Hollywood Reporter: Edgar Wright just left Ant-Man
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Serpentine
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Hm? Oh, wording. Let me put it this way- whoever is at fault, i don't reallllllly care. At the end of the day though, I don't actually have an interest in Ant-Man, but i'm very interested in whatever Wright makes next.
Yeah, that's looking likely to me.
Stinks. I love Wright's films and was looking forward to this.
We have no idea if that's the reason they split. It's all rumors at this point.
or maybe people respect the company that gave 150 million dollars to fucking James Gunn enough to give em the benefit of the doubt
people defend what people like, regardless of how "big" or how much they "need it"
regardless, bashing anyone at this point is dumb. Both of "them" (wright and marvel) clearly intended and tried for this to happen for almost a decade.
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Affeinvasion
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Because they are equally poor yet he's been dragging his feet for close to a decade.
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best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
oh no, im more than aware. ask any fan how many times theyve had to argue the wifeabeater thing. but its a really good analogue to wright fans as well
crimsonspider89
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Because they are and there arguments make no sense given that
Russos had creative freedom
Gunn has had creative freedom
Wright had 8 years to write the script
It also seems like something that could've been noticed by all parties 2 years ago, not 1 month before shooting starts. Iron Man shaped the MCU in 2008, not yesterday.
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There's something else to this story, but sure, Marvel's Umbrella is evil and that's all what happened. We all know.
not saying it can't boil down to that but dude that's the cookie cutter press release statement
give it a few years and we'll learn how it went down
Did he not finish the script? Honest question.
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Details?
AuthenticM
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There is no way this movie will turn out for the better without Wright. He was the only reason I had faith in it.
Funky Papa
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MAN.
What the fuck. My interest in Ant-Man just plummeted to the pits of hell.
What the fuck. My interest in Ant-Man just plummeted to the pits of hell.
George Oscar Bluth II
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From what's just happened, I doubt it.
im sure they were just "delaying it" cause they didnt wanna hurt anyone's feelings or anything, not still trying to make it work.
c'mon dude
sorry if you're being sarcastic
You're right. That might have very well been the reason. I'm guessing Wright might have wanted one more delay maybe to work on the story more and Marvel said no. Hopefully they hired someone good for this project.
crimsonspider89
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He finished the script but originally Wasp and Ant Man were supposed to be in Avengers. Yes they delayed the movie that long for Wright. Marvel was 100% behind Wright and the sudden departure just seems weird.
Something else happened and just using the differences as an excuse.
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Can we ban Film Critic Hulk from GAF? Or at the very least make it a requirement that we don't just copy and paste his pseudo cinema guru shit directly? His gimmicky writing style is all kinds of durr. I can't believe he's still sticking to it all these years later.
thecouncil
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Pack it up, Marvel Studios. Your universe is over.
I just can't believe this news. I'm actually red in the face right now over it. Marvel finally (apparently accidentally) hired a genius to direct what would have undoubtedly been an incredible piece of cinematic history. Then, in the final hours, they get rid of him. Why? Because he wanted to actually make a good Marvel movie for once? Can't have that, now can we?
In the past few years, Ive been watching these Marvel shits, patiently waiting for the moment when Wright graced us with his vision. I drew pictures of Ant Man and hung them up all over my room along with pictures of Edgar Wright, screen grabs of the leaked footage and photoshopped images of Edgar, Ant Man and I just "hanging out".
It really bugs me [pun intended] that this studio is under the impression that they know what makes a good comic book movie. Who do they think they are exactly? With Wright on board, they absolutely were looking at a 500M domestic return. Now, it's obvious they'll hire a "safe" director to make a "safe" movie and it'll tank, taking the whole damn studio with it.
Actually, that's probably for the best. If Edgar Wright isn't allowed to make a Marvel movie, nobody should be.
* I just told my little brother that Edgar Wright left Ant-Man and he started crying. Good job, Marvel. Making children and adults cry seems to be your goal today. (I mean, maybe he was crying because I poked him in the eye while flailing my arms in anger, but you get the point. He's sad! WE ALL ARE!)
I just can't believe this news. I'm actually red in the face right now over it. Marvel finally (apparently accidentally) hired a genius to direct what would have undoubtedly been an incredible piece of cinematic history. Then, in the final hours, they get rid of him. Why? Because he wanted to actually make a good Marvel movie for once? Can't have that, now can we?
In the past few years, Ive been watching these Marvel shits, patiently waiting for the moment when Wright graced us with his vision. I drew pictures of Ant Man and hung them up all over my room along with pictures of Edgar Wright, screen grabs of the leaked footage and photoshopped images of Edgar, Ant Man and I just "hanging out".
It really bugs me [pun intended] that this studio is under the impression that they know what makes a good comic book movie. Who do they think they are exactly? With Wright on board, they absolutely were looking at a 500M domestic return. Now, it's obvious they'll hire a "safe" director to make a "safe" movie and it'll tank, taking the whole damn studio with it.
Actually, that's probably for the best. If Edgar Wright isn't allowed to make a Marvel movie, nobody should be.
* I just told my little brother that Edgar Wright left Ant-Man and he started crying. Good job, Marvel. Making children and adults cry seems to be your goal today. (I mean, maybe he was crying because I poked him in the eye while flailing my arms in anger, but you get the point. He's sad! WE ALL ARE!)
eh...i like Edgar Wright but there is some definite unnecessary pedestal placing here. Love Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Scott Pilgrim was ok, not groundbreaking, not something I must rewatch over and over for its cinematic wonder. And Worlds End seemed very middling to me, not a highpoint of his film career and started to make me question his work.
