Ant-Man and the Wasp [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Peyton Reed Peyton Reed

Overview

In Marvel's follow-up to Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is still struggling with his responsibilities as a superhero when Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits him for another mission. This time, he must fight alongside Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), who's been outfitted with a suit of her own to become The Wasp. While facing off against superpowered criminal Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), the mismatched duo uncover secrets about the origins of their abilities. Directed by Peyton Reed. Michelle Pfeiffer and Laurence Fishburne co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2018
UPC:	0786936858990
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:58:00
Sales rank:	19,063

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Gag reel; Back in the Ant Suit: Scott Lang - hero and all-star dad Scott Lang brings the laughs, both in the film and on set.; A suit of her own: The Wasp - check out how some of the Wasp's craziests stunts and action-packed scenes were brought to life.; Subatomic super heroes: Hank & Janet - witness the legacy of these characters and the iconic actors who portray them.; Quantum perspective - explore the movie's VFX and production design.; And much more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Rudd	Scott Lang/Ant-Man
Evangeline Lilly	Hope van Dyne / The Wasp
Michael Peña	Luis
Walton Goggins	Actor
Michelle Pfeiffer	Actor
Laurence Fishburne	Actor,Actor
Michael Douglas	Hank Pym
David Dastmalchian	Kurt
T.I.	Actor
Hannah John-Kamen	Actor
Bryan Lugo	Actor
Darcy Shean	Actor
Blake Vogt	Actor
Torrey Vogel	Actor
Simon Potter	Actor
Bobby Cannavale	Actor
Judy Greer	Actor
Abby Ryder Fortson	Actor
Randall Park	Actor
Divian Ladwa	Actor
Goran Kostic	Actor
Rob Archer	Actor
Sean Thompson Kleier	Actor,Agent Stoltz
Benjamin Byron Davis	Actor
Michael Cerveris	Actor
Riann Steele	Actor
Dax Griffin	Actor
Hayley Lovitt	Actor
Raelynn Bratten	Actor
Madeleine McGraw	Actor
Tim Heidecker	Actor
Charles Justo	Actor
Ana Quintana	Sister Ana Maria
Brian Huskey	Actor
Suehyla El-Attar	Actor
Julia Vera Andrews	Actor
Jessica Winther	Actor
Norwood J. Cheek Jr.	Actor
Jon Wurster	Actor
Tom Scharpling	Actor
Virginia Hamilton	Actor
Jessica Castro	Actor
Reggie Aqui	Actor
Natasha Zouves	Actor
Mike Nicco	Actor
Alexis Smith	Actor
Christophe Beck	Composer

Technical Credits

Gabriel Ferrari

Andrew Barrer

Chris McKenna

Erik Sommers

Larry Lieber

Jack Kirby

Paul Rudd

Peyton Reed	Director
Kevin Feige	Producer
Gabriel Ferrari	Screenwriter
Andrew Barrer	Screenwriter
Chris McKenna	Screenwriter
Erik Sommers	Screenwriter
Charles Newirth	Executive Producer
Louis D'Esposito	Executive Producer
Payam Shohadai	Executive Producer
Victoria Alonso	Executive Producer
Stan Lee	Executive Producer
David Farmer	Sound/Sound Designer
Daniel Jenkins	Special Effects
Sarah Halley Finn	Casting
Charles German	Sound Mixer
Michael Koff	Sound Mixer
Christopher Wiecking	Sound Mixer
Peter Devlin	Sound Mixer
Scott Kinzey	Sound Mixer
Lee Orloff	Sound Mixer
Andy Gill	Stunts
George Cottle Jr.	Stunts
Mitul Patel	Special Effects Supervisor
Daniel Sudick	Special Effects Supervisor
Lee Gilmore	Sound Effects
Douglas Murray	Sound Effects
Steve Orlando	Sound Effects
Larry Lieber	Screenwriter
Jack Kirby	Screenwriter
Paul Rudd	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

In Ant-Man and the Wasp, Director Peyton Reed (Yes Man) and principal writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) prove that size really doesn't matter, whether that be of the characters or their place in the Marvel expanded universe. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is trying to make it through the last stages of his house arrest after the events of Captain America: Civil War, but is being constantly harassed by his FBI keeper, Jimmy Woo (Randall Park). But a vision of Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), who has been missing for thirty years in the quantum realm, leads him to contact Pym and his daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly). This draws him reluctantly out of his home to help rescue her. In doing so, he gets entangled in a multi-layered plot to steal Pym's technology, with each player having their own end goals. When caught between the self-serving Sonny Burch (Walton Goggins), the self-absorbed Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and the pursuit by the FBI, which wants to use him to find Pym, Lang's life suddenly becomes filled with choices that are harder than any he has faced before. It isn't often that there is a film where everything seems to coalesce. For it to happen in what is admittedly one of the lower-rank character films in the Marvel universe is even more surprising. But that is exactly what happens here. The directing, writing, acting, and cinematography blend together into a film that can be classified as exceptionally entertaining. The story, as well as the flow of it, is superb. Every scene that might have otherwise dragged is spiced with humor that keeps the audience both laughing and engaged. Despite the complexity of the multi-layered plotline, the viewer is unlikely to get lost. With the talented cast this film has, Reed's work as director appears to come easy. He manages to draw the most out of each performer, and the actors' performances are neither too subtle nor too overdramatic. The well-crafted script goes a long way in assisting with this. As mentioned, every actor gives his or her all to the character they play (although Douglas and Pfeiffer's parts are an underuse of their talent), to the point that you can often almost read their thoughts. They don't need to tell you their motivations, they adeptly show them to you, ranging from Rudd's portrayal of Ant Man down to Abby Ryder Fortson's portrayal of Scott's daughter Cassie. Even some of the smaller parts stand out, particularly Michael Peña as Luis. The moment when his character is compelled to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is an inspired performance not only by Peña but also by other cast members, too. Again, we are faced with a film that could have easily presented the audience with dizzying movement and hard to grasp action scenes, but the effects and cinematography follow in what seems to be a new trend in the Marvel movies - they don't shove too much at the viewers so that they can't track the characters on the screen without the use of slow motion. Of particular note are the camera angles, which do a wonderful job of taking advantage of the characters' size changes and the finely crafted props used to enhance these scenes. If there was one complaint, it would be the development of depth in some of the characters. We don't see enough of Ava's backstory (or more specifically, her father's) to know if she really has a bone to pick with Hank Pym or has been misled. The same goes for Laurence Fishburne's Dr. Bill Foster. Are the flashbacks accurate, and whose story of the past bears the most truth? In reality, though, these are minor details and probably questions for another movie to answer. Other than this, there isn't much fault to find in Ant-Man and the Wasp unless the humor bothers you, or you just plain don't enjoy superhero films. As a representative of the true action hero genre, Ant-Man and the Wasp stands tall.