Phase 5 of Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to start. It will be in February when Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania kicks off with a new adaptation for the comic book character.
Despite the big draw of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania being the first appearance of Kang the Conqueror in the UCM, not counting the variant of Loki, another great villain of the comics will also make its debut: MODOK.
Corey Stoll He is the actor in charge of bringing MODOK to life on the big screen. Stoll will return to interpret Darren Crossalso know as Yellow Jacket (Yellowjacket)character who already gave life in Ant-Man.
The events of the film imprison Cross in the Quantum Realm, where he will see his transformation into the infamous MODOK, a villain with a most bizarre inspiration.
The Simpsons inspires MODOK’s personality in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The writer of the third Ant-Man movie, Jeff Loveness, has spoken to Games Radar about MODOK’s role in the film. However, one of the most striking aspects has been the inspiration to shape the villain.
“I’ll just say that he was inspired by Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda and Frank Grimes, from an old episode of The Simpsons: a really annoying and selfish guy, but also deeply sad and insecure who knows he got a shitty deal in the life and is trying to make the best of it.
Naturally, Frank Grimes He is Homer Simpson’s archenemy in one of the most celebrated episodes of the series created by Matt Groening. He ended up electrocuted when he got carried away with a rage and, in a fit, grabbed the wires with a giant “High Voltage” indicator, but “it doesn’t matter because he’s Homer Sim…”.
It remains to be seen how this hybrid between Frank Grimes from The Simpsons and Archie in A Fish Called Wanda conforms to the MODOK of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania will hit theaters on February 17, 2023 to close Marvel’s Ant-Man trilogy.
