Edgar Wright Says Ant-Man Won't Fit With The Avengers

Edgar Wright Says Ant-Man Won't Fit With The Avengers

Soon to be director Edgar Wright talks with 'Cinema Blend on the status of Ant-Man including that it would be an origin film, not being able to fit in Marvel's upcoming Avengers movie.

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Jul 27, 2010 05:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Source: Cinema Blend



The lack of Ant-Man had been announced by director Joss Whedon a few hours before the San Diego Comic-Con Panel that assembled The Avengers cast on stage. And apparently Edgar Wright's script for
Ant-Man's solo film may explain why the mini Avenger won't make it The Avengers debut, though he was key component to team in the comics. . Speaking with Cinema Blend, Wright says....

"I talked to Kevin Feige about that a while back where we just discussed about whether he would be in The Avengers. The thingis, the script that I’ve written, you know, whether it’s next or not I don’t know, the chronology of it or the way it works wouldn’t really fit in with what they do. And my film is very much an introduction to that character, and so it wasn’t something where it felt right to introduce him in that film. Maybe if I do the solo Ant-Man film and maybe there’s a later Avengers then they could draft him in later. But it didn’t work with the kind of the angle that we were going to do with the origin that I’d written."


DCMF - The way I see it is, there is no way Marvel Studios will produce a solo film for Ant-Man, without him being apart of the Cinematic Universe. So despite what Wright says, Marvel can easily weave the current Cinematic Universe with Ant-Man's even if the script doesn't say so. Only if it isn't too out of place of course. But if he really doesn't make in the Avengers live-action debut, you can guarantee he'll make it in the sequel.
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DDD
DDD - 7/27/2010, 6:07 PM
Man, they are just Frakking up Hank Pym horribly at
Marvel!

WTF??????
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 7/27/2010, 6:09 PM
Its Edgars Wrights fault guys not Marvels. They signed him to do an Ant Man movie and he has been writing the script for years and decided to direct Scott Pilgrim instead
P862010
P862010 - 7/27/2010, 6:09 PM
wife beaters get what they deserve
Dynamo
Dynamo - 7/27/2010, 6:09 PM
He'll probably be in the sequel..
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 7/27/2010, 6:11 PM
Its Edgars Wrights fault guys not Marvels. They signed him to do an Ant Man movie and he has been writing the script for years and decided to direct Scott Pilgrim instead
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 7/27/2010, 6:18 PM
That and as I mentioned this is a huge roster already..we can't have the first big mash-up be a total mess-up. Start out with a core set then expand
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 7/27/2010, 6:22 PM
Iron Man was an origin, and they still had fury ask him about the avengers
80sFace
80sFace - 7/27/2010, 6:28 PM
It's hard to get a cast that big together, let alone share screen time and have meaningful arcs for as many characters as they have. They had 7 pretty big time actors on stage at SDCC that are going to be in The Avengers. That's $#@! amazing and we should feel lucky that Marvel's got it right instead of bitching about Ant Man and The Wasp.

I say smoke a joint, rub one out and relax.
Creature
Creature - 7/27/2010, 6:28 PM
Avenger's cast is overdone as it is. Probably several rewrites have been done. We don't need Pym and Wasp, we already have Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Cap -- the only completely necessary figures. But, we have added Nick Fury and SHIELD, with many other heroes to tie it together.
TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 7/27/2010, 6:34 PM
i want him in first movie

drop the black widow and hawk eye

ManThing
ManThing - 7/27/2010, 6:35 PM
Ah so that guys to blame. Thanks a heap, Wright.

Dynamo
Dynamo - 7/27/2010, 6:38 PM
@ Tankgirl Don't be mean now ;) :P
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 7/27/2010, 6:39 PM
Tankgirl thats not fair lol theres hot pics! not ugly ones :(
jazzman
jazzman - 7/27/2010, 6:40 PM
@HULK2099

yeah but Iron Man was the first movie he mean it wont make sense to just put Ant-Man in the Avengers before we have a origin. Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Cap all going to have a origin story before joining the Avengers
TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 7/27/2010, 6:41 PM
Dynamo i am not trying to be mean

MikeHawk there is ugly pic every where in net
Upupandaway
Upupandaway - 7/27/2010, 6:42 PM
@Tankgirl- What's up with the picture or should I ask?

