Ant-Man 3 is officially a go, set to be released after Doctor Strange 2 and Thor: Love and Thunder

Because there is literally no such thing as too much Paul Rudd.

Marvel and Disney have been keeping their cards pretty close to their chests when it comes to the MCU post-Endgame. After Spider-Man: Far From Home came out in July this year, it feels like there has been maybe the biggest gap between Marvel movies since the series took off in 2008. However, this is the upcoming slate, as we knew it to be: Black Widow - 1 May 2020 The Eternals - 6 November 2020 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - 12 February 2021 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 7 May 2021 Untitled Spider-Man sequel - 16 July 2021 Thor: Love and Thunder - 5 November 2021 Black Panther II - 6 May 2022 Obviously there are also all those new MCU shows set to arrive on Disney+, but there was still a lot of other characters that we didn't know the futures of. Well, we can put one of those questions to rest now, as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Paul Rudd and director Peyton Reed are officially back for Ant-Man 3. Phew! Reed directed the first two Ant-Man movies, which have made over $1.1 billion combined at the box office, and sources close to the upcoming threequel stated that "the plan is to shoot at the end of 2020 or top of 2021 for a likely release in 2022. Sources say that sequels Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder will shoot before Ant-Man 3." So that would put Ant-Man 3 in the same release date calendar year as Black Panther II and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3, and (still unconfirmed, but potentially) Captain Marvel 2. Oh, and the just announced Into The Spider-Verse sequel! https://twitter.com/SpiderVerse/status/1190373194374377472?s=20 In the meantime, why not check out JOE's chats with Ant-Man & The Wasp stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly below: