Ant-Man and The Wasp Promos Double Down on Light-Hearted Antics

It’s almost here, Marvel Studios seems to be whispering: the antidote to Infinity War.

Ant-Man and The Wasp‘s July 6th release date is practically around the corner, so we’re traveling back in time in Marvelland to the period right before Infinity War. In new Ant-Man and The Wasp TV spots, the narrative continues that this is a fun-for-the-whole-family summer movie popcorn fest that won’t leave you comforting your sobbing child thereafter.

Although the bad guy—notably here, a gal—Ghost, played by Hannah John-Kamen, looks threatening and awesome, using Hank Pym’s tech to her own ends, I don’t think she’s going to dissolve half the life in the galaxy anytime soon.

Instead, these TV spots highlight comedic moments, with help from Luis (Michael Peña), Pym (Michael Douglas), and of course Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd). As I’ve noted before, there seems to be a huge promotional emphasis on the shrinking/growing technology, with our heroes (and sometimes their vehicles and other objects) changing sizes constantly. Ghost uses the tech to phase through solid matter, which gives us a whole other set of sweet special effects to check out.

In the extended TV spot below, we even see what appears to be Scott temporarily trapped at a child size, while Hope and Hank have fun ribbing him as though he were really a kid. “Heya, champ, how was school today,” Hank cracks, while Hope remarks that the shrunken Ant-Man is “so cranky.”

https://youtu.be/NaI9MnjTpYw

Everything I’ve read and seen about Ant-Man and The Wasp seems to confirm that Marvel’s first post-Infinity War offering is essentially as far from Infinity War in tone as possible. Director Peyton Reid has a long history with comedic properties, and it’s hard to imagine this movie won’t be worth it just for the jokes and special effects alone.

Of course, we’re especially excited about Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne becoming one of the first named female superheroes in a Marvel movie title, and Hannah John-Kamen as Marvel’s second female villain and first female villain of color. For these reasons, Ant-Man and The Wasp is already breaking ground. We hope it’s as fun and funny as it looks.

(via Comicbook.com, image: Marvel Studios)

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