Ant-Man and the Wasp is currently in theaters, and thanks to an interview with members of the cast and crew, we have some new details on the casting process for the character Ghost.



This process saw Marvel Studios widen their search to actors of all ethnicities, something that doesn't happen too often with roles based on established characters from the comics.



“It was more about, if we’re going to reinvent this character from the ground up from what it was in the books, we should be open to all sorts of people,” Marvel Producer Stephen Broussard explained. “We just wanted to be surprised with a great actress.”



As we now know, this search would ultimately lead to actress Hannah John-Kamen, whose biggest credits at the time were the Syfy show Killjoys and the yet to be released Ready Player One. And director Peyton Reed has now discussed what it was like when she auditioned for the role of Ghost.

“When she read [for the role] she was really tough and physical, but she also played the vulnerability of that character. We liked the idea of presenting an antagonist who has these powers, which are potentially dangerous and lethal, but they’re an affliction for her more than they are a power.”