Peyton Reed Discusses Marvel Cameo in Ant-Man (SPOILER WARNING)
Warning! There is a spoiler from Ant-Man in this article! If you’re trying to avoid those, look away now. You have been warned.
So, it was revealed in a recent TV spot that Falcon (Anthony Mackie) would be arriving in a scene for Marvel’s Ant-Man movie. Many, including myself, thought this was simply going to be a connector to Civil War, which is when Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) will appear next. However, for those who saw the movie, we got something much cooler. We got to see Ant-Man vs. Falcon fight! So how did that come into play? Director Peyton Reed told Comic Book Resources:
“That was something that wasn’t in the original drafts. [Screenwriters] Adam McKay and Paul [Rudd, who also stars in the title role] and I bonded on the idea that in a heist movie one of those tropes is before the big heist, everything’s set, but there’s this one piece of technology, this one thing we need in order to pull off the heist. If we don’t have this thing, all bets are off.”
He added: “In this version, it was a piece of technology Pym had designed, and Scott’s got to go get it. It’s a trial by fire. He’s not necessarily equipped yet to do it. We love the idea of, in order to get that thing, Scott’s got to go through another Marvel character. And we talked about who it was, we landed on Falcon, for a couple reasons. I always loved that character in the comics, and I love the character in “Winter Soldier.” I love Anthony Mackie. And it felt like he’s such a serious character in that movie, let’s bring him into this movie that’s a whole different tone, a more comedic tone, and utilize him in that way. It inspired the kids in all of us. Like, when we’re reading Marvel comics, it’s like: this character has this power; this character has these powers. What would happen if they went up against each other? There’s such a wish fulfillment aspect to that, it got us all excited. ”
Ant-Man is now in theaters. Paul Rudd will next appear as Ant-Man in Captain America: Civil War, which hits theaters on May 6, 2016.