--- description: Marvel's Phase 3 Update includes a sequel to "Ant-Man," called "Ant-Man and the Wasp,” slated for 2018, along with various schedule changes. title: Marvel's 'Ant-Man' Is Getting a Sequel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Marvel's _Ant-Man_ Is Getting a Sequel  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Oct 8, 2015 4:21 PM CUT  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Oct 8, 2015 4:21 PM CUT The superhero phase of Paul Rudd’s career may live to see another movie. Marvel Studios [announced](http://marvel.com/news/movies/25244/marvel%5Fstudios%5Fphase%5F3%5Fupdate#ixzz3nzXMojGV "undefined") Thursday morning, as part of Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that this summer’s _Ant-Man_ will be followed up with a sequel. Though casting has not yet been announced, it would be far from surprising to see Rudd reprise a role that earned him accolades for transitioning from lovable rom-com lead to spandex-wearing action hero. The sequel, _Ant-Man and the Wasp_, is slated for release on July 8, 2018, and marks the first time a Marvel film has been named for its heroine. The Wasp, in the Marvel Universe, refers to a superhero known in daily life as Hope van Dyne (played in _Ant-Man_ by Evangeline Lilly), to whom the mantle of the Wasp was passed down by her mother, Janet van Dyne. Marvel also announced two scheduling shifts and three new films. _Black Panther_ will move up to a release date of Feb. 16, 2018, and _Captain Marvel_ will premiere on March 8, 2019\. The three new films, as yet untitled, will hit theaters in May, July and November of 2020. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/"},"headline":"Marvel's Ant-Man Is Getting a Sequel","datePublished":"2015-10-08T16:21:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:45.831Z","description":"The MCU also announced two scheduling changes and three new movies","url":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Marvel","ant-man"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/","name":"Marvel's Ant-Man Is Getting a Sequel"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Understanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe","description":"How do we get from Iron Man to The Avengers? Where do the X-Men fit in? Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/nKWYGrii/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-11-05T23:08:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nKWYGrii.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/","duration":"PT2M55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4066625/marvel-announcements-ant-man-sequel/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```