“Ant-Man” will be back in theaters on July 6, 2018 with a companion by his side, Marvel announced on Thursday.
The studio revealed Paul Rudd‘s next superhero adventure will be titled “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” referring to Evangeline Lilly‘s character from the 2015 film, which also starred Michael Douglas as her genius father, Hank Prim.
Although audiences are familiar with Scarlett Johansson‘s Black Widow in “The Avengers,” the 2018 release will be the first time a female superhero gets a shoutout in a title of a Marvel movie — something the company has been criticized for in the past.
The tiny heroes take the spot Disney previously gave “The Black Panther,” which is now set for a wide release on February 16, 2018.
While fans eagerly awaiting to see more diverse superheroes on the big screen just got some bad news, Disney unveiled some bad news, as well. “Captain Marvel,” another female superhero, has been pushed back from its original November 2, 2018 release date to March 8, 2019.
After that, Disney is also welcoming the return of another group of superheroes, as “The Incredibles 2” is set for a June 21, 2019 release.
Here’s all of the release date news from the studio’s announcement:
· CARS 3 now dated on 6/16/17 wide
· COCO is final title of previous “11/22/17 Untitled Pixar Animation” (previously announced 11/22/17 wide playdate is unchanged)
· 12/22/17 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 12/22/17 wide
· BLACK PANTHER moves to 2/16/18 wide (from 7/6/18 wide)
· GIGANTIC is final title of previous “3/9/18 Disney Animation” (previously announced 3/9/18 wide playdate is unchanged)
· TOY STORY 4 moves to 6/15/18 wide (from 6/16/17 wide)
· ANT-MAN AND THE WASP now dated on 7/6/18 wide
· 11/2/18 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 11/2/18 wide
· CAPTAIN MARVEL moves to 3/8/19 wide (from 11/2/18 wide)
· 3/29/19 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 3/29/19 wide
· UNTITLED DISNEYTOON STUDIOS now dated on 4/12/19 wide
· THE INCREDIBLES 2 now dated on 6/21/19 wide
· 11/8/19 UNTITLED DISNEY FAIRY TALE (Live Action) now dated on 11/8/19 wide
· 3/13/20 UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION now dated on 3/13/20 wide
· 5/1/20 UNTITLED MARVEL now dated on 5/1/20 wide
· 6/19/20 UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION now dated on 6/19/20 wide
· 7/10/20 UNTITLED MARVEL now dated on 7/10/20 wide
· 11/6/20 UNTITLED MARVEL now dated on 11/6/20 wide
· 11/25/20 UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION now dated on Wed 11/25/20 wide