Paul Rudd Expands On Rewriting Marvel's ANT-MAN Script

Paul Rudd Expands On Rewriting Marvel's ANT-MAN Script

Entertainment Weekly has provided more quotes from Paul Rudd (Role Models) pertaining to he and his Anchorman director Adam McKay rewriting Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead) and Joe Cornish's Ant-Man script. Hit the jump to check it out.

By nailbiter111 - Jan 08, 2015 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Source: insidemovies.ew.com

In May of 2014, Marvel announced that Edgar Wright ("Hot Fuzz") had left Ant-Man, a project he and his partner Joe Cornish had been working on for a decade. The disagreement was about the script, which Paul Rudd and Adam McKay rewrote. Rudd, previously pulled double duty as both actor and screenwriter when he co-wrote the 2008 comedy Role Models. It's not new ground for him, but doing it under these different circumstances offered a new challenge.

It somewhat happened organically,” Rudd told Entertainment Weekly. “When Edgar left, they were talking about directors and I knew Adam and Adam’s brilliant. So he came in to meet with them. He and I had some ideas and so we spent some time rewriting it and wound up doing a rewrite on the whole thing. All of a sudden, this took on a whole new life and was much more intensive that I had maybe anticipated. I’ve actually found myself in these kinds of situations before—maybe not quite on this level, but not far off—where all of a sudden you’re writing scenes and taking on writing responsibilities. And that’s okay. But it’s a little strange writing something that’s really, truly out of my comfort zone. I wouldn’t know how to begin to write [something like this], but sometimes you just hit the ground running, I guess. Thankfully Adam was there.”

It’s their story," Rudd acknowledged Edgar and Cornish's previous contributions to the script. "We changed some scenes, we added new sequences, we changed some characters, we added new characters. If you took the two scripts and held them up together they’d be very different—but the idea is all theirs.”

 
ANT-MAN - The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man.” Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Marvel's "Ant-Man" hits theaters July 17, 2015. It is being directed by Peyton Reed from a script written by Adam McKay and Paul Rudd. The story is by Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish. The cast: Evangeline Lilly will play Hope Pym, the daughter of Hank Pym, while Corey Stoll will play Darren Cross, a.k.a. Yellowjacket, the antagonist of the film. The two join stars Paul Rudd (Scott Lang) and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym).
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staypuffed
staypuffed - 1/8/2015, 2:53 PM
In before people shit on Edgar Wright for 'taking too long' or whatever
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 1/8/2015, 2:55 PM
I really wanna know what Edgar had envisioned and how vastly different it was from the film we are now getting
ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 1/8/2015, 2:56 PM
I really wanna read edgar wrights script now
CEOHaize
CEOHaize - 1/8/2015, 2:57 PM
I hope this movie amazes
COREY6487
COREY6487 - 1/8/2015, 2:57 PM

TheEpicJuicebox well if marvel felt th need for change it must have been bad
macassi
macassi - 1/8/2015, 2:58 PM
12 years is not that long haha
COREY6487
COREY6487 - 1/8/2015, 2:58 PM
staypuffed

its a legit reason though lmao. he took way too long. we could have has antman with iron man 1.
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 1/8/2015, 3:00 PM
Today really is Ant-Man day man!
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 1/8/2015, 3:01 PM
In before people act like Edgar Wright was the second coming of Nolan.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/8/2015, 3:07 PM
He did take too long,Did it really need to take as long as it did? If he was that committed to the movie he wouldn't of made all the other movies he made before wanting to do Ant-Man.
Hellboy6666
Hellboy6666 - 1/8/2015, 3:08 PM
I'm sure the re-write had more to do with Edgars script not being in line with Marvels MCU vision then being bad. Edgar Wright is a great writer/Director and I have loved his work since spaced but I was never on board with him doing an MCU movie for some reason.
Hellboy6666
Hellboy6666 - 1/8/2015, 3:09 PM
These (in before) jokes are remedial.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/8/2015, 3:11 PM
Every Thursday should be Ant-Man Day.
Hellboy6666
Hellboy6666 - 1/8/2015, 3:11 PM
*for the remedial* correction
Itsbeenfun
Itsbeenfun - 1/8/2015, 3:11 PM
LMAO! if anyone comes in here acting like Edgar Wright is the second coming of Nolan..
HulkOnion
HulkOnion - 1/8/2015, 3:16 PM
@staypuffed

Don't even kid yourself

He took ten years

That's longer than the MCU has existed
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 1/8/2015, 3:18 PM
I don't think people should worry about the rewrite. I mean, it's not like they looked at Wright and Cornish's script and went, "wow, this is a beautiful, heartfelt story that will blow peoples minds -- LETS SHIT ON IT COMPLETELY!". The genius is still there, they're just changing some internal stuff, some for the better and MAYBE, can't stress that maybe enough, some for the worse.
thunderforce
thunderforce - 1/8/2015, 3:19 PM
I think that it is really cool that these actors can come in and help re write parts of a movie that they are in , as long as it is good of course .
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 1/8/2015, 3:19 PM
@supercat That's Thor's Day
Adversary
Adversary - 1/8/2015, 3:19 PM
[frick] Edgar Wright. It took more than 9 years for him to work on the movie and he ends up leaving it after a release date is finally announced. He should have already known that Marvel was developing a cinematic universe, so there is no excuse. If the movie ends up sucking I will blame no one, but him.
Tempestjohn
Tempestjohn - 1/8/2015, 3:20 PM
Cause it sucks
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 1/8/2015, 3:21 PM
Seriously, I didn't think I'd be this excited for Ant-Man.... Faith is restored, can't wait for this....

Azazel1
Azazel1 - 1/8/2015, 3:22 PM
I would love to read Edgar Wrights script just to compare afterwards..
McGee
McGee - 1/8/2015, 3:29 PM
TheTMan15
TheTMan15 - 1/8/2015, 3:31 PM
I'm sure marvel loved the script, but if it didn't work within their universe they were trying to continue to build then it would be doing more harm than good.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/8/2015, 3:32 PM
@ TheAmbassador

Damn good idea!

@ Gandressmex

I'm down for Thursdays being Thor's Day too :D
SuperCat
SuperCat - 1/8/2015, 3:34 PM
@ DrKinsolving

Same here. I didn't have much faith before. Excited as well.
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/8/2015, 3:38 PM
Ugh. [Frick] this movie. Give me Suicide Squad or Age of Ultron news. Not this crap.
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