Last year's "Ant-Man" proved to be another hit for Marvel as the superhero film received positive reviews for its plot and humor. It also grossed more than $519 million worldwide. The movie also saw the debut of Paul Rudd as a Marvel superhero, and the "Clueless" actor proved to be the perfect Ant-Man with his witty comebacks and his portrayal of a former conman who is trying to do the right thing for the sake of his daughter. Because of the film's success, Disney and Marvel greenlit the sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp," which will be released in 2018.
Speaking with Superherohype, Rudd talked about the sequel, saying that they are going to start working on it soon.
"We are doing a second one, so those meetings are starting to be scheduled and underway. As far as what it's going to be, we'll start writing it soon," said Rudd.
Rudd, along with Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, will be writing the script for the upcoming movie.
This year, fans will also see Ant-Man in "Captain America: Civil War," which marks the character's expanding role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rudd said that when he initially signed up for "Ant-Man," he knew that there was always the possibility that his character was going to be tied in to other Marvel movies.
"I know that when I signed up for it that there was always the potential that they'd do another one or it would tie in in some way, but specifically, I wasn't aware and I'm still not totally aware of how that's the case," he explained.
While other actors have been hesitant to join the MCU, fearing that the filming schedule might not allow them to work on other projects other than Marvel movies, Rudd said that working with the studio has been "great" and that they are very understanding of his other commitments.
"If anything comes along that I can film before or after`and it works out time-wise and it makes sense, Marvel's been supportive," said Rudd.
"Ant-Man and the Wasp" premieres July 6, 2018.
