ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Paul Rudd (Anchorman), Evangeline Lily (Real Steel), Michael Peña (End of Watch), Walton Goggins (Django Unchained), Bobby Cannavale (Blue Jasmine), Judy Greer (The 15:17 to Paris), T.I. (Get Hard), David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight), Hannah John-Kamen (Ready Player One), Abby Ryder Fortson (Forever My Girl), Randall Park (The Interview), Michelle Pfeiffer (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Michael Douglas (Wall Street), Dax Griffin (Free), Langston Fishburne (The Dunning Man), Hayley Lovitt (The Remaining)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Peyton Reed (Bring It On), director; Chris McKenna (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Erik Sommers (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Paul Rudd (Role Models), Andrew Barrer (Haunt) and Gabriel Ferrari (film debut), writers; Stephen Broussard (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Kevin Feige (Avengers: Infinity War), producers; Christophe Beck (Frozen), composer; Dante Spinotti (L.A. Confidential), cinematographer; Dan Lebental (Iron Man) and Craig Wood (Guardians of the Galaxy), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (Rudd) has been sentenced to live under house arrest, where he tries to balance his desires for super-heroics with being a father to his young daughter Cassie (Fortson). Soon, he is reunited with his mentor Hank Pym (Douglas) and his daughter Hope van Dyne (Lily), who herself has been fitted with a suit with similar shrinking abilities as Lang’s, who call upon him to help with a new threat. Now, it’s up to Lang – Ant-Man – and van Dyne – the Wasp – to team up and save the day…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Despite Disney giving UK audiences this film a whole month after its US release (thanks, World Cup), the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a highly enjoyable return to one of its more fun hero’s adventures, which prove once and for all that size doesn’t matter.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 2ND AUGUST 2018

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