‘Ant–Man’ Update, Spoilers: Supervillain Yellowjacket’s Look Revealed [VIDEO]
More and more details from Marvel's highly anticipated superhero flick "Ant-Man" continue to flood the internet. After the release of the first footage and synopsis, movie's supervillain Yellowjacket's rumoured look surfaced on the internet.
The image started to make the rounds after it was posted by Twitter account @MoviesBook along with a message in Spanish. Cinema Blend reports that the account user claims that the image shows villain Yellowjacket's updated look in "Ant-Man."
Not other information is revealed about the movie's villain. Fans know that the character will be portrayed by Golden Globe nominated actor Corey Stoll, who is best known for his role in television drama "House of Cards." As for his "Ant-Man" character Darren Cross, he is said to be Hank Pym's protégé. He develops a suit with similar powers as Ant-Man's and transforms into Yellowjacket.
During San Diego Comic-Con, Corey Stoll talked about his character and said (as quoted by Comic Book Movie): "In this story, Darren Cross, who was in the comic books but was not Yellowjacket in the comic books, he has a suit that is sort of the next generation of Ant-Man's suit."
The actor describes Yellowjacket's suit "more badass," "militaristic" and "sleeker" than Ant-Man's.
Recently, Marvel released an upgraded synopsis of the movie, which describes Ant-Man as the founding member of The Avengers. According to the plot description (posted on Twitter by Stitch Kingdom), Paul Rudd's character Scott Lang is a "master thief" who has the abilities to "shrink in scale but increase in strength." He works in association with the scientist and industrialist Dr. Hank Pym, who is also the developer of powerful Ant-Man suit. The two collaborate to save the world from evil forces that also want access to Hank Pym's invention.
During ABC's special feature "Marvel: 75 Years, From Pulp to Pop," Marvel aired first footage from "Ant-Man." The video gives a brief glimpse at the movie with a scene featuring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas as published on YouTube.com by CBM Trailers.
Besides Corey Stoll and Paul Rudd, "Ant-Man" stars Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Bobby Cannavale as Paxton, Michael Pena as Luis and more. It is said that Hayley Atwell and John Slattery will be seen in their respective Marvel characters' roles in the movie. The film hits the theatres on July 17, 2015.
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