Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania director Peyton Reed kicked down Kevin Feige’s door to demand a bigger Avengers story. Well, in an interview with EW, the filmmaker would clarify that it probably took the form of an email more like, but he still wanted bigger. “I did,” Reed joked. “I metaphorically kicked in Kevin Feige’s door.” Everything about Quantumania seems to signal a step up to the “big leagues” of the MCU for Scott Lang and his family. Until now, there have been arguments by fans that the Ant-Man movies feel like “palate cleansers” for the big team ups and massive stakes of some other Marvel entries. Reed wanted to fight against those perceptions with this film. As Jonathan Majors floats into frame as the biggest bad guy since Thanos, it’s hard to argue with the results after that trailer. Read more of the director’s thoughts on raising the stakes down below!