Although I would have liked for Pym to be in the Avengers, At least we're hopefully getting a more full-fledged overall better version of the character on film. Better not at all than sucky I guess. Gotta be optimistic. Life's too short.
xBlaze96x
xBlaze96x - 7/27/2010, 6:48 PM
how could there be a avengers movie without black widow and hawkeye i mean come on?
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Dynamo
Dynamo - 7/27/2010, 6:50 PM
@Tankgirl I know I was kidding.
I actually find it funny how people get deffensive over a bad picture of Scarlett but then they laugh when they post a bad picture of Kirsten Dunst.

In any case, I'm not even sure I wanna see Ant-Man if he's not played by Nathan Fillion. Seriously that guy IS Hank Pym.
OverCross
OverCross - 7/27/2010, 6:50 PM
"Hank, you won't be played by Nathan Fillion or be in the Avengers"

secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 7/27/2010, 6:52 PM
the avengers just have to many characters...maybe in a sequel
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 7/27/2010, 6:53 PM
So this pretty much confirms that Ant Man won't be in Avengers. I really don't care that much anymore, if they feel that excluding him from the Avengers so that they can properly set him up in his solo film is the right way to go, then so be it.
Dynamo
Dynamo - 7/27/2010, 6:54 PM
@Username What he said was that the film he wrote doesn't fit into the Avengers as they're making it now. As in at the time of the Avengers Hank Pym hadn't become Ant-Man.

CaptainOtter
CaptainOtter - 7/27/2010, 6:55 PM
As much as I love the idea of Nathan Fillion as Ant Man, I'm cool with this. The cast for the Avengers is big enough as it is, and if Edgar Wright has a script he likes that doesn't fit with the Avengers, that seems like best case scenario. I would rather take the best Ant Man story possible over a muddled inclusion in the Avengers.

Still, I would like a very minor Hank Pym appearance if possible in the Avengers. As a SHIELD scientist maybe, with very limited screen time. Only if it fits the story though.
xBlaze96x
xBlaze96x - 7/27/2010, 6:55 PM
Jesus H. Christ, Just Make Him A Scientist For Shield and Have Him Create the thingy he uses to shrink and BAM! there you go
LibertySeaOtter
LibertySeaOtter - 7/27/2010, 6:58 PM
I'm not to worried about Ant-Man. I just want Hank and Jan.
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 7/27/2010, 7:00 PM
(Sigh) Every article posted about this says the same thing. Ant-Man is not in the Avengers. OK, he was never going to be. Ant-Man movie will be Scott Lang. Hank & Janet will appear in Avengers movie timeline. Things are still being changed around. They may or may not make it into first movie and their alter egos are "undefined", shall we say, at this point.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 7/27/2010, 7:03 PM
I really think they could somehow include Hank in the Avengers.
Joker08
Joker08 - 7/27/2010, 7:07 PM
I just think we need to be patient - we'll get him soon :) We're already getting an awesome line-up, this has been a great week. Especially if they fit Cheadle in. I'm not gonna complain :) We'll see him next time - I think it's better that they do save some things for Avengers II anyway.
LibertySeaOtter
LibertySeaOtter - 7/27/2010, 7:10 PM
@Intruder- sorry man, Erickz was funny. You have to take it as it is. Did you seriously tell someone you don't know to "stay out of my way" on a message board? It's just... priceless. Thick skin brotha.
LibertySeaOtter
LibertySeaOtter - 7/27/2010, 7:15 PM
@Intruder- sorry man, Erickz was funny. You have to take it as it is. Did you seriously tell someone you don't know to "stay out of my way" on a message board? It's just... priceless. Thick skin brotha.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/27/2010, 7:21 PM
Dogs: I'm with you man. It has been reported many times that Wrights Ant Man movie would feature Scott Lang, NOT Hank Pym. So far, every report and statement coming from Whedon, Wright and Fiege states that Ant Man will not appear in The Avengers.

Not a single one of these reports have said one damn thing about either one of the Pyms not being in this or the next Avengers movie. Hank Pym can be in The Avengers as Goliath, Giant Man or my favorite Yellowjacket. Hell, he could be in the movie as just plain old Hank Pym.

With all this news and speculation surrounding the character I find it very unusual that not one single person from Marvel has debunked anything using the name of PYM. That includes Janet.

Now that I think about it, last year when Fiege went down the list of original Avengers, he used the name Giant Man not Ant Man.
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