10 Ant-Man Trailer Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed
2. Is It Too Late To Change The Name?
Besides all the behind-the-scenes gossip, one of the things that has got audiences a little more sceptical about this film than Marvel's usual fare is the name. The gimmick too, but mainly the name. Ant-Man? Seriously? The trailer addresses that nicely with some comedic mugging by Paul Rudd undercutting the otherwise somber tone, asking Michael Douglas is it too late to change the name? Apart from being a neat little lampshading of the ridiculousness of that title Marvel are in agreement with the viewers, just as they were with the expectations-defying first trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy, a team even most hardened nerds were unfamiliar with that little crack would have been another wink at the source material. As previously mentioned, Hank Pym loves code names. He's been through a silly amount during his time in the comics, usually to accompany some new power he's given himself (or else as a PR exercise to make people forget he beat his wife). He started as Ant-Man but has since been Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, Scientist Supreme, and even Wasp for a spell.
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