An old Marvel villain returned in his new form in the latest trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quatumania. Corey Stoll was last seen playing Darren Cross aka Yellowjacket in Paul Rudd’s first Ant-Man movie, and having been seemingly killed during his fight with Scott Lang it was thought that was the end of his role in the MCU. However, in usual Marvel style that was not the end for Cross, and now he is back in the form of MODOK after being shrunk to the point of assumed death during Ant-Man but certainly being a long way from dead.The latest Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer arrived on Monday night, bringing with it a new look at the movie and the first look at MODOK, both in his masked and unmasked form. It is fair say that this has become the focus of many fan comments on social media following the long awaited reveal of the disproportionate villain.
Although it was expected that MODOK – which for those who don’t know is an acronym meaning Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing – would make an appearance in the new trailer, fans were not really ready to see Stoll’s enlarged face as part of MODOK’s unmasked state. Of course, the character may not be well known with those who are unfamiliar with Marvel Comics, or the animated series the previously centered on the character, but for everyone else, his appearance has caused quite a stir.
Kang Remains The Main Villain of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
While the new MCU movie seems to boast a number of antagonistic characters for Scott Lang and his band of heroes to contend with, there is little doubt that Jonathan Majors’ first full appearance in Kang the Conqueror mode is the central villain of Quantumania. Major’s previous appearance and the character, or at least a benign variant of him, was a suspected first step in the long journey through the multiverse to Avengers: Secret Wars.
In the first movie of Phase 5, He Who Remains is in the past, and the true might of Kang is starting to show through. That variation of character is one of the main things that drew Majors to role. As he previously said:
"Yeah, absolutely. That's what's on the page. That's what the IP says. I was cool, very cool. Kang just lives in his own world in the MCU. No spoilers here, but there's so many variants of him. And with the powers that are the MCU, that intelligentsia and that brain trust there, they're just really working to use the IP to its best ability, and it's extremely humbling that they picked me to step into that. So I'm honored to do it, and I'm always excited to see what we're doing. And yes, six years after Yale and ten years after North Carolina Shool of the Arts, my first drama school, it's what you always hoped for as an actor. Kang is a career in itself. It's either the cake itself or the cherry on top, I don't know. But to play multiple versions, it's just beautiful. It's a workshop every day."
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania arrives in theaters on Feb. 17, 2022.