All of the Easter Eggs in Ant-Man

Our recaps of the Easter eggs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe continue with the smallest hero of the MCU, Ant-Man! The conman turned hero was in development for his own movie at Marvel Studios at the same time as Iron Man but didn’t arrive on screen until seven years later. Check out the Easter eggs in Ant-Man in the gallery below!

The first Ant-Man film was released in 2015 with Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka the title role. Directed by Peyton Reed, the film also includes Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne, Corey Stoll as villain Darren Cross/Yellowjacket, plus Michael Peña as Luis, rapper T.I. as Dave, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, and Judy Greer as Maggie, Scott’s estranged ex-wife. The film also featured Anthony Mackie appearing once again as Sam Wilson, aka Falcon.

A sequel to the film will arrive later this summer in the form of Ant-Man and The Wasp. Rudd, Douglas, and Lilly all return alongside newcomers Hannah John-Kamen as villain Ghost; with Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster, an old friend of Hank Pym’s and the hero Goliath in Marvel comics; and Michelle Pfeiffer as the previously-microscopic Janet van Dyne. Peyton Reed returns to direct the film, which arrives in theaters on July 6.

Marvel Movie Easter Eggs: Ant-Man Series

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Triskelion

The headquarters of SHIELD as seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier is seen being constructed in the film's flashback opening scene.
Howard Stark

John Slattery returns as Tony Stark's father, reprising his role from Iron Man 2!
Peggy Carter

Joining him is Hayley Atwell as an older Peggy Carter as well, in-between the events of Captain America: The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier.
Milgrom hotel

In the film Scott stays at The Milgrom Hotel, named for Marvel writer/artist Al Milgrom.
The Ten Rings

Though The Mandarin may have been defeated in Iron Man 3, the Ten Rings is still around apparently. Barely visible, but still very much there, the man standing behind Cory Stoll has a Ten Rings tattoo on his neck, signifying his membership in the group.
Cross Technologies

In the pages of Marvel Comics, Darren Cross did have a rival company to the likes of Hank Pym and Tony Stark, with this model serving as a reference to what he hopes to create in the film.
Tales to Astonish

While trying to downplay the truth of Hank Pym's life as Ant-Man, Cross refers to the stories as "Tales to Astonish," the name of the comic book where Ant-Man made his debut back in 1962.
Pingo Doce

The soda from The Incredible Hulk appears briefly in the film as a street advertisement.
Kirby brand vacuums

Kirby is a real brand of vacuums, but this also works as a reference to Hank Pym's co-creator, comic book legend Jack Kirby.
Garrett Morris

Comedian Garrett Morris cameos as the Taxi driver. His cameo comes from having played Ant-Man in a skit on Saturday Night Live.
Sokovia

The events of Age of Ultron are referenced in the newspaper seen in the film.
Sasquatch

You probably shouldn't notice this when you're actually watching the movie, but the article next to the one about Scott has something to say about Cryptozoologists and Sasquatch. This is a double Easter egg since the production codename for Ant-Man was Bigfoot.
Avengers HQ

The Stark warehouses that Hank wants to rob are actually the new Avengers base as seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
It's a Small World

Luis whistles the theme song to Disney's It's a Small World while trying to blend in.
Tardigrade

The microscopic animals appear as Scott begins to shrink down.
Janet

We know that Janet was lost in the quantum realm and she can briefly be seen in the film for just a few frames.
Stan Lee

Lee appears as a bartender in the final minutes of the film.
Spider Man

This is a reference to the upcoming addition of Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Wasp

The Wasp is coming and Hope will wear the wings.