Ant-Man and the Waspis preparing to hit theaters next week andPaul Ruddmay have let the cat out of the bag just a little too soon in a new interview. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been waiting to see how the sequel will fit in after the events ofInfinity War.Ant-Man and the Waspessentially picks up whereCivil Warleaves off, which is way before Thanos gets ahold of the Infinity Stones and snaps his mighty fingers. However, the sequel does connect to bothAvengers 4andInfinity War. There are SPOILERS forAnt-Man and the Waspbelow, read ahead at your own risk.
In a new interview onLate Night with Seth Myers, Paul Rudd addressed whether or notAnt-Man and the Waspconnects toInfinity WarandAvengers 4. In doing so, he unintentionally spoiled one of the post-credit scenes in the movie after noting that he gets asked about the subject frequently. Rudd says that there is some pretty mind-blowing stuff that audiences have to sit through the credits to see. He explains.
“People have asked me about this one (Avengers 4) and this… alright, I don’t know if I’m supposed to say this but I’ll say it, it happens kind of concurrently and it’s very important because it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. You have to stay through to the end because once you see this thing through those post-credit scenes… there’s some mind-blowing stuff in there that kind of ties intoInfinity Warand it’s uh… I think I messed up. I think I messed up yeah.”
While he doesn’t come out and say thatThanos' snaphas large significance toAnt-Man and the Wasp, Paul Rudd certainly implies it. Rudd’s explanation pretty much guarantees viewers that the ending ofInfinity Warwill have an effect on the sequel. The Mad Titan was able to retrieve all of the Infinity Stones to complete his quest in killing off half of the universe’s population, which means that there is a pretty good chance that some of the characters inAnt-Man and the Waspwill get turned to dust, which is even smaller than ants and wasps.
Ant-Man and the Waspalso ties intoAvengers 4, but it is unclear how thepost-credit scenethat Paul Rudd was referring to will tie-in to the upcoming MCU movie, but it’s believed thatCaptain Marvelwill be the one to tie everything together.Ant-Man and the Waspstar Evangeline Lilly dropped some hints recently that seem to reveal that Carol Danvers and the Wasp will share scenes together inAvengers 4, which has further added to the speculation that the Quantum Realm will be explored in the future.
Ant-Man and the Waspopens up on July 6th, which is only a week away. For the most part, the cast and crew of the sequel have done a great job keeping the secrets hidden, but Paul Rudd just had to do it. He has now joined the ranks of MCU spoilers along with Mark Ruffalo and the legendary spoiler Tom Holland, who just can’t seem to keep anything to himself. Rudd still has a ways to go before catching up with both Ruffalo and Holland, but he’s off to a good start. You can watch the interview below, from the Late Night with Seth Myers YouTube channel.
