Marvel’s Multiverse Saga continues into the next phase in February with the upcoming film Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. It’s the first film within Phase 5, which will set the tone for the MCU’s next chapter and bring long-time Marvel followers deeper into the new universes, new enemies, and new allies post-Infinity Saga. Changes within the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been apparent, and fans can expect to see new faces as the plot for the Multiverse Saga unfolds. One new face joining the cast of Captain America: New World Order is Xosha Roquemore, who is set to become a major player in the upcoming Phase 5 film, according to a report from Deadline.
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Roquemore is a rising star in Hollywood, most recently appearing in Warner Bros. Space Jam: A New Legacy starring LeBron James. She also has been featured in other prominent projects such as Sherman’s Showcase, Black Monday, and Atlanta. However, her addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe marks her biggest role to date, with her playing a pivotal role in Captain America: New World Order. Roquemore’s part in the film is still under wraps for now, but given her past performances, she’s slated to make a huge debut in the MCU.
Roquemore joins an ensemble lineup of stars in the upcoming Marvel film, most notably Anthony Mackie. He reprises his role as Sam Wilson, who picked up the mantle of Captain America following the series finale of Falcon and the Winter Solider. Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Ramirez, and Carl Lumbly are all reprising their roles within the franchise as Dr. Samuel Sterns, Joaquin Torres, and Isaiah Bradley, respectively. Shira Haas and Harrison Ford have also been brought on as cast members for the upcoming Marvel project. Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner Malcolm Spellman serves dual roles on the project as co-director with Julius Onah and co-writer alongside Dalan Musson.
The film is set to premiere on May 3, 2024.
Why Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Kicks Off Phase Five
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Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man played a small but integral role within Marvel’s Infinity Saga. The tiny but mighty superhero was first introduced in his titular film in 2015 and eventually became responsible for saving half of the universe’s population during Infinity Saga’s resolution in Avengers: Endgame. In an interview with Collider, Marvel producer Kevin Feige and Ant-Man’s franchise director Peyton Reed discussed why Ant-Man was chosen to kick off Phase 5, a pivotal moment within Marvel’s Multiverse Saga.
“We wanted to kick off Phase Five with Ant-Man because he’d earned that position. To not simply be the back-up or the comic relief, but to take his position at the front of the podium of the MCU,” mentions Feige when speaking on Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. Audiences last saw Scott Lang/Ant-Man being sent to the Quantum Realm, but in the upcoming film, Ant-Man embarks on a new adventure in the unknown realm with Hope Van Dyne/Wasp and her parents, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne. Scott faces Marvel’s biggest foe yet as the supervillain Kang the Conqueror enters the fold as MCU’s big bad.
The stakes are much higher entering into Phase 5 as the formidable Kang has the ability to rewrite existence and obliterate timelines. “We’re not running around the streets of San Francisco anymore,” stated Reed. “We’re fighting one of the most powerful villains in Marvel history, and maybe these are the most unlikely Avengers to be the first to go up against this guy.” Ant-Man will have to outmaneuver the sinister Kang who he is forced to do a deal with in order to escape the Quantum Realm.
Phase Five begins with the premiere of Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania on Feb. 17.
