It'll be interesting to see where their relationship progresses in this film as they just kissed in the first Ant-Man and it was just left there.
2. Goliath
Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, Man Of Steel) is playing Dr. Bill Foster, an old friend of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) who, in the comics, is superhero Goliath. I'm not sure casting Laurence Fishburne was such a good idea, as he's also in the DCEU as the Daily Planet chief Perry White. So when I saw him in this trailer I thought "Oh hey! It's Perry White!". I think this is mainly because his performance in those films was actually quite good. But Fishburne is a good actor, so maybe he can make this performance stand out from his DCEU role.
3. Ghost
Hannah John-Kamen (Black Mirror, Ready Player One) is playing the Ant-Man villain, Ghost, who has the power to move through solid objects (a bit like Kitty Pryde from X-Men). Funny enough the Ghost from the comics is male. So this is a change to add more diversity, particularly in Marvel's villains line-up. So I'm okay with the change. Also, this costume looks great! It looks both haunting and intimidating. So I'm interested to see how this character plays out! Marvel hasn't really had much success when it comes to their villains. Last year they were quite good with characters like The Vulture (Michael Keaton) and Hela (Cate Blanchett). Hopefully, Ghost can continue this rise in quality!
4. The Wasp
Audiences finally get to see The Wasp in action! The action in the first Ant-Man film was very good and very unique, considering Ant-Man's powers. But the filmmakers seem to have one-upped themselves as this fight scene with Wasp and the knives looks incredible! And it looks different to the way Ant-Man fights, which is good. Particularly since she has different equipment compared to Ant-Man, such as wings and lasers. Also, I really liked the joke that Scott is a bit jealous that Hank gave those weapons to Hope instead of him. It's quite nice that Hank gave his daughter extra it so that she'll be safe in the field.
5. Size-changing action
Who wants to bet money that sales in Pez dispensers are going to rise due to this film? But in all seriousness, as I've said, I really like the way both Ant-Man and Wasp use their size-changing devices very effectively. At one point in the trailer, they use it to shrink the van they're in, go underneath an enemy van and then grow back to normal size, flipping the other van over. But I chose to use the giant Pez dispenser as the example for this because it sums up the film's style a lot more. It's quirky and funny but also shows how practical the heroes are with what they've got. Also, a little bit of shameless product placement never hurt anyone.
Conclusion
I really like this trailer! It has the great action that's unique to the Ant-Man brand, good character moments, particularly between Scott and Hope, and the villain looks down-right intimidating. I am sold on this film!
So that's my Trailer Highlights for Ant-Man & The Wasp. What did you think of the trailer? Did you like it or are you a bit on the fence? Let me know in the comments down below. And, if you liked this post then please follow this blog for more content. Thank you for reading. :)
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