So someone in your life is making you go see the new Antman movie. Look, we get it. Another Marvel movie.

I mean, what's even going on with Marvel these days? You probably saw Avengers Endgame a couple

years back like everyone else with a pulse. Heck, maybe you even thought Wanda Vision was kind of fun.

But after that, things just got out of hand. But have no fear, we're here

for you. Not only will we give you all the MCU info you need to enjoy Ant Man and the Wasp

Quantumania. We'll also show you why Ant Man and the Wasp are heroes worth watching. So first,

a bit of background. Most people know that Marvel Studios kicked off with a clang with 2008's

Iron Man. But a lot of people don't know is that Tony Stark was not the only hyphenated man

hero on Marvel's mind at the time. As it happens, when a Marvel studio's earliest greenlights

was an Ant Man film, to be written and directed by Edgar Wright, the otore behind films like Scott Pilgrim

versus the World, Sean of the Dead, and most recently, the largely underrated last night in Soho.

For years, Marvel worked with Wright on an Ant-Man entry, initially hoping to include Marvel's

tiniest hero into their original Avengers lineup. Ant-Man was one of Marvel Comics' first

heroes and was famously a founding

member of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Avengers team. But alas, it was not meant to be. For various

reasons, the Ant Man film was delayed and delayed and ultimately delayed. The first Avengers film

came and went with no Ant Man. In fact, a second Avengers film would release before we finally

met our hero. But we're

getting ahead of ourselves. As development on the Ant-Man film progressed, it became clear that Edgar Wright

and Marvel Studios had different visions for the film. When Wright parted ways with the project,

Marvel Studios hired Peyton Reed, a director known primarily for his work on big budget comedies to take

the reins. Marvel also hired some

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