[Review] Ant-Man

There was a concern that Ant-Man would lack personality. Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) had spent ages developing the Ant-Man screenplay, but he left the project due to creative differences with Marvel Studios. Peyton Reed replaced Wright as director and the screenplay was retooled by Adam McKay (Anchorman) and star Paul Rudd. Ant-Man wrapped principle photography in December 2014 to […]

[Trailer] Ant-Man

[youtube id=”xInh3VhAWs8″] Ant-Man lost a lot of early support last year when fan-favorite director Edgar Wright left the film’s production over stylistic disagreements with Marvel. A few weeks later, Marvel announced Bring It On director Peyton Reed would fill in for the departed Wright and that screenwriter Adam McKay (Anchorman) and star Paul Rudd would re-write parts of […]

Bring It On Director Peyton Reed to Direct Ant-Man

Finally, the director search for Marvel’s troubled Ant-Man project has found its resolution. Yes Man and Bring It On director Peyton Reed has agreed to take over for the departed Edgar Wright. Furthermore, the script is going through further rewrites from Anchorman 2 writer/director, Adam McKay, who himself was also considered to direct the film. Let’s be honest for a moment: Reed […]

Shortlist of Rumored Ant-Man Director Replacement Released

Edgar Wright’s departure from Ant-Man last week was a huge blow to both the studio and fans. After eight years of working towards seeing the film come to fruition, Wright and Marvel had an unfortunate falling out over script rewrites. Of course, nobody can really blame Marvel for making a business decision that outweighs Wright’s vision, […]

Edgar Wright Has Left Ant-Man

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 […]

Michael Douglas joining Paul Rudd in Ant-Man film

I see what you’re doing, Edgar Wright and Marvel. You’ve tossed up a red herring to detour us film enthusiasts/journalists/comic book fans/etc. with your minor story details surrounding the upcoming Ant-Man adaptation. And you know what? I’m all for it. I was definitely all for Paul Rudd starring in the film, as you led me to believe […]

Paul Rudd officially on board for Ant-Man

Two months after it was reported that Paul Rudd was shortlisted for Ant-Man, the Anchorman 2 actor has officially entered early negotiations to portray the superhero in the 2015 film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was also being heavily considered for the role, but with his attachment to the Sandman project, Rudd became the de facto choice. No firm story details have […]