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Although Marvel revealed tons of Phase 4 MCU movies and TV shows back at San Diego Comic Con, a third Ant-Man movie was curiously absent. We figured the tricky relationship with Sony (although we didn’t know quite how tricky) would save a Spider-Man announcement for later. But why hold back Ant-Man? After playing a pivotal role in saving the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers: Endgame, was Paul Rudd hanging up his bug costume for good?

Nope. After a rocky start that saw the dismissal of geek director icon Edgar Wright and his years of work on the project, the Ant-Man franchise will in fact expand from tiny heist movie to full-on trilogy. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Peyton Reed, the director who has shepherded these size-changing superhero shenanigans, will in fact direct Ant-Man 3, probably coming in 2022.

There are no specific plot details, or explanation as to why the announcement took so long. But Paul Rudd is expected to return as Scott Lang. We’d be shocked if the rest of his supporting cast, from Michael Douglas to Evangeline Lily to maybe even Michelle Pfeiffer, don’t return as well.

One thing Ant-Man 3 will have to grapple with though is how the loss of five years has impacted Scott’s relationship with his now-grown daughter Cassie. Along with the traumatic emotional implications, many suspect this movie will also set up Cassie as her own shrinking superhero, Stature, for some kind of Young Avengers team-up.

And speaking of Spider-Man, another 2022 Marvel sequel tease with virtually no details is that the acclaimed, award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is getting a follow-up on April 8, 2022. Expect Miles Morales and all his interdimensional Spider friends to return (with hopefully new ones in tow). It sounds like the same creative team is behind this, too, so we aren’t worried.

We’re coming back. April 8, 2022. #SpiderVerse ?️ pic.twitter.com/DMzzjbzVkd

— Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) November 1, 2019

For more on Marvel here’s why Iron Man was still completely correct and watch our review of Ant-Man and the Wasp.