Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaappeared to end on a happy note. Sure, Kang (Jonathan Majors) was still out there, but Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his family returned home: unless Scott and his family didn’t make it back.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniatookAnt-Man and his family on a trip to the Quantum Realmfor another go around. There, they discovered a dystopian society ruled by Kang, who had been exiled there so that he could not use his full abilities. Kang claimed if Scott had let him escape, it would have resulted in the destruction of several timelines but ultimately would have led to the safety of the multiverse.
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In a new interview withComicBook.com,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniawriter Jeff Loveness was asked about a popular fan theory. Namely, he was asked if Scott Lang made it back to the main MCU at the end ofAnt-Man 3or if he landed in a nearly-identical side universe. “I think it’s very interesting,” Loveness said. “I can’t say much. It’s actually not - too far off from some possibilities, but I can’t say anything. And for now, the only important thing to say is: is that the universe is limitless, and Scott Lang was the man who saved the universe inEndgame,and now he may be the person who accidentally f***** up the multiverse for everybody.”
Loveness' comments reinforce thatKang is a bigger threat than Thanos.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniareferences a multiversal war between several different Kang variants. The version that Scott is trying to stop says he’s an exile for a reason and that he can stop this war from consuming all of reality. While Scott ultimately chooses not to believe him, it does seem like Kang’s words hold some weight. Even the Council of Kangs celebrated the seeming demise of this Kang variant.
Thenature of the MCU’s multiversemeans Scott might not have made it back home. While some universes, such as Earth-838, are wildly different from the mainline universe, there are likely countless universes with barely noticeable differences. It could take a long time to realize that their original universe is slightly different from the one they ended up in.
However, it’s hard to see how Scott being stranded in a near-identical universebenefits the Multiverse Saga. Having Scott be trapped in another universe would be a retread ofAnt-Man and the Wasp’s ending, and it would require some valuable screen time to correct the issue. The MCU has also communicated the idea of the multiverse in other, grander ways, so Scott landing in another world would need a narrative justification. It’s also possible that the idea was floated around in different drafts, which may be what Loveness was referring to.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais now in theaters.
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