Bill Murray (and M.O.D.O.K.!) showed up in the SDCC exclusive Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania trailer

Plus, Kang is ready to conquer, with Jonathan Majors helping to bring Marvel's Phase Four to a close

By William Hughes, Matt Schimkowitz  |  July 24, 2022 | 1:08am
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Bill Murray (and M.O.D.O.K.!) showed up in the SDCC exclusive Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania trailer
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After years of rumors (and also Bill Murray just kind of spoiling it on talk shows), we finally have confirmation that Bill Murray is making his way to the MCU. Specifically, Murray appeared in today’s San Diego Comic-Con trailer for Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania, the third installment in Peyton Reed and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man movies. (Sadly, the trailer’s not going online just yet, but our own Matt Schimkowitz was in the room to give us the rundown.)

Murray isn’t the only big reveal in today’s trailer, mind you: We also get a major appearance from Jonathan Majors as (for real, this time) long-time Marvel bad guy (and The Kang Dynasty namesake) Kang The Conqueror, with Marvel’s Kevin Feige describing Majors as the reason Quantumania will be the film that kicks off the MCU’s Phase Five. (Now revealed to be the middle installment in the company’s multi-year, multi-dimension-spanning “Multiverse Saga.”)

The trailer as a whole sees the entire Ant Family apparently getting sucked into the quantum realm—after Rudd’s Scott Lang picks up his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) from jail, anyway. Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, and Michelle Pfeiffer all reprise their roles from the earlier films, with Pfeiffer’s Janet assuring everyone else that she knows where to go when things get quantum—cue an opening door to reveal Murray, in as yet-undisclosed role.

All that, and we get a shot of M.O.D.O.K, and Majors—last seen chewing scenery in Loki as different, less malevolent version of Kang—apparently kidnaps Scott as part of his universe a-conquering plans.

And-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania is currently aiming for a February 17, 2023 release date. It’ll be followed by, well…a lot of stuff; you can see Marvel’s latest version of its ever-expanding timeline for Phase Five of the MCU over here.

 
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