Marvel is getting back into the shrinking business, announcing a sequel to this summer's blockbuster Ant-Man.
Ant-Man and the Wasp will see Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly return as the MCU shakes up its Phase 3 plans.
The film has been given a release date of July 6, 2018, resulting in Black Panther moving forward to February 16, 2018 and Captain Marvel arriving on March 8, 2019.
Additionally, three untitled Marvel Studios releases have been dated for May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020, and November 6, 2020.
The Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne-led Ant-Man and the Wasp is the first Marvel Studios film to be named after its heroine.
As yet it's unclear if Ant-Man supporting stars Michael Douglas and Michael Peña will be back for the sequel.
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Douglas told Digital Spy that he's keen to see his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones take on the role of original Wasp Hope Van Dyne.
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Ant-Man has grossed more than $409 million at the worldwide box office with an opening in the lucrative Chinese market still to come on October 16.
Prior to Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron struck box office gold for Marvel this year with a $1.4 billion global box office haul.
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