Given Kang’s position in the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might be a multiverse narrative as well as an adventure into the Quantum Realm. As part of the Multiverse Saga, Quantumania is changing the course of the Ant-Man & Wasp series, much to how Thor: Ragnarok changed the Thor franchise. Ant-Man and Wasp will now battle Kang the Conqueror in place of their previously comparatively low-risk escapades. Although the Quantum Realm has played a significant role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since the first Ant-Man, it has not yet been seen in an Ant-Man & Wasp film. Kang the Conqueror, a character played by Jonathan Major, is introduced in the movie Quantumania because of the way time functions differently in the Quantum Realm. It’s interesting to note that in the MCU, time and the multiverse are inextricably linked.
The Kang Changes in Marvel’s Ant-Man 3 Indicate That It Is A Multiverse Film
In the comics, time travel is considerably more closely associated with Kang the Conqueror than the multiverse. However, the distinction between parallel timelines and alternate worlds has grown more hazy in the MCU especially since Loki founded the TVA and its time travel regulations. The MCU’s first Kang version, He Who Remains, was in charge of keeping one particular reality isolated from other parallel realities, thereby turning Kang into a multiverse adversary. Since Kang the Conqueror from Jonathan Major’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania served as the film’s antagonist, all signs point to Ant-Man 3 being a multiverse film as well.
The way Janet van Dyne explains Kang’s abilities is even more indication that Ant-Man 3 is a multiverse film. Kang has the ability to “shatter timelines” and “rewrite existence,” according to the original Wasp. The fact that numerous Ant-Men featured in the most recent Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania teaser may have contributed to the decision to use the word “break” rather than “destroy.” It seemed as though Kang might really shatter spacetime into several parts. If so, then possibly new worlds are produced each time Kang shatters a chronology. If it is one of Kang’s MCU powers, then Ant-Man 3 is not simply a voyage to the Quantum Realm but also a multiverse movie.
The overarching narrative tying together all MCU films and television series is the multiverse, which is equivalent to the Infinity Stones in the Infinity Saga during phases 4, 5, and 6. The Multiverse Saga is growing into Avengers: Secret Wars, the MCU’s adaptation of the well-known Secret Wars comic book events, while the Infinity Saga is building toward a confrontation with Thanos over the Infinity Stones. The multiverse idea runs the potential of becoming a gimmick, in contrast to the Infinity Stones, which were more like McGuffins that could be customised for each film. All Marvel crossovers are suddenly feasible, and any character may appear in any rendition, making this an intriguing yet challenging narrative device.
Loki, What If…?, and other films and television episodes in the MCU since the start of Phase 4 have all used the universe to create the tone for the narrative. as well as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Spider-Man: No Way Home. With the movie setting up Kang’s position in The Kang Dynasty and potentially even Secret Wars, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might be the next multiverse adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although multiple universes have always been a part of Marvel comics, reading so many multiverse stories back to back before Secret Wars might make readers have multiverse fatigue. However, given the opportunities the multiverse presents, it is a tough idea to dismiss.
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