11 burning questions we have after watching 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'

While the first two "Ant-Man" movies were mainly about Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), and their respective families, some of the best moments came from Ant-Man's entourage: Luis (Michael Peña), Dave (T.I.) and Kurt (David Dastmalchian).

The trio started as petty thieves that wooed Scott back into his life of crime by getting him to steal from Hank Pym (Michael Douglas). In the sequel, they try to start up a security company with Scott as one of the founders.

Unfortunately, in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," Scott's crew is nowhere to be seen and they are not mentioned either. The closest appearance is Dastmalchian voicing an entirely new character in the Quantum Realm.

Their disappearance leaves questions about what happened to them since "Ant-Man and the Wasp" and since the Blip. Did any of them die when Thanos snapped his fingers in "Avengers: Infinity War?" What happened to their security company? Did they get to move on and start families just like Scott?

Director Peyton Reed recently told The Hollywood Reporter that due to the scale of "Quantumania," there was no room for Luis, Kurt, and Dave, and thought it "didn't make sense" to add them. However, can this be a true end to the "Ant-Man" trilogy without them?

On the one hand, the ooze was a fun sci-fi gimmick to establish how different the Quantum Realm is from Earth.

On the other hand, it raises several questions. Firstly, how did the Quantum people know the ooze would work? Kang (Jonathan Majors) and Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer) seem to be the only humans that have ever been in the Quantum Realm. Did they just go through a phase of trial and error until it worked? Or did they learn their language and stumble upon the ooze later? Or does everyone in the Quantum Realm need ooze to understand each other since it is common enough to be stocked in a local bar?

Does the ooze last forever or do humans need to drink it to keep it within their systems? And finally, where does ooze from the bar even come from? We know that with the revolution group, it all comes from the pink jelly-person Veb. Are there multiple Vebs being milked in the Quantum Realm for their ooze?

If there are any more stories related to the Quantum Realm, I want an in-depth explanation of the ooze economy.

At the end of the Disney+ series "Loki," we meet a version of Kang for the first time who goes by the name He Who Remains. He claimed that he vanquished all the other Kangs like him in order to create one timeline to stop wars between the Kangs.

This seems similar to the goal of the Kang we see in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." In the movie, Kang establishes that he fears that the multiverse will collapse in on itself due to incursions caused by other variants of him from different universes. Hence, before being banished to the Quantum Realm, he tried to destroy all the other universes and kill his fellow Kangs.

This begs the question: since time isn't always linear for a time traveler, is He Who Remains a future version of this Quantum Kang that succeeds in his mission? He Who Remains' monologue about a multiversal war between Kangs could easily be referencing this Quantum Kang's mission to fight the other Kangs.

Plus, the Council of Kangs in the mid-credits scene seem quite peaceful with each other, which could mean this Quantum Kang was the one that ruined the peace.

Alternatively, multiple Kangs could be coming to the same conclusion — the biggest threat to the multiverse is themselves.

This could complicate the upcoming "Avengers" showdown, considering some Kangs could want to assist the heroes in stopping the other Kangs.

While Scott can grow as well as shrink, in previous films it is established that he cannot stay in the growth stage because he loses energy faster.

However, in "Quantumania," they are already really tiny. So, realistically, growing should not affect them as much since, in comparison to the real world, they're still probably smaller than an ant.

Yet in the final battle, Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton) almost passes out from growing for the first time, and even Scott seems winded every time he changes from big to normal size.

Maybe there is an explanation for this but this really seemed like just an excuse for the characters to not use their greatest asset.

This might be a bit pedantic but why haven't Hank and Janet created their own Ant-Man suits in case of emergencies?

Since the first "Ant-Man," Hank has got in near-death scenarios on multiple occasions. It seems logical at this point to have one, at least when they need to escape their enemies. Even Cassie has her own super-suit in the sequel and it's not like either of them knows how they work since they both created the suits and used them first.

Hank and Janet hold their own in the Quantum Realm, but I feel it's just reckless giving their status to not have more personal defenses.

