10 Hyped Movie Characters (That Did Absolutely Nothing)

10. M.O.D.O.K. - Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania

When Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) vanished into the Quantum Realm during Ant-Man's climax, some speculated the supervillain wasn't gone for good.

Sure enough, Marvel Studios announced Cross would return in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Better still, the character would be reborn as iconic comic book supervillain, M.O.D.O.K. Because the Marvel Cinematic Universe embraces the wackiness of the source material, this big-headed maniac should've fit right in.

However, there was some backlash when it was unveiled M.O.D.O.K. would wear a mask in Quantumania, implying the macrocephalic terrorist's face would be obscured. The filmmakers reassured fans, insisting M.O.D.O.K.'s face would be seen.

But the instant the Scientist Supreme revealed his disproportionate visage in Quantumania, viewers' first thought was, "Yeah, he should've kept the mask on." Rather than giving M.O.D.O.K. a disfigured appearance like his comic book counterpart, his face is stretched out with a simplistic VFX effect, causing him to cross into Uncanny Valley territory. Stoll is fine in the role, but it's impossible to take him seriously, while looking at his exaggerated facial features.

Even though audiences expected M.O.D.O.K. to be a little silly, they didn't need to see his bare ass hanging out.