Antman and the Wasp : Quantumania / Modokzilla

Early preproduction keyframe done for Antman and the Wasp : Quantumania
The core and main idea with AntMan is a play on size and scale. The essence of the character and the concept. Shrinking, getting bigger (also having some issues with law and going in jail but that’s for another story). MODOK also has something related with size in some messed up way : a really HUGE face on top on a really tiny body. So the quantum realm would have been the proper ground to cause those deformed proportions as well as offering a set to play with them! #darrencross as known as the #yellowjacket (played by #coreystoll) is acting and reacting as an impulsive child (baby!). He got a problematic relationship with Hank Pym like a substitute father. I’ve merged those ideas for this action scene while using the scale différence with him and AntMan in a twisted but symbolic way. I was thinking about a huge kaiju here and maybe you can even hear the noise/scream of a rusted door opening! (I was when I was painting this scene!). Sometimes it’s cool and necessary to stick to the comics reference, sometimes it’s great to push the concept further while keeping it faithful to its core!!