MODOK

Image via Marvel Studios It’s no easy task to single out the biggest sin committed by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; whether it’s the hastily reshot Hollywood ending that butchered the film immaculately, the lackluster introduction of Kang’s threat even with Jonathan Majors anchoring the role, or the uncanny power of telling someone to not be a dick, there was quite a lot to write home about, and hardly any of it was good. But, unsurprisingly, it was the MCU’s introduction of M.O.D.O.K. that ended up turning…

Image via Marvel Studios Not to get all Martin Scorsese on you, but not many people would describe Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as high art. Going by its atrocious Rotten Tomatoes and continued online backlash, even the most hardcore of MCU fans would have to admit that Ant-Man 3 is about as low-brow as the Marvel universe gets. So that’s why it’s a little bit eyebrow-raising that one of the movie’s stars is now saying that shooting the thing was like performing Shakespeare. While speaking to The Wrap,…

Images via Marvel Comics/Marvel Studios Say what you will about the portrayal of M.O.D.O.K. in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but he’s certainly got people talking. Instead of giving us a more comic book-accurate interpretation of the bulbous-headed supervillain, usually known as George Tarleton, the MCU’s Phase Five opener decided to take a pre-existing character and turn them into some kind of self-parodic cross between Humpty Dumpty and a Minion (complete with unwarranted nudity that is making fans worry…

Image via Marvel Studios Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might be the joint-worst MCU movie ever made (go check out Rotten Tomatoes if you don’t believe it), but at least it has given us the magnificent meme machine that is M.O.D.O.K. Comic book fans had been dreading how the movie was going to adapt the infamously goofy looking villain for the screen all along, and their fears were confirmed when Corey Stoll’s Humpty Dumpty henchman made his cinematic debut, bare behind and all. Whatever your thoughts on the…

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Five, promising to kick off a three-year arc of adventures centered around the threat of the villainous Kang the Conqueror. But as Kang overshadows Quantumania, there’s another character in his shade. He’s an evil genius, a grotesque laboratory experiment, and he’s among the best-beloved Marvel supervillains (for being the absolute worst). He’s MODOK. Who is MODOK in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania?…

Hit-Monkey is returning to Hulu.Image: HuluFans of Hulu animated series Hit-Monkey had probably long already accepted that the show was done. The series debuted in late 2021, ran for 10 episodes, people liked it, and then it was radio silence for over a year. In today’s day and age, that length of non-news almost always means bad news. Butfor Hit-Monkey, it does not. Hulu has reportedly just renewed the animated adaptation of the Marvel comic series for season two. However, unlike the first season, season two will no…

When fans discuss the imminent future of the MCU, it’s naturally the heroes that dominate the conversation, from the expected rise of the Young Avengers to the incoming exit of the Guardians of the Galaxy. And yet the real reason to be hyped for what’s to come in the franchise is the flood of formidable foes and felons who are about to make themselves known in the Marvel multiverse. Obviously, we have Kang coming to conquer all, starting with Jonathan Majors’ debut as the man of the Multiverse Saga himself in February’s…

The new trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has all eyes fixated on Jonathan Majors’ imminent turn as Kang the Conqueror, who will no doubt tee up the stakes in the most turbulent, possibly tragic fashion possible; we’re all but certain that the world is going to be terrified of Kang come February. But a worthy secondary spotlight goes to the brief glimpse we got of M.O.D.O.K., a human computer and wielder of the Doomsday Chair, and who will almost certainly be contesting for that coveted distinction of…

Recently, a new trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania revealed Cory Stoll is returning to the franchise as the Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing, or M.O.D.O.K. Several were surprised and while it remains to be seen how it will be received, a previous portrayer of the character has been completely silent about it on his social media channels. As of this story’s filing, actor and comedian Patton Oswalt has not weighed in on the new take with even one of his trademark jokes. The 53-year-old…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA new trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has unveiled the return of a Marvel actor despite their character’s death.On Wednesday (9 January), a second look at the forthcoming sequel was released, showing Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) in mortal danger after making a deal with the devil – in this case, Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors).The film will see Scott transported to the…