Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania

Summary

Michael Douglas latterly shared the one request he had forAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , and it would have repair a few of theMCU ’s current problems . Douglas first playedHank Pym in 2014’sAnt - Man . He is a genius scientist who expire down his Ant - Man persona to Scott Lang after Scott steal his wooing . Douglas has hand over an splendid performance as the character , but he would like to move on from the MCU . In an audience withThe Hollywood Reporter , Douglas said he had one petition forAnt - Man 3that was n’t granted .

“ This actually was my postulation for the third one . I said I ’d wish to have a serious [ death ] , with all these big special personal effects . There ’s got to be some grand way where I can shrink to an ant size and explode , whatever it is . I want to expend all those burden . But , that was on the last one . Now , I do n’t think I ’m going to show up . ”

Hank Pym survived his skirmish withKang inQuantumania , but Douglas had the correct estimation . He ’s been in the MCU for a while now and has assist his purpose as an discoverer and a wise man to Scott . While it would have been deplorable to see , Hank ’s death inAnt - Man 3would have solved a few trouble that the MCU currently face .

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Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania made a decision that frustrated many TV audience , but it might have been Marvel ’s smartest choice since Endgame .

Hank Pym’s Death Would Have Made Kang More Intimidating

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The MCU usedQuantumaniato establishKang as the central scoundrel of the Multiverse Saga . Unfortunately , Kang the Conqueror landed with a whimper with audiences , and part of that is how he get going out . He was defeated by Hank ’s army of ants and then eventually killed by Scott and Hope Van Dyne . While he and his army kill many of the Quantum Realm ’s denizen , he did n’t stamp out any of the independent submarine sandwich and subsequently did n’t seem threaten to audiences .

If Hank had been stamp out by Kang or give himself to vote down Kang , it would have made the army of incoming Kang variants more intimidating . InAvengers : Infinity War , Thanos beat up Hulk and pop Loki right away , showing audiences that Thanos is a powerful foe who could be too much for the Avengers . Since Hank and none of the other heroes break down fighting Kang , there ’s no reason for audiences to imagine that the Avengers could n’t easily take him or his variants down . Ant - Man 3should have had at least one last , and Hank ’s would have been a thoroughgoing choice .

Quantumania’s Ending Needed More Impact

SinceQuantumaniawas set up up Kang , the conclusion needed to go out witness worried about the brood threat . By killing Kang so easy , it left the film feeling like any other MCU movie . The film could have cease with Hope and Scott stick to in the Quantum Realm , but that ’s quickly sunk . The film tries to create an impact through Scott ’s inner soliloquy where he wonders if Kang is really get going , but it ’s directly cut by a joke . Ant - Man 3 ’s mail service - credit scenealso did n’t do much to concern viewers , as there is little known about this army of Kangs .

If Hank had die at the end ofAnt - Man 3 , the film would have had the worked up ending that it needed . It would have givenQuantumaniamore weight unit and a present moment that audience would commend . It also would have generate the hero more of a connection to Kang and made him more of a dangerous force within the MCU . A want of emotional weight and wallop is a vulgar issue in Phase 4 and Phase 5 , and bolt down off Hank would have fixed this marginally .

The MCU Needs To Start Giving More Characters Endings

out of doors of Iron Man , Black Widow , Captain America , andthe Guardians of the Galaxy , there are many MCU characters whose storey are incomplete . Even if they have been a part of the universe since the rootage , their bow have n’t wrapped up . At a certain point , Marvel ask to begin giving more characters cloture , and Hank ’s death could have been a honest chance to conclude his story . He does n’t have much of a part left to play in the MCU anymore , andAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniacould have wrapped up his tarradiddle nicely .

to boot , the MCU is too big now . New case are being added in every labor , which meanssome onetime theatrical role need to make their loss . While Hank ’s absence seizure would n’t make much of a ding in the ever - expand MCU , it would mean there is one less lineament that Marvel require to worry about . It ’s tough to watch likable character break down , but the MCU needs to part ending more character ’s stories , and Hank ’s death would have present Michael Douglas a good send - off .

Michael Douglas' Hank Pym in front of Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne in Ant-Man 3

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Jonathan Majors' Kang and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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Paul Rudd as Scott Lang eating cake in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

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