Ant-Man and the Wasp saw Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne thwarting Ghost, Sonny Burch and his goons, as well as the FBI, throughout the film. However, newly released concept art reveals that an iconic villainous organization at one point was considered to play a role in the movie:
A.I.M.
A.I.M., better known as Advanced Idea Mechanics, was first introduced in the MCU in
Iron Man 3 as the brainchild of the film's villain Aldrich Killian. However, the depiction of A.I.M. we got in that movie was a stripped down version of the group from the comic books, and we have yet to see the villainous company appear since.
Concept artist Ian Joyner has now shared a piece he created for
Ant-Man and the Wasp that features an unused scene in which Scott and Hope emerge from the Quantum Realm and fight agents working for A.I.M. dressed in the organization's comic accurate uniforms. The scene is made even better by Scott throwing, and then enlarging, a new tardigrade friend of his to aid in the fight.
An unused idea/scene pitch for Ant-Man and the Wasp, once Ant-Man returns from the Quantum Realm I thought a fun gag would be having him toss his new friend tardigrade at the baddies Pokémon style! I also attempted to sneak the classic A.I.M ‘Bee Keeper’ guys into something that might work in the MCU (nothing like this was in the script, just a fun little brainstorm). The fantastic Andy Park was our leader on this adventure!
As Joyner notes, a scene like this was never in the script to begin with and was just part of a fun brainstorm excercise of what could be possible in the movie. He certainly found a way to bring A.I.M.'s distinctive yellow suits to life in manner that could work well on screen in the MCU.
Check out Joyner's awesome concept art below:
Would you have liked to have seen A.I.M. make an appearance like this in Ant-Man and the Wasp? Are you hoping that the organization pops up in a future MCU film, perhaps with MODOK? Be sure to share your thoughts!