Michelle Pfeiffer Joins 'Ant-Man' Sequel as Janet Van Dyne

Michelle Pfeiffer has joined the cast of the upcoming Marvel movie Ant-Man and the Wasp, a sequel to Paul Rudd‘s hit superhero movie!

The Oscar-nominated actress is set to play the role of Janet Van Dyne, the mother of Evangeline Lilly‘s character Hope Van Dyne.

The news was announced at Comic-Con, where it was also confirmed that Laurence Fishburne will play Dr. Bill Foster in the film.

Janet is also the wife of Michael Douglas‘ character Hank Pym and she was the original Wasp in the Marvel comic books. Her daughter Hope is going to be the Wasp in the new movie!

Ant-Man and the Wasp is set to hit theaters on July 6, 2018.