M.O.D.O.K., also known as the Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing, is finally introduced in "Ant-Man 3" as a reimagining of "Ant-Man" villain Darren Cross (Corey Stoll).

In the new movie, M.O.D.O.K. explains that Kang (Jonathan Majors) saved him after Ant-Man shrunk him down in "Ant-Man" and turned him into a super-powered hunter.

M.O.D.O.K. is quite an insane and dangerous foe in the sequel but he ends up kicking the bucket after turning on Kang. Or does he?

The blow that ultimately kills him looks like something a super-powered hunter could survive, especially since all the other heroes received multiple blasts from Kang and got back up to fight.

Potentially, he was still recovering from his fight with Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), but even then it just seems like too simple a death for the character. Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but it would be a waste of another Marvel villain to let him bow out so quickly.

In the final battle, just when all hope looks lost, a swarm of giant ants takes the battlefield and brings Kang to a standstill. With help from M.O.D.O.K., they destroy his shield and carry him away.

It is rather funny that the villain described as the new biggest threat to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is able to be defeated by a bunch of ants. But this ending also makes no sense.

One could argue that it is just him being outnumbered all at once with the impressive technology the ants have built, but it doesn't explain why he doesn't attempt to shoot them with his lasers or fly away — the abilities he used to destroy a revolution moments before.

This will likely make audiences doubt the threat of Kang.

Further to the last point, it doesn't make sense for "Ant-Man 3" to tee up Kang as the new big villain of the MCU when he is unable to kill one of his main enemies in the movie.

In his first battle in "Avengers: Infinity War," Thanos killed two well-known characters, Loki and Heimdall, and beat the Hulk into hiding. Meanwhile, Kang got taken down by one of the second-string Avengers. (No offense, Scott.)

This movie set up a perfect scenario for Scott's death, with him finally sacrificing himself for something greater instead of just showboating about being an Avenger. It would have given Cassie the motivation for her heroism. It would really show Kang as a threat to any Marvel character no matter how significant they are. Instead, "Quantumania" ended like any other Marvel movie.

If they are fearful of killing Scott, even killing Hope, Janet, or Hank would really make fans realize how deadly Kang is.

In the final fight with Kang, Scott and Hope risk being stranded in the Quantum Realm in order to stop the villain from escaping. After killing Quantum Kang, there is a moment when both characters look across the Quantum Realm as if they are accepting their new life.

Then, a portal shows up behind the pair, and they go back home. As much as this moment proves what little stakes the movie had, it also makes zero sense.

It is established that the Multiversal Engine is the only thing that can get the heroes home without there being a massive time-jump since time moves faster on Earth in comparison to the Quantum Realm.

However, the engine is destroyed in the fight with Kang, meaning there should be no way for another portal to be created.

This moment feels like the writers sacrificed continuity for a happy ending.

At the end of "Quantumania," Scott has a mild panic that killing Quantum Kang could cause the end of the universe since the villain claimed earlier that he is the only one that can stop what's coming.

Since we know there are two back-to-back "Avengers" films coming, does this mean Scott and his family have already doomed the Avengers in "Avengers: Kang Dynasty?"

In the "Ant-Man" mid-credits scene, fans witness the Council of Kangs for the first time. In the comics, these are versions of Kangs from different timelines that agree to work together.

The MCU seems to be replicating that with Kangs from the multiverse seemingly teaming up to hunt down Ant-Man after he killed Quantum Kang.

When we first meet the council, we are introduced to two recognizable Kangs if you've read the comics. The Kang in the Egyptian headdress is clearly Rama-Tut, meanwhile, Immortus seems to be the Kang in the long cloak.

However, the third cyborg-looking Kang has no direct comic comparisons. It could be a version of Iron Lad, a young Kang who becomes a hero to avoid his fate as the conqueror. Alternatively, it has been theorized that this is a fresh take on the Scarlet Centurion version of Kang.

Hopefully, Marvel explains who this Kang is as we lead up to "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty."