In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Peyton Reed, who directed Ant-Man and the Wasp in addition to the original Ant-Man in 2015, revealed that he always envisioned Michelle Pfeiffer in the role of Janet Van Dyne in his movie.
Actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays Janet Van Dyne in Ant-Man and the Wasp, told director Peyton Reed that she originally thought that she would back out of the Marvel sequel after she signed on.
You can see Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as Janet Van Dyne when Ant-Man and the Wasp hits theaters later this week.
When the time came to actually cast Janet, things seemed to work perfectly as Pfeiffer actually agreed to the role.