Ant-Man - Breaking News

[VidKid]

For those interested:

In a surprise announcement, Marvel Studios and Edgar Wright have revealed that Wright has departed Ant-Man. The official statement on the matter reads as follows:

Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on Ant-Man due to differences in their vision of the film. The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, 2015. A new director will be announced shortly.

They claim it won't impact the release date, how about the movie itself. A new director could mean a totally different look/feel for the movie. Was looking forward to this one, hope it doesn't fall apart.

[mecadonzilla]

That sucks.  Aside from his sizable skills, Wright's style and humor could really make the movie more palatable to the general public.  I was really looking forward to seeing what Edgar could do with Antman.

[Dave Gray]

I'm very bummed about Edgar Wright leaving.  Firstly, I like his style so much and thought it could've been a really outside-the-box approach to a superhero film.

Secondly (and I'm just speculating...no idea why Wright actually left), I'm afraid that Marvel might be homogenizing its films.  It has a bigger story to tell, so I get some ground rules, but this could be overboard if they're playing it safe.

In related news: Drew Goddard left Netflix's Daredevil series, though it doesn't sound nefarious.  He is lined up to do the Sinister Six movie for Sony, and it appears he just doesn't have time to do both.  Movie money is bigger than Netflix money, apparently.