Some Mysteries of ANT-MAN’s Suit Unveiled
The Ant-Man suit that Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) wears in Marvel’s upcoming superhero film looks awesome. They did a great job nailing the look of the character, but there’s still a great deal that we don’t know about it. A lot of people aren’t really sure how the suit actually works, but thanks to costume designers Sammy Sheldon and Ivo Coveney, we have some details that shed some light on the properties of the suit.
First, Sheldon explains how Lang could die without it:
"When you shrink, the molecules in the air are too big for your lungs. He has to be fully contained or he'd die."
This means that the shrinking action will only be contained to when Lang is wearing the suit. I think many people assumed that would be the case, but in the comics there have been times when Ant-man wasn’t wearing his suit, like this one.
The article then hints at the possibility that the Pym Particles could be included in the story. The report talks about “mysterious chemicals” that will be sent into Lang’s body through special tubing that Coveney discusses,
"We had a long discussion about the two cables going into his helmet. They're a massive weakness - Yellowjacket could just rip them off and he's dead. But, in the end, it just looks cooler with them on."
Sheldon adds,
"The fact that he's shrinking is enough to get away with anything else, really!"
It’s hard to imagine the costume without the cables going into the helmet. I think they did a great job with the costume design, and it will be interesting to see it evolve from film to film in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Ant-Man hits theaters on July 17th, and the character is also set to appear in Captain America: Civil War. To read about how director Payton Reed's film version of Ant-Man is different than Edgar Wright's, click here.
Via: CBM