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It’s not every day that you get to have a chat with Hollywood icons like Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas.
The actors both had legendary careers before finding new homes as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe through their roles in the Ant-Man films. Now they are returning to guide the pack in this week’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, out Friday, Feb. 17.
Douglas stars in the movies as Doctor Henry “Hank” Pym, who was the first Ant-Man and the inventor responsible for creating the Pym particles that he uses to shrink people (and things) to the size of an ant and helped prepare Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) to take over as the tiny superhero. Pfeiffer previously appeared in 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp as his wife, Janet van Dyne. She spent most of the film trapped in the Quantum Realm, where she was stuck and separated from her husband and daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly) for 30 years.
Quantumania will take fans (and her family) on a journey to discover what Janet’s life was like for the three decades she spent inside the Quantum Realm. Janet is taking on a central role in the film, helping the group make it out of the Quantum Realm after they end up there accidentally and have to face Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). Her family and Scott are unaware of the impact she made, the dangers she escaped while there, or her relationships with Kang and Lord Krylar (Bill Murray). (The film alludes to Janet’s possible romance with Lord Krylar while she was away from her partner.)
Complex caught up with the Oscar-winning actor and the actress to briefly chat about their presence in the film, learning about Janet’s past, and bringing in Jonathan Majors into the Ant-Man cast. Read the interview below.
