UPDATE: Marvel Loses ANT-MAN Director Edgar Wright

UPDATE: Marvel Loses ANT-MAN Director Edgar Wright

Breaking news! Over six years after developing the big-screen adaptation of Ant-Man, director/co-writer Edgar Wright has parted ways with Marvel due to apparent creative differences. Check it out!

By DCMarvelFreshman - May 23, 2014 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Source: Marvel
 
Marvel's Ant-Man has been in development with Edgar Wright since before Iron Man was released in 2008, and despite now having a 2015 release date, an ensemble cast, and a filming date scheduled, the studio and director have announced today that they are parting ways on the project.

“Marvel Studios and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on Ant-Man due to differences in their vision of the film, read an official statement from the studio, today. The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, 2015. A new director will be announced shortly.”

As mentioned in the statement, Ant-Man is still scheduled for release on July 17, 2015, and an undisclosed director has already been hired. However, we still don't know if Edgar Wright's longtime production teamproduction designer Marcus Rowland, composer Steven Price, and cinematographer Bill Popeare still attached to the film which will follow Avengers: Age of Ultron and launch "Phase 3" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Anyhow, the cast includes Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Pena and Patrick Wilson. What do you think?

UPDATE: Despite a director supposedly being announced "shortly," sources have informed the folks at Variety that "Marvel is zeroing in on a new director, but is not yet in negotiations with one." Also, an hour before news broke that Edgar Wright was leaving Ant-Man, Patrick Wilson, who's rumored to play a younger Hank Pym in the film, tweeted that the "big news" was coming. Now that it's out, Wilson has further commented that: "Yes yes... this big news was Edgar's departure and now not knowing the fate of the film. Big to ME anyway." Also, BuzzFeed claims that Ant-Man co-writer Joe Cornish has NOT been approached as Wright's replacement,  despite popular belief. 
 

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Darthzilla
Darthzilla - 5/23/2014, 12:59 PM
Oh shit. That sucks
Invincible91
Invincible91 - 5/23/2014, 12:59 PM
Wtf
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 5/23/2014, 12:59 PM
oh sh*t
ezio619
ezio619 - 5/23/2014, 1:00 PM
WOWWWWWWWW!!, this is worrying..
MsDarkPhoenix
MsDarkPhoenix - 5/23/2014, 1:00 PM
WHAAAAAAT??????? Is it April 1st please tell me it's April 1st!!!!!
AstonishingArachnid
AstonishingArachnid - 5/23/2014, 1:00 PM
Source?
Chcl
Chcl - 5/23/2014, 1:00 PM
omg, this is fake news?
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 5/23/2014, 1:01 PM
no [freak]in' way.
Cles
Cles - 5/23/2014, 1:01 PM
Oh, wow!
batz11
batz11 - 5/23/2014, 1:01 PM
Talk about major buzz-kill after walking outta DOFP lil bit ago, this sucks if true!
ScorpioRisin
ScorpioRisin - 5/23/2014, 1:02 PM
IT'S OVER MARVEL STUDIOS IS FINISHED!
WB/DC WON!
AstonishingArachnid
AstonishingArachnid - 5/23/2014, 1:02 PM
No other news site has reported this.
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 5/23/2014, 1:03 PM
Lol!

Maybe we'll get a young Hank Pym now. ;)
Garrus
Garrus - 5/23/2014, 1:03 PM
SageMode
SageMode - 5/23/2014, 1:03 PM
Oh boy, :-/
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/23/2014, 1:04 PM
GG
lasbrucewayne
lasbrucewayne - 5/23/2014, 1:04 PM
ScorpioRisin
ScorpioRisin - 5/23/2014, 1:04 PM
Seriously now, wtf.
I was so hyped.
batz11
batz11 - 5/23/2014, 1:05 PM
Wonder if the stars can walk now if different director?
Batman52
Batman52 - 5/23/2014, 1:05 PM
I guess Peter Pan and his friends win. lol. I'm jk. Hope the movie gets another good director like Edgar Wright.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 5/23/2014, 1:05 PM
Maybe Marvel Studios were like: [frick] Scott Lang
Jcool
Jcool - 5/23/2014, 1:05 PM
That is what like 6 years of his life? You would think in that time they would know if they are a good fit or not.
Nick56
Nick56 - 5/23/2014, 1:06 PM
Hahahahahaha I don't care. Wasn't planning on seeing this movie anyway. Ive always found Ant-Man to be one of the stupidest comic book characters ever
janitra
janitra - 5/23/2014, 1:06 PM
it must be a big difference they had
Bekss
Bekss - 5/23/2014, 1:06 PM
NO [frick]ING NOOOO. WHY? THIS WAS A GOOD DAY AND YOU COME HERE WITH THAT? [frick]
Rhinoman
Rhinoman - 5/23/2014, 1:07 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Last one to leave was Patty Jenkins on Thor TDW, and look how mediocre that one turned out.

So sad over this one
WinterSoldier33
WinterSoldier33 - 5/23/2014, 1:07 PM
They should replace it with

Black panther or nova and have ant man in 2016
Cles
Cles - 5/23/2014, 1:07 PM
I'm sensing a tonal shift for Phase 3
MightOfMagneto
MightOfMagneto - 5/23/2014, 1:08 PM
Looks like most of their talents are not happy with Marvel Studios meddling too much with the directions of each movie...

From actors/actresses to directors..

Jon Favreau
Alan Taylor
K Branagh
J johnston

Edward Norton
Mickey ROurke
Hugo Weaving

and many more
remembertheking
remembertheking - 5/23/2014, 1:08 PM
well i hope the guy they hire is good enough to generate enough buzz to shadow the departure of Edgar Wright.
SugarYumYum
SugarYumYum - 5/23/2014, 1:08 PM
I'm rather annoyed right now if true, isn't waiting for this guy to direct the film the reason we don't have the Pyms already? So the wait was basically for nothing? -__-
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