Fans Insist MODOK Get a Makeover Before 'Quantumania' Comes Out
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The latest trailer for Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania has dropped, getting fans hyped up for the next adventure of heroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and their extended super-family, including Hope's parents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Scott's daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton).
The new teaser also gave viewers more of a clue as to what they can expect from Jonathan Majors as comic-book baddie Kang the Conqueror, who is making his big-screen debut as the primary antagonist of Phase Five following his initial appearance as an alternate version of that character in Loki.
But the trailer also unexpectedly revealed that another supervillain from Marvel Comics will play a role in the new movie... and he is played by a familiar face.
Back in 2021, Evangeline Lilly accidentally revealed that Corey Stoll would be returning to the Ant-Man franchise after being dispatched to the Quantum Realm in the first film. Stoll played Darren Cross, aka Yellowjacket—but he has undergone quite the transformation since then, and it has now been confirmed in the Quantumania trailer that Stoll is playing MODOK.
MODOK, which stands for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, has appeared throughout Marvel Comics for over 40 years, and was recently voiced by Patton Oswalt in a stop-motion animated series. MODOK is known for his distinctive appearance, consisting of a giant head that exists in a mechanized body equipped with all kinds of advanced weaponry. And it seems that director Peyton Reed has been somewhat literal in transposing the character to live-action.
Some fans reacted negatively to how MODOK is shown in the trailer, complaining on social media that this interpretation of the character looks silly—while others were pleased that the MCU appears to be remaining faithful to MODOK's deeply unserious appearance in the comics.
Who is that as Modok? Also lol pic.twitter.com/St1IPeUawY
— Daniel (@FirstKnivesClub) January 10, 2023
PEAK CGI IS BACK BABY pic.twitter.com/4D8SEflmu4
— croc 🦦 (@Croc_Block) January 10, 2023
“He looks weird,” “he’s so ugly,” “he looks like Mr. Electric,” GOOD. MODOK is a bigass, uglyass head and I’m glad they got that right. pic.twitter.com/0K5QmBA6OC
— The Green Kasey (@RawbertBeef) January 10, 2023
Looking forward to seeing MODOK in action on the big screen. i've gotten the chance to draw him a few times and he's always a blast! pic.twitter.com/zpqymZ9s0C
— nathan stockman (@StockmanNate) January 10, 2023
In 2007 Hollywood were so scared of looking daft they depicted Galactus - a planet eating god with a bucket on his head - as a cloud. Now, in 2023, Hollywood has the courage & the grace to depict MODOK as a big face on a floating commode. And you tell me cinema is on the decline! pic.twitter.com/lMq0XKulqT
— Paul Cornish (@PaulGCornish) January 10, 2023
It’s so cool that they got Harry Styles to play MODOK pic.twitter.com/dxqasfvAwU
— Hi, I’m Jay! (@AestheticPuppet) January 10, 2023
everyone complaining about how modok looks bad but ion think any amount of cgi would make this look good in live action pic.twitter.com/xC4XiwsLf6
— zain (@Zainypoo_) January 10, 2023
Again, this is my issue with Marvel trailers as of late. Can you imagine the payoff of seeing MODOK for the first time in the cinema?
Sigh…still excited for Quantumania I guess. https://t.co/DCx0gN9e6N— Timi of the Endless (@UncoolTimi) January 10, 2023
Remember when we first heard #MODOK's face would look mechanical in #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania and fans immediately hated it?
Well, the new trailer revealed that was just a mask and he looks much more comic accurate here. ...Fans are still hating it, though. pic.twitter.com/0hiFPrMJgs— The Rollin Nolan (@therollinnolan) January 10, 2023
The way Stoll's MODOK currently looks, it's likely that he will provide comic relief in Quantumania as opposed to being a genuine threat. Either that, or this is another She-Hulk: Attorney at Law situation, and the CGI will have been improved upon by the time the movie is released on February 17.
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