After weeks of rumors and speculation, Marvel has finally landed a new director and writer for Ant-Man. Edgar Wright left the project about two weeks ago after pushing hard for an Ant-Man movie since 2006. He left due to creative differences over the script and vision of the movie. Marvel was unhappy with the script and even after multiple rewrites from Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, Wright had enough and left the movie he loved so much.
Luckily for everyone, Marvel has finally found his replacements. Marvel announced today that Peyton Reed will take over as the director of the film, while Adam McKay will join the project as a writer.
Peyton Reed has been the director on many films. His most notable films are Yes Man, The Break-Up, and Bring It On. Reed's name popped up as a candidate a few days ago, and after multiple others passed the project, Marvel and Reed agreed on the deal.
Adam McKay has joined the project as a writer. He was an early candidate for the movie but multiple news outlets reported that he had passed on the opportunity to join Marvel. That is no longer the case. McKay has written many comedies and has a strong connection with Paul Rudd, the film's star. He has written movies like Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, The Other Guys, Step Brothers, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
Marvel was very concerned about getting people that could work with the current cast and still deliver an Ant-Man movie they can be proud of. Ant-Man is set to come out July 17, 2015 starring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Patrick Wilson, Corey Stoll, Michael Pena, and Matt Gerald.
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