Ant-Man and the Wasp

I am somewhat of a Marvel fan, as anyone who knows me can tell you. They can also tell you that the only reason I am interested in the Marvel movies is because of Robert Downey Jr., who plays Ironman.

In a recent interview on the Graham Norton show, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) were on the panel, promoting the latest marvel film, “Avengers: End Game.”

Graham Norton asked Paul Rudd about Ant-Man’s absence from the previous Avenger film, “Infinity War.” Rudd then explained that his previous film, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” has a scene which takes place at the same time as “Infinity War.”

With that, I decided to watch the film, to know what he was referring to. I found that scene. It was in the final part of the film, after the credits. Figures.

I wasn’t interested in the story per-se as I was interested as to what I could glean from the movie, being a movie in a long string of Avenger films. The end result, not much.

Rounding out the cast are Michael Douglas as “Dr. Pym”, Michelle Pfeiffer as “Janet Van Dyne”, Hannah John-Kamen as “Ghost”, and Evangeline Lilly as “Hope Van Dyne”, whose superhero alter-ego is “Wasp.”As a woman named Hope, I love that there is finally a superhero with my name. 

I also like Paul Rudd in the film as Ant-Man, known to friends and family as “Scott Lang.” Rudd is perfect for the Marvel movies; humor is always present in Marvel films, and this plays to Rudd’s strengths.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp”, now streaming on Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, Blu Ray and DVD. 3 stars.