10 Insanely Dark Marvel Moments That Will Never Make It To Film

3. Hank Pym Strikes Janet Van Dyne

Hank Pym strikes Janet van Dyne
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Hank Pym is one of the most interesting, intense and erratic characters in the Marvel comic book world, so understandably many were upset that the focus of this year’s Ant-Man movie was on Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang.

One of the most memorable moments of Hank’s comic book run is the truly shocking moment in Avengers #213 where he slaps long-time beau Janet van Dyne. At the time taking on the unhinged Yellowjacket moniker, Pym falls out with The Avengers, creates (another!) maniacal robot, and gives his other half a black eye to boot.

In terms of breakdowns, nobody quite does it as well as poor Henry Pym.

Given the timeline established in Peyton Reed's Ant-Man, it looks as if we’ve got no chance of seeing this particular entry play out on the big screen.

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