“Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” Early Reactions: Jonathan Majors Excels as Supervillain Kang
A truly satisfying superhero film needs a truly compelling villain, and in Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantamania, you have just that in Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror. With the world premiere of the film last night, early reactions are pouring in, and they are practically uniform in calling out what a complex, mighty new villain Kang is. We’ve known for a while now that Majors was going to be a major force in the MCU, with the fourth Avengers film named after his character—Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Now we’re about to see what kind of villain Kang is in Quantumania, with critics praising Majors as “endlessly compelling,” “bad a**,” “compelling, chilling, and already giving a top-notch performance,” and more.
Quantumania finds Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), Hope Van Dyne/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) venturing into the Quantum Realm, a bizarre, buzzing miniature universe complete filled to the gills with oddities, tribes of humans and bizarre creatures, and one very dangerous, very desperate villain named Kang.
This is the first time Ant-Man and his friends have faced an Avengers-level threat on their own, and seeing as how Kang views them as his ticket out of the Quantum Realm, the stakes are bigger than in any previous Ant-Man film. And according to critics, the weird, wild world of the Quantum Realm and Kang’s dangerous desperation combine for a potent first film in Marvel’s Phase 5.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantuamnia hits theaters on February 17. Check out some of the early reactions below:
Had an absolute blast watching #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania. Creative, irresistibly energetic and filled with some great action sequences. Welcome Jonathan Majors -such a bad ass. The effects are superb. pic.twitter.com/KdVB7qvl2E
— Jazz Tangcay (@jazzt) February 7, 2023
Jonathan Majors is a force in #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania. He’s compelling, chilling, and already giving a top notch performance. I love the complexity he brings to Kang with literally a single look. MCU really won with this casting pic.twitter.com/4W8VCLGFBv
— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) February 7, 2023
There comes a point where every franchise has to get weird, and the MCU has done just that with #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania. Like all his other roles, Jonathan Majors remains endlessly compelling. 👍👍 pic.twitter.com/cxWEcoKTze
— Brian Davids (@PickYourBrian) February 7, 2023
#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is the best of the trilogy. Higher stakes, dangers & repercussions. Its also got one the best MCU villains in #Kang. As soon as #JonathanMayors comes in, its his show. Kang is a scary lean-mean multiverse big baddie. Also, 2 cool post credits scenes. pic.twitter.com/t1V8HP2dsO
— Fico (@FicoCangiano) February 7, 2023
Had a blast with #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania Paul Rudd has never been better & Jonathan Majors effortlessly conquers every second of screen-time he gets, BUT the real star of the film is Jeff Loveness’ script: a reminder of how beautifully strange & mysterious the MCU still is. pic.twitter.com/MYoL6WPlmU
— Dempsey Pillot (@DempseyPillot) February 7, 2023
#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania was well balanced and fast paced. I loved the father/daughter moments in the movie. Jonathan Majors is a beast as Kang. With Black Panther and now #AntManAndTheWasp it feels like @MarvelStudios is back on track. Excited to see it again! pic.twitter.com/p5J0Fm7xF1
— Emmanuel Gomez (@MannyGomezMedia) February 7, 2023
Marvel’s #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is a strong start to Phase 5. I now understand why it’s called #Quantumania. JonathanMajors is excellent as Kang and cannot wait to see where this all goes. 2 after the credits scenes and both are very good. pic.twitter.com/62Ch3w2O5N
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) February 7, 2023
#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania gives some heavy Star Wars vibes! Fantastic performance from Jonathan Majors who is incredible as the big bad villain. Make sure to stay for 2 post credit scenes!
— Jamie Broadnax (@JamieBroadnax) February 7, 2023
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA is a blast, and finally answers some of the “where is the MCU going?” questions. Takes a minute to pick up, but has some great action scenes, creative visuals and a terrific villain in Kang. A solid start to Phase 5. #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania pic.twitter.com/SaAwnZwOre
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) February 7, 2023
#Quantumania is definitely Marvel’s weirdest movie yet…but that’s a good thing! It leans hard into the sci-fi side of the MCU, taking lots of wild swings.
Not everything lands, but it’s funny, inventive, and a good time. An enjoyable, bizarro ride into the quantum realm. pic.twitter.com/OvRotfAEQR
— Daniel Howat (@howatdk) February 7, 2023
Featured image: (L-R): Jonathan Majors as Kang The Conqueror in Marvel Studios’ ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 MARVEL.
