Rudd, like he did in the prequel, has co-written the screenplay
Most of the cast has returned for the sequel with Walton Goggins (The Shield, Justified), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix trilogy), Hannah John-Kamen (Killjoys) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface, Batman Returns) being the new additions
The trailer, clocking at around 100 seconds, is dazzling
The story picks up from Civil War, where Scott Lang (Rudd) is taken as a fugitive after he was broken out of jail at the end of Civil War
His actions have landed him into hot water and the FBI are onto him
Not only him, but they are keeping tabs on people he is close to, which includes Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lily)
This leads to the three of them going on the run
But the FBI isn’t the only one interested in finding them; they are also being pursued by a group of weapon-wielding motorcycle riders
What is interesting is that we finally get to watch Hope (Lily) suit up as the Wasp and kick butt while elegantly dodging knives in her winged avatar
In one of the scenes, watching the Wasp in all her glory, Scott realises his suit doesn’t have wings or blasters so he asks Hank, “So, I take it, you didn’t have that tech available for me?” “No, I did,” Hank replies
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Photo: Giphy[/caption] Such humorous dialogues and solid chemistry between the cast are what made the first movie a hit and fortunately the trailer of the sequel indicates that this movie captures these traits as well
In another scene, Hank is seen shrinking a 10-floor building to the size of a small suitcase
You don’t get to see such mind-boggling scenes in other movies
The action sequences are top notch and the visual effects are spectacular, after all, a movie about shrinking and enlarging needs to be visually appealing
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Photo: Giphy[/caption] The trailer also shows that compared to the previous film, the sequel has higher stakes and our heroes have a lot more to lose which makes the flick more intense and fun
We get a peek at one of the villains, Ghost (Kamen), but not much is revealed about her motives and abilities
Unfortunately, we don’t get to see Goggins’ Sonny Burch who’s another villain and we only get a glimpse of Michael Peña’s Luis who was such a delight in the first instalment
The trailer proves that the 20th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has all the ingredients to become yet another critical and commercial success for Marvel Studios
The movie releases on July 6, 2018
It is a long wait, but I am sure it would be worth it
All photos: IMDb
| Date: | 07-Feb-2018 | Reference: | View Original Link |
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