--- title: Where Was Ant-Man During Infinity War? We Finally Know description: Something happens while he's in the Quantum Realm, which means he won't be much help in Avengers 4. Maybe Captain Marvel can help with that. canonical: https://time.com/5324132/ant-man-and-the-wasp-avengers-infinity-war/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-06T20:13:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:43.750Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: We Finally Know Why Ant-Man Wasn’t In Avengers: Infinity War og:description: Something happens while he's in the Quantum Realm, which means he won't be much help in Avengers 4. 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How will the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](http://time.com/5227935/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/) resolve that [massive cliffhanger](http://time.com/5255759/avengers-infinity-war-ending-explained/)? Do the stakes in superhero movies [really matter](http://time.com/5255759/avengers-infinity-war-ending-explained/)? And where, oh where, was Ant-Man (Paul Rudd)? Along with Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and other fan favorites, Scott Lang (a.k.a. Ant-Man) was conspicuously missing from the [throngs of superheroes who joined forces to fight Thanos](http://time.com/5252990/avengers-infinity-war-deaths/) (Josh Brolin) in the massive _Avengers_ movie. At one point in _Avengers: Infinity War_, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) said that Hawkeye and Ant-Man had both taken deals with the government after they were arrested (along with the rest of Captain America’s crew) in _Captain America: Civil War_. While Captain America, Falcon, Black Widow and Scarlet Witch presumably went into hiding, the two dads—Hawkeye and Ant-Man—turned themselves into the government so they could be with their families. So that’s where we find Ant-Man in _Ant-Man and the Wasp,_ which [takes place](http://time.com/5227935/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/) between _Captain America: Civil War_ but before the events of _Avengers: Infinity War_. Fans learn that Scott Lang took the Ant-Man suit from his mentor Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) without permission when he flew to Germany to help Captain America (Chris Evans) fight Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in _Civil War_. Scott also violated his parole. Since he returned from Germany, he’s been under house arrest for two years. In order to make amends with Hank, Scott secretly helps Hank and his daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly’s The Wasp) save Hope’s mother, Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) from the quantum realm, where she got trapped during a mission 30 years ago. All is resolved with no hint that Thanos has yet attacked Earth.  Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly in “Ant-Man and the Wasp”. Marvel Studios But the [movie’s first end-credits scene](http://time.com/5331081/ant-mand-and-the-wasp-end-credits/) seems to take place the day that Thanos snapped his fingers and destroyed half of all life in the universe. Scott, Hope, Hank and Janet are working on an experiment, seemingly blissfully unaware of the impending doom. Scott shrinks down to a tiny size in order to enter the Quantum Realm and retrieve samples. But while he is in the Quantum Realm, he loses contact with the Pym family. The camera cuts to where the Pyms were standing, and all we see is dust. Like dozens of characters in _Avengers: Infinity War_, they have disintegrated and floated away. Scott is stuck in the Quantum Realm. Why didn’t the Avengers call Scott when they first saw Thanos’ cronies land on earth? Maybe they thought he was still under house arrest. Or maybe Scott isn’t as essential to the Avengers team as he thinks. (Hope makes fun of Scott for calling Captain America by the nickname “Cap” throughout the movie.) Or maybe there simply wasn’t time to alert him. But we do know that Ant-Man won’t be of much help in _Avengers 4_ until someone finds him in the Quantum Realm and brings him back. 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