Jeff Loveness, a writer and co-producer on the acclaimed Cartoon Network series Rick and Morty, has been tapped to write the script for the third installment in Marvel’s Ant-Man franchise.
Marvel has yet to publicly announce the project and it’s still unclear when Ant-Man 3 will shoot. Peyton Reed, director of the previous two installments, 2015’s Ant-Man and 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, will be returning as director and Paul Rudd is expected to return as Scott Lang.
Loveness got his start writing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has worked on several seasons’ of the late-night show. He’s also worked on the Oscars, the Emmys, and the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. He wrote on the TBS series Miracle Workers. Along with his television writing, Loveness has written some Marvel comics that center on such characters as Spider-Man, Groot, and Nova as well as many others.