Marvel has announced new release dates for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels–the two films are swapping release dates.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is now scheduled for release on February 17, 2023, while The Marvels is moving to Ant-Man’s old date of July 28, 2023. According to Deadline, both films are “moving along very nicely,” but the Ant-Man sequel is further along, so Disney is opting to move up its release date.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania — February 17, 2023
- The Marvels — July 28, 2023
Director Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Yes Man) returns to direct Quantumania, which is the third entry in the series. Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp combined for $1.14 billion at the box office. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Douglas are all returning for Quantumania.
As for The Marvels, it is a sequel of sorts to 2019’s Captain Marvel, which made $1.1 billion globally in 2019. Brie Larson is back as Captain Marvel, while Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury. Nia DaCosta (Candyman) is directing The Marvels.
The next Marvel movie is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which releases on May 6. After that, Marvel will release Thor: Love and Thunder on July 8.
