News has just broken that Edgar Wright (The World’s End) has left Marvel’s upcoming Ant-Man film adaptation due to creative differences with Marvel. Considering Wright was attached to the project even before the first film in Marvel’s box office domination with 2006’s Iron Man, Wright’s departure comes as extremely surprising news. Marvel has already stated they have found a new director to replace Wright, but haven’t publicized who that person is. Fortunately, the split was amicable, potentially leaving the door open for Wright to return to the House of M.
Ant-Man is still on track to meet its July 17, 2015 release date. The film stars Paul Rudd, Michael Pena, Patrick Wilson, Micheal Douglas, Evangeline Lilly. When more news comes out, we’ll be sure to report any potential changes made to the film or the film’s direction.
[via /Film]