Ant-Man and Wasp: QuantumaniawriterJeff Lovenesswill reportedly return to the MCU following theAnt-Manouting, with the screenwriter being tapped to penAvengers: The Kang Dynasty. Coming courtesy ofDeadline, Marvel is not yet done with Loveness’ talents, with the studio looking to reunite the writer with the quantum realm and multiverse of madness that will no doubt permeate throughoutAnt-Man 3and theAvengerssequel.
Jeff Loveness is best known for his work on the likes ofJimmy Kimmel Live!andRick and Morty,with the writer set to make his blockbuster debut with theMCUsequelAnt-Man and Wasp: Quantumania. Due for release next year,Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumaniawill follow Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne into the quantum realm, where they are threatened by Jonathan Major’s Kang the Conqueror.
Announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, not much has yet been revealed regarding the direction ofAvengers: The Kang Dynasty. But, based on the title, the Avengers outing is likely to find the superhero team doing battle with Kang, who is set to make his debut inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaafter being teased in the Disney+ series,Loki. It’s likely thatAvengers: The Kang Dynastywill take inspiration from the comic book run of the same name by Kurt Busiek, which finds Kang the Conqueror, a warlord from the 30th century, arriving in the present-day intent on conquering the planet.
Jeff Loveness would joinShang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Ringsdirector Destin Daniel Cretton,who will helmAvengers: The Kang Dynastyfor Marvel Studios.Avengers: The Kang Dynastyis scheduled to be released on August 21, 2025, and will be followed byAvengers: Secret Wars, which is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2025.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Will Introduce Kang the Conqueror to the MCU
Bringing in Jeff Loveness to writeAvengers: Kang Dynastycertainly makes sense, seeing as his prior Marvel outing,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, will introduce Kang to the MCU. Directed by Peyton Reed,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniastars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, alongside Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors, and Bill Murray.
While we have yet to see much from theAnt-Manthreequel, it has been revealed thatAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawill follow Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with Hope’s parents Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne,as they set off on a new adventure into the Quantum Realm. While exploring this lesser-known element of the MCU, the heroes will be faced with their greatest threat yet, the dreaded Kang the Conqueror.
As well as debuting Jonathan Majors’ supervillain,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawill also introduce Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, Scott Lang’s daughter, who will join her father on his latest mission and become the superhero, Stature.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais scheduled to be released in the United States on June 07, 2025, and has now been confirmed as the first installment in Phase Five of the MCU.
