The end of last week brought new pictures from Marvel’s Ant-Man, including some behind-the-scenes moments and clearer looks at Scott Lang's (Paul Rudd) suit and Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne. Not pictured was the film’s main villain, Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), who has his own nifty shrinking suit, called Yellowjacket. That imbalance has now been corrected. Marvel has added a nice, close-up piece of artwork showing him in all his glory.
Cross is the main challenge for Lang and Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym, since he also has access to the “Pym Particles” that can shrink matter and has crafted a more dangerous version of the Ant-Man suit for his own nefarious ends. Check out the violence-promising bladed arms, with Cross taking a leaf from Doctor Octopus’s book (even if he’ll never acknowledge him, what with Doc appearing in a different studio’s franchise.)
It’s interesting to call Cross a *Big *Bad since he’ll spend some of the time as tiny as our hero, but he’s certainly a wrong ‘un. With Peyton Reed directing the film and Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, Wood Harris, Jordi Molla, T.I., Martin Donovan, Michael Peña and John Slattery among the cast, Ant-Man hits UK screens on July 17.