Why MODOK Is In Ant-Man 3
Marvel has revealed at Comic-Con 2022 that Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania will feature MODOK's first live-action appearance in the MCU. The movie will properly introduce the MCU's Phase 4 — 6 big bad, Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors), following an appearance by a Kang variant in theLoki season 1 finale. Attendees of Marvel Studios' panel at Hall H were treated to exclusive footage and an onstage Q&A with director Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Kathryn Newton.
The Ant-Man 3 panel also shed light on Scott Lang's current situation, trading off his reputation as a superhero with a book deal, building on the Ant-Man hype in Ms. Marvel. The exclusive footage screened to attendees included Ant-Man's confrontation with Kang, confirmation of Bill Murray's guest role, and the briefest glimpse of the villain MODOK. It remains to be seen how or why MODOK fits into the plot of Quantumania, given its focus on Kang and Marvel's Multiverse Saga.
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MODOK is the mutated form of George Tartleton, a technician who works for the arms company Advanced Idea Mechanics. Aside from an animated sitcom starring Patton Oswalt in the title role and an alternate version of MODOK who appeared in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, this will be the first time that MODOK appears in the MCU. It's unclear who's playing the character in Ant-Man 3, with speculation that it would be Jim Carrey now presumably debunked given the actor's apparent retirement. Following the trailer, there has been speculation on social media that Bill Murray may be playing Tartleton/MODOK. The bigger question, in light of the Multiverse Saga announcement, is how MODOK fits into the
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