Ant-Man And The Wasp: Every Character Ranked Worst To Best

14. Maggie & Paxton

Ant Man And The Wasp Paxton Maggie
Marvel Studios

Scott Lang's (Paul Rudd) ex-wife Maggie (Judy Greer) and her new husband Paxton (Bobby Cannavale) are barely in the movie, though the entirety of their screen time is in the service of one amusingly subversive gag.

Because it's so common in blockbuster movies to have the step-dad character be a total douche-canoe and the hero eventually "win" their estranged partner back, it's enormously refreshing that Maggie has simply moved on from Scott, and Paxton's actually a pretty cool guy.

This is taken to hilariously exaggerated extremes by having Maggie and Paxton express over-the-top affection for Scott whenever they see or speak to him in this movie, which just barely makes their presence worthwhile.

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