The Wasp Almost Made It into CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Yesterday, I went to the press conference for Captain America: Civil War, which was a lot of fun. All the actors let loose and get goofy when they're together. One of the most interesting things to come out of the press conference, though, was when Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige was asked about The Wasp and why they didn't include her in the film. This was his response:
"There were drafts where Wasp participated in the splash panel fight, the airport battle. And the truth is, it took away the fun of seeing her suit up for the first time, seeing her on that road to being a hero. We experienced that with Ant-Man in his own movie... and we had big plans and we later announced the title of Paul's sequel, which is Ant-Man and the Wasp."
He went on to explain that they wanted to give her more of a full movie instead of just a small moment in Captain America: Civil War. It makes perfect sense that they would want to do that, and I'm glad that they didn't include her this time around, but it's interesting to know that they did strongly consider it.
In a separate interview with Collider, the film's screenwriters, Christopher Markus and Marcus McFeely talked a little bit more about it:
"You know, almost everybody made it in. There was a period where we talked about bringing Wasp in here was actually a draft Wasp was in because she was so almost on the edge of being in Ant-Man, but then you’re taking something awesome out of the Ant-Man team’s quiver if it’s like, 'Well, we’re doing her!' Plus she had a similar skill set, so it’s like 'Well, maybe we just isolate it to Scott.'
"When you see the movie, you see that Scott is his own comic relief so it would change that a little bit. They would be this pair. Everybody else we would talk about them and then they’d go away, but we got most everybody back."
She really didn't need to be in the movie. It worked perfectly without her and without Thor and Hulk. There was just so much going on, and the story was so enthralling that you didn't miss them. Captain America: Civil War will be released on May 6th, 2016, and Ant-Man and The Wasp will arrive on July 6th, 2018.