ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: Ghost Concept Art Reveals Comic Accurate Alternate Designs, New Powers, & More - Part 1
Some amazing concept art from Ant-Man and The Wasp has surfaced today and it puts the spotlight on the villainous Ghost! After the jump, you'll find comic accurate costumes, new powers, and much more..
Ant-Man and The Wasp may not have stakes as high as Avengers: Infinity War but the sequel is still a lot of fun and it does a surprising amount to move the Marvel Cinematic Universe forward by introducing new characters, developing existing ones, and exploring the mysterious Quantum Realm.
Now, with the movie in theaters we're taking a look at some concept art for the movie and this first batch puts the spotlight on Ghost, the villain played by talented British actress Hannah John-Kamen.
Below, you'll find a number of alternate designs for the character, including some which faithfully adapt the comic book version of the villain and others which are drastically different! We even have some pieces featuring powers for Ghost which didn't make it into Ant-Man and The Wasp. So, to take a look at this amazing Marvel Studios concept art, all you guys have to do is click the "View List" button.
In an earlier draft of the screenplay, Ghost was going to be able to cause others to phase by touching them, something that would have made fighting her even more troublesome for our heroes.
If you're a fan of the comic books, you'll instantly realise that this version of Ghost looks like he/she has been torn straight out of the source material and it's actually a shame Marvel didn't adapt this.
This artwork shows Ghost losing control after being exposed to the air and there are some neat touches here, including the fact that energy leaks out of any small scrapes or cuts in her suit.
This is a cool but somewhat generic design for Ghost. It probably would have worked on screen but there are definitely better versions as you'll see throughout this list of concept art.
In this artwork, we see various shots of Ghost phasing through a wall and it's clear that the comic books inspired these pieces. The question is, should the movie have stuck closer to those?
Well, these are interesting. As you can see, Ghost's face would have been shown had these suits made it to the big screen but that would have arguably spoiled the "reveal" that he was actually a she.
These claws very nearly made it into Ant-Man and The Wasp but the decision was made to ditch them because it gave her a fighting style which was a little too similar to X-Men character Wolverine.
These pieces provide a great look at how Ghost's powers were dreamed up and it shows just how much work was put into making the character a visually unique presence in this franchise.
Marvel clearly always had a diverse actress in mind to take on the role of Ghost and here we get to see some ideas for who could be beneath the mask and the way the design of that ultimately evolved.
A very unique design for the character, it's fair to say that this version of Ghost would have been great fun to see on screen, especially as she looks so different to any other villain we've seen.
Here, we see a huge variety of alternate designs for Ghost and they're all seriously cool for a variety of reasons. Be sure to stay tuned to CBM a little later this week for part two of this concept art!