 Mick LaSalle, writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle", identified Pfeiffer as the film's "most interesting bit of casting", crediting her performance with reminding audiences that she is one of today's best film actresses and "help[ing] Branagh make the case for his remake over the original".Pfeiffer stars as Janet van Dyne in Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp", directed by Peyton Reed.The film was released in theaters July 6, 2018.