Avengers 4: Here’s how Ant-Man and the Wasp sets up the Avengers Infinity War sequel

WARNING SPOILERS FOR ANT-MAN AND THE WASP AHEAD

Avengers Infinity War came and went, but Marvel fans have to wait another year to see the epic conclusion in Avengers 4.

And in the meantime there’s two more MCU movies in the form of Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel to see.

Both films are set before Avengers Infinity War and both films focus on characters who didn’t feature in it but are expected to play a much bigger role in Avengers 4.

While Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s, Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place two years after Captain America: Civil War, just before the events of Avengers Infinity War.

Fans have been speculating that the Quantum Realm and it’s fluxing relationship with time and space may be the key to reversing Thanos’ Snap some how.

However Ant-Man and the Wasp itself is much more of a self-contained solo movie, much like others of its ilk in the MCU.

Nevertheless the mid-credits scene is the key teaser for Avengers 4.

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The scene in question sees Ant-Man in the Quantum Realm trying to harvest quantum energy, while Hank, Hope and Janet are in contact from regularly sized reality back on Earth.

While Scott collects Quantum Dust in the Quantum Realm Hank counts down, but stops at three.

Ant-Man gets no answer as another shot shows that the Pym family has disintegrated and Scott ends up screaming through the head set, getting no answer.

Thanos’ face can be seen smiling in the clouds of the Quantum Realm behind him.

So how does this set up Avengers 4?

Well Janet had warned Ant-Man to not get caught in a time vortex.

It seems that Scott will some how need to use time travel to get out, which could see him arriving back on Earth years later, just like Janet.

This would explain Tony Stark’s grey hair in Avengers 4 set photos, casting rumours of an older Cassie and presumably time travel will be used to fight Thanos going forward.

Hopefully more hints will be revealed in Captain Marvel next March.

Avengers 4 is released in UK cinemas on April 26, 2019.