!! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ANT-MAN 3 !!
Ant-Man 3 is currently playing in the theatres and although it hasn’t received much positive feedback from the viewers, it does set Phases 5 and 6 into motion. Jonathan Majors can be seen playing the new big-bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Ant-Man 3, since his previous appearance in Loki season one.
The God of Mischief knew that Kang was going to be one hell of a problem for the world, and Ant-Man 3 just affirmed his worries. Not only did fans see Scott Lang and Kang battle it out, but they also got a glimpse into season 2 of Loki as Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Owen Wilson’s Mobius are seen looking at a variant of Kang. Director Peyton Reed talks about why he chose to show a cut-down scene from Loki season two as part of Ant-Man 3’s end-credit scene.
Peyton Reed Discusses Ant-Man 3’s End-Credit Scene
What is an MCU film without a mid/post-credit scene to hype up the fans for the superhero universe’s future? Continuing the culture, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has two end-credit scenes to its name. While the first one saw three superior Kang variants discussing the growing interest of Earth-616 in the multiverse, the second end-credit scene is the topic at hand.
The second end-credit scene saw the return of our favorite God of Mischief, Loki, along with his newfound best friend, Mobius. The duo’s dynamic was one of the many things fans loved about Loki, and to see them on-screen once again was quite exciting. The end-credit scene is actually a cut-down version of a scene for season two of the Disney+ miniseries. It sees Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Owen Wilson’s Mobius attending a presentation given by none other than Victor Timely, one of Kang’s variants.
Director Peyton Reed talked to Entertainment Tonight about how the end-credit scene sets the path for MCU’s upcoming future and how it teases the idea that there are going to be a ton of Kang variants in Phase 5. He also praised Jonathan Majors’ portrayal of Victor Timely and even compared his hairdo to Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist from the late 1800s.
“So, you know, that’s obviously Victor Timely. I was whisked by the set when they were shooting that and I just loved his Frederick Douglass hair and his whole sort of period, the intonation of his voice and everything…”It really was to sort of tease the audience with the idea of like, ‘In Phase 5, you’re going to meet a lot of different variants.'”
Reed also talked about how it made sense to incorporate this scene into his film, stating,
“As the MCU has been steering towards these Multiversal stories… it made sense to sort of adapt [Kang] for that. And it worked with what was going to go on in Loki, so very early on as they were developing Loki and we were developing this movie, it just made sense.”
This is not the first time Reed has teased a storyline from upcoming MCU projects. Back in Ant-Man (2015), fans got to see a glimpse from Captain America: Civil War which saw Anthony Mackie’s then-Falcon stating that he “knew a guy” referencing Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man/Scott Lang. Since Ant-Man 3 has followed a similar pattern, we cannot wait to see how Victor Timely poses a threat to Loki in season two. It is also rumored that Loki season 2 will have numerous Kang variants, which only makes the anticipation even more exciting!
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Who is Victor Timely Seen in Ant-Man 3?
From Rama-Tut to Scarlet Centurion, Kang the Conqueror boasts a long list of variants, ready to wreak havoc on worlds and stay true to their “Conqueror” title. One of these variants is Victor Timely, who was seen in Ant-Man 3 discussing the troubles of time. Talking about Marvel Comics, Victor Timely was actually the alias used by Kang the Conqueror when he traveled back to the year 1901. In 1901, he found the town of Timely, Wisconsin where he started Timely Industries.
While in the comics, Victor Timely was just a disguise for Kang, it seems like he might be a completely different variant in the MCU. Well, the cinematic universe does tend to take a bit of creative liberty for itself. Nonetheless, it is pretty exciting to see what exactly is Victor Timely up to in Loki season 2 and whether Loki’s worries about the variant on hand will be justified.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is currently playing in theatres while Loki season two will release on Disney+ sometime in the summer of 2023.
Source: Entertainment Tonight