I was excited to see what he would do with it but I have to admit was a little worried how it would fit into the Marvel Universe of films they are building. That's a very key point people have to understand with these movies and, in my opinion, what is making these movies and everything work so well. They need directors, film makers and producers willing to work within the confines of the overall MCU and that will mean some compromises have to be made.
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Napoleonthechimp
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x 1000ok calm down its entirely relevant to the topic.
Messypandas
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The all caps hulk-thing is extremely played out, and it detracts from whatever value his/her writing sometimes contains.
Haha. I agree with you. The "vaguely off-topic" bit was an apology for myself going off-topic. Not you. I just don't like his/her writing style. I'm not knocking you or the message.
pieatorium
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that was obvious parody of other posts in the thread dude
Bobby Roberts
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At least then he could ditch the all-caps bullshit.
Affeinvasion
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This is a brilliant troll post.
Femmeworth
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I think this ongoing argument about whether its either Wright or Marvel in the right or in the wrong is really stupid. Personally, the massive disappointment I'm feeling now how little to do with whether I'm a Marvel Studio fanboy (I am) or whether I think that Edgar Wright is a good director (I do). Instead is it about how someone had the passion to spend a long time working on something, which I was interested in, and now that's all down the toilet.
The idea of a movie being made by a fresh new director who wasn't involved in the production, with a tight one year deadline, is an unattractive one. The possibility that someone within the pre-production crew is setting up to direct it could be a bit more interesting. But in the end it is still a loss for what could have been. I think in any creative industry, that loss is worth mourning for those who care about the work in question.
It's not about Marvel being a good guy or bad guy, it's not about Wright backing out or being chased out. It's about being sad that a long promised project is now lost at sea. The story behind this will no doubt come out some day, and it will be interesting to discuss it and we can point fingers then and use hindsight to debate whether it was good for business, good for creativity, or whatever. That day is not today imo.
The idea of a movie being made by a fresh new director who wasn't involved in the production, with a tight one year deadline, is an unattractive one. The possibility that someone within the pre-production crew is setting up to direct it could be a bit more interesting. But in the end it is still a loss for what could have been. I think in any creative industry, that loss is worth mourning for those who care about the work in question.
It's not about Marvel being a good guy or bad guy, it's not about Wright backing out or being chased out. It's about being sad that a long promised project is now lost at sea. The story behind this will no doubt come out some day, and it will be interesting to discuss it and we can point fingers then and use hindsight to debate whether it was good for business, good for creativity, or whatever. That day is not today imo.
Funky Papa
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Yup.
I'd almost bet money Wright was risking another delay for reasons. I love the guy, but he was taking his sweet ass time with this goddamned film.
Hot Coldman
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If it's that bad (and yes, it usually is) then there's decapitalisation tools online for your to use. It's what I did.
The arguments remain valid and extremely well thought-out and constructed (generally, I find he/she wears their heart on their sleeve a bit too much sometimes).
Technosteve
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DC would of let him make the movie he wanted to make, because DC made Green Lantern.
I've gotta say, the reactions in this thread are fucking hilarious. All I know is that when this releases, I'll be in the theater watching it and hopefully enjoy myself as well as the movie. I've enjoyed all the other Marvel movies for what they were and I doubt this one will be any different.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Marvel just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about comic book film culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in other films where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in the comic book film culture, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the comic book film audience, after hearing about this, is not going to want to watch Ant-Man, nor will they watch any more of Marvel's films. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Marvel has alienated an entire market with this move.
Marvel, publicly apologize and cancel Ant-Man or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about comic book film culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in other films where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in the comic book film culture, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the comic book film audience, after hearing about this, is not going to want to watch Ant-Man, nor will they watch any more of Marvel's films. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Marvel has alienated an entire market with this move.
Marvel, publicly apologize and cancel Ant-Man or you can kiss your business goodbye.
I think this ongoing argument about whether its either Wright or Marvel in the right or in the wrong is really stupid. Personally, the massive disappointment I'm feeling now how little to do with whether I'm a Marvel Studio fanboy (I am) or whether I think that Edgar Wright is a good director (I do). Instead is it about how someone had the passion to spend a long time working on something, which I was interested in, and now that's all down the toilet.
The idea of a movie being made by a fresh new director who wasn't involved in the production, with a tight one year deadline, is an unattractive one. The possibility that someone within the pre-production crew is setting up to direct it could be a bit more interesting. But in the end it is still a loss for what could have been. I think in any creative industry, that loss is worth mourning for those who care about the work in question.
It's not about Marvel being a good guy or bad guy, it's not about Wright backing out or being chased out. It's about being sad that a long promised project is now lost at sea. The story behind this will no doubt come out some day, and it will be interesting to discuss it and we can point fingers then and use hindsight to debate whether it was good for business, good for creativity, or whatever. That day is not today imo.
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crimsonspider89
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No we are trying to figure out wtf happened. Instead of just mindlessly bashing something.
Mr.Wreckless
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Why are so many people crapping on Marvel movies now. I thought Cap 2 was pretty damn good.
triplestation
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Big mistake
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