Paul Rudd will be back in 3rd Ant-Man film, Peyton Reed to direct again

Indo Asian News Service | ByHT Correspondent

Nov 03, 2019 10:33 AM IST

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Actor and the internet’s favourite person Paul Rudd will be back in the third instalment of Ant-Man.

Filmmaker Peyton Reed will continue to stay in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The director, who helmed 2015s Ant-Man and 2018s Ant-Man and the Wasp, has been signed on to helm a third Ant-Man movie.

Paul Rudd is coming back as Scott Lang/Ant-Man in a third film based on the superhero.

Actor Paul Rudd is expected to return as the film’s lead character Scott Lang whose alter ego is the superhero Ant-Man, in the new instalment.

It would be Rudd’s fifth time out as the character, barring any other surprise appearances, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

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The release details are under wraps but sources said the plan is to shoot at the end of 2020 or top of 2021 for a likely release in 2022. Sources added that sequels Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder will be shot before Ant-Man 3.

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