Marvel's latest proved to be another success at the box office. Despite knowingly embracing it's smaller scope, this new theory suggests that something we see in the third act of the movie may be very important as we move into Phase 3. Needless to say, this an official SPOILER WARNING. If you haven't seen Ant Man, continue at your own risk...
In the third act of Ant Man, in order to defeat Cross and the Yellowjacket suit, Scott needs to shrink down to subatomic level, and when he does he reaches what the movie dubs "The Quantum Realm". Here, the conditions of both time and space become completely irrelevant as Scott shrinks down to subatomic size. Scott recalibrates the Ant Man suit and is able to escape, giving Hank hope that his wife Janet can be retrieved from the Quantum Realm at some point.
So, how will the Quantum Realm (or the Microverse as it is dubbed in the comics) become prevalent in Phase 3? What movies should we expect to see it in?
Doctor Strange
It is possible that the Quantum Realm is an indication of what to expect within 2016's Doctor Strange, which will be directed by Scott Derrickson with Benedict Cumberbatch assuming the titular role.
It is clear that this Quantum Realm, accessible by shrinking to subatomic size, is another dimension. Doctor Strange is set to dive head first into inter-dimensional travel and magic for the first time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is possible that the Sorcerer Supreme could in fact visit the Quantum Realm at some stage. Could it be that the metaphysical dimension in which Scott Lang shrunk down into is the source of the Sorcerer's power? I mean, magic itself hasn't been explained in the MCU yet, and the Quantum Realm could be a suitable explanation as to how Doc Strange can harness his magical powers.
Avengers: Infinity War
Bare with me on his one, because this is some trippy-ass shit. For the eagle-eyed of you, you may have seen a hint at Marvel's most powerful character yet; Eternity.
In the Marvel universe, we know that before the universe's creation there were 6 singularities. After the "Big Bang" scale event, the singularities were concentrated into 6 concentrated ingots; the Infinity Stones. We know Thanos is actively seeking these 6 stones from the post credits scene of Avengers: Age of Ultron as he wishes to harness the power of the completed Infinity Gauntlet and essentially become God.
But we also know that he is doing it to please one of the 4 Cosmic Entities, Death. Like Death, Eternity is a Cosmic Entity, a personified force of the universe. If that really was Eternity shown in the Quantum Realm, then maybe Ant Man holds the key to defeating Thanos. Maybe Ant Man shrinks down to the Quantum Realm in order to enlist the help of Eternity. If these Cosmic Entities do play a pivotal role in Infinity War I could see this theory realistically coming to fruition. If Thanos has the power of the completed Infinity Gauntlet, then the Avengers may need to enlist the help of a being which is more powerful than Thanos. And the Quantum Realm may hold the answer.
Regardless of whether these theories are correct or not, we know we are in for some trippy cosmic shit in Doctor Strange and Infinity War. The Marvel Cinematic Universe grows stronger and stronger, and similarly gets weirder and weirder.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
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