‘Ant-Man 3’ Director Explains Differences Between Kang And One Who Remains And Quantum Realm Influences

Jonathan Majors entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe through the front door by playing the antagonist known as The One Who Remains in the final stretch of season 1 of ‘Loki’. His appearance in the series, in addition to being met with thunderous applause for his performance, has unleashed chaos in the Multiverse and its infinite ramifications, with consequences that are being explored in the new MCU saga, which will conclude with the duo formed by ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars. Billed as the founder of the Time Variation Authority (TVA), he was actually a variant of one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic villains, Kangthat we will see, always in the role of Majors, in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’.

Of course, the Kang from ‘Ant-Man’ third installment is not the same as ‘Loki’ and has other intentions, according to new details revealed by the film’s director, Peyton Reed. In “Quantumania”, Scott Lang and his family are mistakenly transported to the Quantum Realm, where they encounter the aforementioned variant of Kang, who is trapped there and unable to get out. In the trailer, we hear the Pathfinder make an offer to Scott: “I can send you home and I can give you more time, if you help me”. What exactly is he planning and why does he need Ant-Man’s help?

Reed explained this in an exclusive interview with Empire magazine (via ComicBook.com), where she reveals that what Kang wants is to escape the Quantum Realm. Because we don’t know anymore, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to Disneyland. According to the director, his version of Kang is “a very different character” to that of ‘Loki’. “He is one who has control over time and, moreover, he is a warrior and a strategist”, point. As for the role Scott Lang will play in his plan, Reed is unequivocal: “This is the most interesting thing: take the smallest and, for some, the weakest Avenger and pit him against an absolute force of nature”.

If you plan to skip “Quantumania”, due to the less weight that the “And-Man” franchise has had in the MCU thus far, you might want to think about it, because everything indicates that this third installment will be crucial for the development of the new stages and the grand finale of the Infinity Saga (after all, Kang is in the title of one of them). Reed does not doubt it: “I think it has a profound impact on the MCU. Jeff Loveness, who wrote ‘Quantumania’, is also writing ‘The Kang Dynasty’, so there’s been a lot of talk about the impact of this Kang the Conqueror appearance.”.

Journey to the Center of the Quantum Realm

After the brief visits to the Quantum Realm in the previous two installments, “And-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” will fully immerse us in the subatomic dimension where the original Wasp was trapped for decades before returning to our world in the first film. . “We wanted to explore the Quantum Realm”Reed also declares to Empire, where listed the influences when creating this Marvel Universe storyline: “It’s a huge world-building challenge. We drew equally on electron microscope photography, 70s and 80s issues of Heavy Metal magazine, many of my favorite science fiction book cover illustrators, and a a bit of Mobius. The style is fantastic realism”.

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ to kick off Phase 5 of the MCU, with a theatrical release set for February 17, 2023.