Edgar Wright no longer directing Ant-Man

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I know I'm in the minority but I enjoyed Iron Man 2, sure it didn't do anything too different but it gave us more of what we loved. "It's a commercial for the Avengers", meh I thought it was well done since the MCU was still new and seeing more of this "shared" universe was cool. I actually think less of Thor/Captain America since they feel more of "yeah this is their origin, get ready for the Avengers"

Iron Man 3 on the other hand gave us an awesome trailer and something I really wanted to see where it went and they gave us a "swerve", the problem was the real villain wasn't anywhere as interesting as the "fake" villain they had set up and fooled us to go to the movie for making it a lackluster reveal instead of actually shocking us.

Well I don't agree with the part of Wright since I'm not familiar with his work but I agree with the rest of this post.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I'm simply expecting another passable but ultimately forgettable bit of gunk that won't hold up in a year just like the majority of them now.

This is how I feel about most Marvel movies, and I'm not a Marvel hater, if they make awesome movies great, if they make passable movies then whatever, I just can't get excited over them. I still think Ant-Man could be done very well because the concept of a superhero called Ant-Man is so out there they have to work extra hard to make it appealing/entertaining and they can't just phone it in.

[NinjaPug]

First rumor for Wright's replacement is Louis D'Esposito who has directed the Agent Carter and Item 47 one-shots for Marvel.

[NinjaPug]

Adam McKay (Anchorman) allegedly offered the directing job for Ant-Man

http://www.slashfilm.com/ant-man-adam-mckay/

[NinjaPug]

Good move by Marvel all things considered. Plus a small plot summary for Ant-Man

Director Peyton Reed and Writer Adam McKay Join Marvel's Ant-Man

When Marvel's "Ant-Man" hits theaters July 17, 2015, director Peyton Reed will help shepherd the hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a cast led by Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, with writer Adam McKay contributing to the film's script.

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas), 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.

http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/6...arvels_ant-man

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

Good move by Marvel all things considered. Plus a small plot summary for Ant-Man



http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/6...arvels_ant-man

Sounds like every other generic Marvel movie, have to save the world in every movie because drama...
I have a feeling that's what's Edgar was figthting against...

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Sounds like every other generic Marvel movie, have to save the world in every movie because drama...
I have a feeling that's what's Edgar was figthting against...

I mean... they're ****ing superhero movies dude.

But if you get technical, the only movies where the titular hero literally saved the world were Captain America, Avengers, Thor 2, and Cap 2.

[NinjaPug]

Pretty cool concept art

[NinjaPug]

A 1:48 trailer for Ant-Man was classified today which means we should be seeing it in the next ~ 2 weeks.

[NinjaPug]

Spoilered for size

Spoiler:

[NinjaPug]

Trailer released this Tuesday during Agent Carter

[Candy Kappa]

Ant sized trailer... so cruel, yet I can't hate them for it.

[AT-Man]

Ingenious!

[NinjaPug]

Marvel released a "human-sized" version of the teaser:

[NinjaPug]

[plastroncafe]

I have to give it to the promotional team, that's pretty damn funny.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

https://i.imgur.com/YgfircL.jpg

That's pretty clever.

[NinjaPug]

I think Rudd looks like a pretty damn good Scott Lang / Ant-Man

[NinjaPug]

[sdp]

What a terrible teaser, I think this movie is definitely going to flop unlike GotG that had awesome teasers/trailers this one seems about as generic/by the book as you can get and the Ant-Man is probably seen as ridiculous for people.

I was actually pretty hyped for this movie when I was seeing the posters until about last week when I read that Ant-Man is Scott Lang and not Pym and we don't even know if Janet/Wasp will be in the movie. Pym and Janet are two of my favorite Marvel characters so not seeing her and not seeing Pym in his full glory kind of sucks. Ant-Man was a character I found ridiculous until I read some good stories with him and those stories were not usually the normal superhero stuff, they were more adventure stories. If the movie can be like that I think it could win over audiences or at the very least be a good movie, we'll see how it goes with the other trailers it gets. If I had to guess they probably didn't want Hank Pym since the MCU version of Tony Stark was written a little too similarly to Hank Pym by being so smart so they don't need another super genius which is too bad because Hank Pym is on the same level of intellect as Mr. Fantastic which Tony can only dream of even if he is fairly smart as well.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by sdp

If I had to guess they probably didn't want Hank Pym since the MCU version of Tony Stark was written a little too similarly to Hank Pym by being so smart so they don't need another super genius which is too bad because Hank Pym is on the same level of intellect as Mr. Fantastic which Tony can only dream of even if he is fairly smart as well.

Not true. Tony, Hank and Reed are ALL in the top five in terms of intellect in the MU. Reed is arguably the smartest of the three, but Tony and Hank are actually neck and neck over who takes second. And believe it or not, Peter Parker (YES, Spider-Man) and Bruce (Hulk) Banner round out the top five. These are ALL top-tier brains in the MU, along with the likes of Beast, Moon Knight, and Professor Xavier. And about a handful of others I can't think of at the moment. But to say Tony WISHES he was that smart?! That's just not true- it's SEVERELY underestimating the intelligence of a man who was an MIT grad at 14!