Regardless of the a number of mentions and situations of “going Quantum” within the MCU to date, there’s nonetheless potential lore that is fully untapped. In “Avengers: Endgame,” it served as a plot machine to assist introduce time journey to the story (in a approach that nonetheless would not fairly make sense). However “Quantumania” has even increased objectives — because the opener to Part 5 of the MCU, it is a essential step in establishing the Multiverse Saga, which can most likely culminate into one thing even greater and extra formidable than what was already achieved with “Infinity Warfare” and “Endgame.”

Right here in “Quantumania,” The Quantum Realm is characterised as a complete, hidden world that defies house and time. Regardless of the “Ant-Man” movies normally being smaller and inconsequential fare in comparison with the remainder of the franchise, the third entry feels instrumental to Kevin Feige’s grasp plan. So, director Peyton Reed figures, if we will The Quantum Realm once more, why not faucet into some character drama alongside the best way? Reed shares his thought course of:

“We kind of dipped our toe into the Quantum Realm within the first couple of films. However we owed the viewers, I believe, this rationalization of what the hell was Janet van Dyne doing within the Quantum Realm for 30 years. She wasn’t simply wandering round this void with a strolling cane for 30 years. She had a complete, full life down there.”