Ant-Man and the Wasp
NZ release: 05 July 2018
Violence and coarse language Rated on: 26 June 2018
What’s it about?
As Scott Lang balances his roles of being a superhero and a father, Hope Van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym task Ant-Man with a new mission that finds him fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
The facts
- Directed by Peyton Reed
- Starring Paul Rudd (Clueless), Evangeline Lilly (The Hobbit trilogy), Michael Douglas (Wall Street), Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns), Michael Peña (Crash), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), and Hannah John-Kamen (Ready Player One).
- English language
- Runtime: 118 minutes
- 20th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Violence
This film contains frequent but mild fantasy violence, including punching, kicking, and gunfire, most of which is small scale. Most of the violence is comedic and there is no blood shown.
Weapons such as knives, blasters, guns, pots and pans, and more are used. Action violence is usually separated by laughs and the violence is much lighter than that seen in typical marvel films.
There are scenes where characters race against time to stop missiles from exploding.
Coarse language
The film contains use of coarse language throughout its entirety. Words used include “bulls**t,” “son of a bitch” and “ass.”
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