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15 Comic Easter Eggs And Fly References In The 'Ant-Man' Movies

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15 Comic Easter Eggs And Fly References In The 'Ant-Man' Movies

August 02, 2021

From good ol' comic book accuracies to wait is that another Marvel villain?! — here are some itty bitty Easter eggs you'll find in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp.

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE PINCODOCE KOCK! PINGO DOCE POSTER The poster advertising the green soda can be seen behind Scott in Ant-Man. For those who don't remember, it's the soda Bruce Banner was bottling in The Incredible Hulk. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN LIVING NIGHTMARES CAN BEGIN IN MANY WAYS! HENRY PYM'S BEGAN WITH A CRY OF TRIUMPH! IT WORKS! I'VE DONE IT!! TALES TO ASTONISH Dr. Henry Hank Pym (played by Michael Douglas) first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27 in 1962. In the movie Ant- -Man when Darren Cross talks about Hank's career and jokes about his tales to astonish it's a reference to Hank's first appearance in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE TRAILER EASTER EGG Director Peyton Reed revealed that the guitar riff in the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp comes from a 1982 song by Adam and the Ants called Ants Invasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN BLACK MARVEL COMICS GROUP. GOLIATH 1 BLACK 02424 PACKED DEMANDED OLIATH FIRST ISSUE BLACK GOLIATH OVER. PUNICS NEW SUPER-HERO TOWN In Ant-Man and the Wasp Bill Foster tells Scott that he once worked with Hank on Project Goliath. In the comics, while helping Hank with his experiments, Foster experienced the opposite of shrinking and grew 15 feet tall, becoming the Black Goliath. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN SIGHT GAG OR... 8 In the beginning of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scott and Cassie play inside an elaborate obstacle course at home. At one point, Cassie covers her face with a paperboard mask that has a huge eyeball drawn on it. Many have noticed that the image is eerily similar to that of Marvel villain, the Orb. CRACKED.COM — Source, source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THEM! The 1954 black-and-white movie about giant invading ants has multiple references throughout Ant-Man and the Wasp. When ants start crawling through the lab, Bill Foster says, it's them! Scott, Hope, and Cassie also watch the movie at the end of the film. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES THE Ten RINGS ANT-MAN A deleted scene in Ant-Man that's on Blu-ray shows a man sporting the terrorist tattoo on his neck as he listens to Cross trying to sell his Yellowjacket armour. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE MILGROM HOTEL The Milgrom HOTEL 420 The fictional hotel Where Scott stays after getting out of prison in Ant-Man is a nod to Marvel artist and writer AI Milgrom. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN MORRISSEY MORRISSEY MORRISSEY MORRISSYY MORRISSEY Used INTERESTING MORRISSEY MORRISSAY MORRISSEY MORRISSEY REPARTMENT MORRISSEY MORRISSEY When Luis is rambling on truth serum in Ant-Man and the Wasp, he talks about how his grandma was a huge Morrissey fan and only played his music on her jukebox. Later when Scott's phone rings you can hear Morrissey's Everyday is Like Sunday as his ringtone. CRACKED.COM — Source, source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE MATRIX Matrix When we meet Laurence Fishburne's character Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp, matrix can BE seen right behind him on the blackboard. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE WASP'S HAIRCUT Hope Van Dyne's bob haircut in Ant-Man is similar to her mother's hairdo (Janet Van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp) in the comics. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES YELLOWJACKET ANT-MAN The armour and title of Yellowjacket that turns Darren Cross into a supervillain in Ant-Man originally belonged to Hank Pym in the comics. Yellowjacket was one of Hank's multiple personalities thanks to an experiment gone wrong, and it was the one that made him the most violent. CRACKED.COM — Source, source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN AVA STARR A.K.A. GHOSTS FATHER In Ant-Man and the Wasp, we learn that Ghost's father is named Elihas Starr. In the comics, Elihas Starr is Egghead, one of Hank Pym's rivals with absolutely no relation to Ghost whatsoever. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN CATCHING A FLY RIDE In the name of comic book accuracy, the Ant-Man movies made sure to replicate the character's favorite mode of transportation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE FIRST LIVE-ACTION ANT-MAN ACTOR Garrett Morris has a super fast cameo as the cab driver in Ant-Man. The SNL alumnus was the first actor to portray the character in a comedy sketch back in 1979. CRACKED.COM — Source

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