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Here's Why An 'Ant-Man' Sequel Could Be Even Weirder Than 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'

Did you think "Guardians of the Galaxy" was a stretch for Marvel? Well, Marvel just stretched even further, thanks to "Ant-Man."

On the surface, there's no question about which of the two most recent non-"Avengers" Marvel movies wins out in sheer weirdness. Yes, Scott Lang and Hank Pym spend their time hanging out with and talking to ants. Scott shrinks down to ant-size and beats the crap out of the bad guy with a Thomas the Tank Engine. It's weird. But it's nowhere near as weird as realizing that Iron Man exists in the same universe as bounty-hunting raccoons and trees, green-skinned alien assassins, and a wisecracking duck who dwells in a small post-credits slice of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

When you look at the two movies that way, it's no question that "Guardians of the Galaxy" is a weirder movie than "Ant-Man." And it is. But "Ant-Man" introduces a concept to the MCU that could make "Ant-Man 2," should it come to pass, a far stranger sight than anything glimpsed in "Guardians," or any other Marvel movie for that matter.