Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania introduced M.O.D.O.K. to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the response from fans was decidedly mixed.
Peyton Reed's threequel reimagined the "Mechanized Organism Designed Only For Killing" as a being created by Kang from what was left of the first Ant-Man's villain Darren Cross, aka Yellowjacket, who was defeated and banished to the Quantum Realm at the end of the film.
He survived as a giant head with baby limbs, and became the Conqueror's lackey.
Though M.O.D.O.K. did resemble his comic book counterpart, some felt the character design may have been a little too faithful, and the VFX used to bring him to life has come in for a lot of criticism.
Concept artist Aleksi Briclot has now shared an alternate design for the character.
“Always a challenge to keep the link with the [source material] from the comics and pushing it further while embracing the whole concept of his roots in the movie," he writes. "At some point some idea about some quantum geysers emerged, aging, deagging, and transforming things. I jumped on the idea and thought about a twisted reconfiguration (was I thinking about the Fly by Cronenberg? Maybe a little bit in the concept...).”
What do you make of this alternate design for M.O.D.O.K.?
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and the Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton), the family finds themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought possible.
Directed by Peyton Reed and produced by Kevin Feige and Stephen Broussard, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania also stars Jonathan Majors as Kang, David Dastmalchian as Veb, Katy O'Brian as Jentorra, William Jackson Harper as Quaz and Bill Murray as Lord Krylar.