Are ANT-MAN End Credits Reactions Implying Something Big is Coming For Marvel's Smallest Hero? - UPDATED
[My theory in this post has been debunked so no need to worry about spoilers and the UPDATE is at the end.]
If you're still with me, let me start by sharing a few press reactions that have brought me to my theory. First one started my intrigue...
ANT-MAN is good. Not a disaster like some expected but also not a homerun. Has a *must see* after the end credits scene.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) June 26, 2015
This reaction really got me intrigued...
A woman who watched Ant Man behind me made no noise during the whole screening, but almost exploded when the post-credit scene came on.
— Todd Gilchrist (@mtgilchrist) June 26, 2015
And this reaction got me thinking and speculating...
Recent Marvel credit scenes have been kind of minor, but ANT-MAN has two (mid-credits and at the very end) that, unlike its hero, are huge.
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) June 26, 2015
So what's my theory? It's that in one of the end credits scenes, fans will be teased that Paul Rudd's Ant-Man could also be this guy...
...Giant-Man.
If you're not familiar with Giant-Man he is one of the other hero personas of Hank Pym in the comic book universe and there's been an online rumor stating Giant-Man could appear at some point in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Teasing Giant-Man in an end credits scene makes sense seeing as how that last reaction teased the credits scenes are "huge." To read more about Giant-Man on Marvel's character page, click here.
Again, this is just my speculation but it's a logical guess nevertheless.
What are your thoughts on this? Sound off in the comments below!
UPDATE 6/26/15 11:53 a.m. ET: I have been told by someone who saw ANT-MAN at one of yesterday's press screenings this IS NOT one of the end credits reveals.
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