A few weeks before the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp, the interpreter of the superhero, Paul Rudd, has expressed his feelings about a possible sequel.
Movies and projects are multiplying at Marvel. So when a new saga begins, there are debates about the direction to follow: Ant-Man is no exception. A few months back, Michael Peña (Luis, the partner of the crime of our hero) said from the beginning of the shooting of this second part that a third was evoked. However, at present, this does not necessarily appear to be the case. Indeed, Rudd recently gave an interview to ScreenRant where he addresses the subject hesitantly.
"I don't know. I've had some thoughts. You know, if they were, I have no idea whether or not if they'll do anything else with this. I really don't. Marvel's very good at keeping their cards close to their chest, not just with the public. But I've thought about things, like if we ever did another one what could it be ? And I've had some thoughts, but I hesitate to say what they are in case we do wind up going in that direction and some of those things that Scott is dealing with are things that I'm thinking of now.»
"I don't know. I thought about it. You know, if they've thought about it [Marvel], I have no idea whether or not they're going to make this happen. I really don't know. Marvel knows very well how to keep its secrets and not only with the public. But I had ideas about what it would be like if we had to make another film. I've had ideas, I'm hesitant to talk about them in case it happens, but some of the things Scott [Editor's note: Scott Lang, Ant-Man's real name] cares about are things I'm thinking about right now.»
It also leaves doubt about how to approach the character of Cassie, Lang's daughter, who herself becomes a heroine in the comics.
"That's an interesting thing. I don't know. One of the things I think does separate this is this whole thing about family, and parents, and kids, and certainly my relationship with Cassie is a huge component of it. But it's also a father-daughter relationship with Hope and Hank and this, it does seem like it's their family business. I don't know. That's a good idea, yeah.»
"It's an interesting thing. I do not know. One of the things that differentiates these films is what includes family. Parents, children, and certainly my relationship with Cassie is a big part of that. But it's also a father-daughter relationship between Hope and Hank [Editor's note: the Pym, Hank being the original designer of Ant-Man's armor he had entrusted to her] and that's their business. I do not know. It's a good idea, yes.»
It is therefore difficult to see a post-Ant-Man and the Wasp, the actor seeming somewhat contradicting his sidekick Peña.
Nevertheless, let's hope that this second opus will be just as convincing as the first, rather well received by critics and the public in 2015.
