Ant-Man 3 to get script from Rick and Morty writer
Marvel's tiniest hero is prepping his big screen return
The third instalment in the Ant-Man film series is picking up momentum, as Disney has officially hired a writer to pen the screenplay.
The upcoming MCU film will see the return of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his crime-fighting partner Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), after the events of the climactic Avengers: Endgame.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jeff Loveness will write the script for Ant-Man 3, whose recent work includes an episode of Rick and Morty's fourth season titled Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty, which was a spoof take on the fantasy genre.
He has previously worked as a staff writer on the American chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live and written superhero comic books for Marvel.
It is not yet known what exactly will happen in Ant-Man 3, although it's likely the character will be grappling with the new challenge of having a teenage daughter - after Cassie grew up in Scott's absence while he was trapped in the Quantum Realm for several years...
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Peyton Reed, the director of both the 2015 original and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, will be back to close out the trilogy.
It is unconfirmed whether series co-stars Michael Douglas, Michael Peña and Michelle Pfeiffer will also return.
Disney has recently been forced to delay fellow Marvel flick Black Widow due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ant-Man 3 does not yet have a release date
