Ant-Man is the latest Marvel superhero to join Fortnite

Ant-Man is the latest Marvel superhero to arrive Fortnite, and the teasing leading up to his arrival was a little hilarious.
The Fortnite team announced that Ant-Man will be arriving in the Item Shop alongside the Toothpick Pickaxe and Ant-Man’s trusty steed, Ant-Tonio, as Back Bling.

While Ant-Man joining Fortnite is a wonderful thing in itself, the teases leading up to his official announcement were just as great. Fortnite Twitter shared three different images of little Ant-Man on other Marvel characters, including Cable, Blade, and Captain America. You can see all the images in the slideshow below.

Ant-Man is the latest Marvel superhero to join Fortnite, and the last crossover character in pop culture since Ripley and the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise.

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This addition is surely welcome for Ant-Man fans, who must wait until 2022 to see Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Peña all return for the third Ant-Man movie, directed by Peyton Reed.

It has been reported that Jonathan Majors, Lovecraft Country star was cast in a major villain role, and their sources claim he will play Kang the Conqueror.

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