Fitting the eighties motif of the last film, which repeatedly referenced Michael Douglas' Hank Pym and his days as a Cold Warrior, we now know that Michelle Pfeiffer - herself a major star of the decade - will be playing the original Wasp herself, Janet van Dyne.
Douglas himself had previously shortlisted wife and fellow actor Catherine Zeta-Jones for the part, but there's no doubt that Pfeiffer is a fantastic pick. Having already taken on the genre with a now iconic turn as Catwoman in Tim Burton's Batman Returns, Pfeiffer is more than well-equipped for the part, which will no doubt see her take on both modern day and Cold War settings by the film's end.
It would be a major surprise if we didn't see the original Wasp return from the quantum realm, especially since Scott managed to escape it back in the events of the first film (and not to mention that silhouette of her appearing). Don't be surprised to see Douglas' Pym striving hard to find a route to rescue his wife either, or for Janet to have even escaped herself.
Most importantly, however, is that it's apparent that both incarnations of The Wasp will have major parts to play in the Ant-Man sequel - particularly if we'll be seeing more flashbacks.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
