Ant-Man and the Wasp Ghost Concept Art Reveals Weapon

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Ant-Man and the Wasp Ghost Concept Art Reveals a Scrapped Weapon

By Taylor Williams

Published Aug 2, 2018

Early concept art for Ant-Man and the Wasp's Ghost revealed a scrapped weapon for the antagonist.

Concept art for Ghost, the primary antagonist of Ant-Man and the Wasp, revealed an interesting weapon that didn't make the final cut, due to similarities with another Marvel Comics character.

Concept artist Tully Summers posted a few early ideas for Ghost to his ArtStation page, in which the character had claws that could rip through the fabric of reality. Unfortunately, the claws were nixed due to similarities with Wolverine. "I'm thrilled with what they did with character, and I love the choices they made," Summers told SYFY WIRE. "I did design little touches that are there, but never focused on [them], as they would have slowed the narrative and action, like [the] containment generators on her suit that spin up and glow to show they are combating her quantum dissolution."

According to Summers, another scrapped idea for Ghost included the ability for the character to phase items by touching them, with the film deciding to go for full body phasing due to the fast-paced fight sequences. Summers also revealed he was given free reign to develop concepts for the character.

"It's one of the joys and challenges working there," the artist said. "You get to interpret characters that sometimes have seen many, many iterations over decades. I try to bring a fresh cinematic take that will stay true to the core of the character and hopefully please long time fans. Because of the large amount of reference available from the comics, I get to pick and choose what appeals to me. Certain repeating lines form one image, a mood or gesture from another. It's all inspiration, and hopefully I end up with something unique and appealing."

In theaters now, director Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man and The Wasp stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Hannah John-Kamen, Randall Park, and Walton Goggins.