Edgar Wright Not Directing Ant-Man Anymore
This is one of the most bizarre news pieces to reach my
ears. Edgar Wright, who has been attached to Marvel’s Ant-Man movie since 2006,
before the first Iron Man movie, has decided to leave the project to someone
else. People are already speculating about the reasons behind this, and the
best guess happens to be to do with creative differences.
This is strange given that the execs have probably known the
direction Wright was taking the film in for years, despite it morphing and changing
along the way, especially with Marvel’s successful Phase 1. The core reason for
the split was to do with rewrites.
So far, I doubt Marvel has had a rotten apple in its lineup,
commercially that is. I happen to be an ardent supporter of the DC universe and
hope that the upcoming Dawn of Justice movie will turn the tables. Is this
latest news of Marvel’s Ant-Man movie a sign of the tide turning? Franchises
sometimes extend themselves a bit too far. I think Marvel is reaching that
point, and the best example I have for this is the TV show Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D., which doesn’t stand up to the quality of Marvel’s cinematic
lineup, not that it was made to be that way, though. If it tried to be that
way, the budget would probably balloon out of control.
I am disappointed by Wright’s departure because his movies
are dense with humor, a key component of almost every single Marvel movie thus
far. Wright has given audiences laughs consistently with all his movies, and he
can handle a butt load of CGI, and a prime case would be Scott Pilgrim v. The
World, so he is definitely capable of handling the science fiction elements of
the movie. Chances are that the studio will find a suitable replacement for the
director, but it still won’t be Edgar Wright, now would it?
