Just like James Gunn made box office bucks with his films before doing Guardians of the Galaxy, right? I know it's not Star Wars, but I think Disney would be willing to take a chance with Mr. Wright.
Hollywood Reporter: Edgar Wright just left Ant-Man
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Just like James Gunn made box office bucks with his films before doing Guardians of the Galaxy, right? I know it's not Star Wars, but I think Disney would be willing to take a chance with Mr. Wright.
IdreamofHIME
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I always kinda had my doubts about him handling such a massive movie, but Garry Edwards just made Godzilla and he to do the CGI for his last movie in his bedroom with shop bought software, so it can be done...no excuses there.
alfredofroylan
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But he doesn't have "Ant powers" however he can mentally control ants for transportation
Defenestrated Donut
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Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter is infamous for being tight-fisted so maybe this is plausible.
Delta Assault
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Seems hard to believe, if only because Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a pretty big studio movie. You'd think he'd be kinda used to working on that scale.
lovely ladies
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Brett Ratner, come on down!!
That was Garth Jennings.
Delta Assault
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Oh, right. He only acted in that one.
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Wright wrote the introduction to Hulk's screenwriting book, so they're personally connected on some level.
Maintenance
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Damn, one of the movies that I expected the most, just because of him.
GuitarAtomik
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I don't have any doubts. Both World's End and Scott Pilgrim are pretty damn effects heavy.
cloud_sleep
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Didn't even know they were an item.
lovely ladies
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Kidding aside, Marvel should try to nab Lord and Miller although they might be out of their price range.
crimsonspider89
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Nah it is already being said on reddit that it was time constraint issues which Marvel is tight about.
peanutbutterlatte
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After the special effects in Scott Pilgrim and the coreography in World's End, I was so excited for this. It's like those films have been preparing him to make one fantastic superhero flick. SUCH A SHAME ARGH.
Considering they've gone three -- soon four -- movies in a row with as little Avengers allusions as possible (to the point I've inciting plenty of inane "why doesn't [blank] just call up the Avengers?" remarks), that's probably not it.
Grassclipper
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Ok that really sucks.
peanutbutterlatte
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I don't know, doesn't seem particularly likely as I don't think Wright has anything else major in the pipeline, and he's probably been nursing ideas on this one for near a decade now.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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Welp. Although I'm not a fan of MCU, I can't deny being excited for Edgar Wright making a superhero film. :/
Colonel Nasty
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Can they hire Trank and kill two birds with one stone?
Filming was scheduled for right now, but was postponed to July, which is cutting it close for July 2015 release. If it's true that Wright was struggling to keep up with the shooting schedule, I really don't blame Marvel for parting ways with him. The guy had ten years of pre-preproduction to get ready after all.
SCULLIBUNDO
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UGH Marvel. Just sell the property to Fox already. 
Messypandas
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Why are we giving any credibility to 'insiders' on Reddit?
Makes sense.
crimsonspider89
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Well that is the only info we have currently.
So...yeah.
So...yeah.
But that's exactly it. Marvel seems to want it sooner, maybe because they believe that having it closer to Avengers 2 will help create more buzz for a smaller film. Maybe Wright wanted to spend more time on the film.
alfredofroylan
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Same here, I've seen threads strated with information from Thumblr and Reddit, it's quite annoying actually.
Charles Foster Kane
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Ughhhhhh.....
"Marvel is zeroing in on a new filmmaker, but is not yet in negotiations with one yet, Variety can confirm."
Sounds like.... we're getting a director for hire. Yup.
We're getting Brett, aren't we?
Messypandas
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I heard they found a stash of DC comics under his bed. Feige demanded 10 Hail Hydra's off Wright, Wright would only commit to 5. They split ways amicably. My source is Latinoreview.
Well, it's not like he could plan out shooting or any of that shit until this year.
People in this thread are making up their own shit too.
Money? Oh yes, I'm mad about that as much as seeing Transdongers movies crossing the 1 billion mark.
Not really.
Femmeworth
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It would take a lot for me to believe that fault lies with Wright. The only mistake Wright likely made was trying to work with Marvel Studios in the first place.
Can we sell Sculli to Fox?
crimsonspider89
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It really lies with both. Marvel should of taken the time to realize that Wright may not be able to produce the movie when they moved it forward and for Wright not being able to work at a quicker pace.
Makes sense. James Gunn has had nothing but nice things to say about Marvel. He explicitly has mentioned that there have been a few times when he and Feige had big differences on what should happen but they were always civil and willing to work it out. And Shane Black was allowed to make a movie where he completely changed what the Mandarin was and it barely featured Stark in the suit.
Until more info comes out I am inclined to believe it was Wright who dropped the ball, which is a shame because his movies are pretty good. :'(
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I'm very disappointed with this news. He was definitely the main reason I was excited for the movie (especially him directing Paul Rudd as a superhero) and now I'm less so.
Same here. Even if this was on a larger scale than what he's done thus far, I have a hard time believing he went wrong after preparing for this for so long.
It's silly for so many people to blame Marvel when we have absolutely no idea what caused the split... especially when the facts we DO have show that they've moved a lot of things around to accommodate Wright's schedule/etc for the last however-many (8?) years of development.
I'm no Marvel-apologist, nor do I think all of their movies have been as amazing as many do, but the little do we know seems to indicate Marvel was more than willing to give directors the freedom to bring their visions to fruition.
It may be hard to swallow for some, but at this point it's just as likely Wright is at fault for his departure or firing from the film, so maybe we shouldn't blame either party until we hear more from credible sources? Just a thought...
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I'm no Marvel-apologist, nor do I think all of their movies have been as amazing as many do, but the little do we know seems to indicate Marvel was more than willing to give directors the freedom to bring their visions to fruition.
It may be hard to swallow for some, but at this point it's just as likely Wright is at fault for his departure or firing from the film, so maybe we shouldn't blame either party until we hear more from credible sources? Just a thought...
Femmeworth
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Marvel already allowed Wright to delay production of Ant-Man so he could make The World's End first.
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/ne...script-is-complete-video.html#~oF8Ai5A3URFxQH
http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/is-anchormans-paul-rudd-superhero-material-ant-man-in-the-offing/
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/ne...script-is-complete-video.html#~oF8Ai5A3URFxQH
http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/is-anchormans-paul-rudd-superhero-material-ant-man-in-the-offing/
This movie was already being rushed to begin with and now they go and change directors at the last minute ensuring an even tighter schedule. This has disaster written all over it and I really wanted a good Antman movie
Explain how you rush a project that has already 8 years developing?
thecouncil
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There is no way Wright is at fault because I love him.
that is a surprise, seeing how apoplectic you seemed about "misleading" movie titles.
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