Dan Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 "Amicable" my ass. He's been shepherding this project for eight years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 My guess? Edger mapped out his whole process in his usual deliberate manner, then Marvel changed the release from November to June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 For the first time since Iron Man, I am no longer confident that an MCU movie will be worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Oh shit...does that mean up is down? I need an adult!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Is it too soon to make a joke about how much this "shrinks" my interest in the project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 For the first time since Iron Man, I am no longer confident that an MCU movie will be worth watching. To be fair, there were signs. The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 For the first time since Iron Man, I am no longer confident that an MCU movie will be worth watching. To be fair, there were signs. The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor... A-fucking-men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 I want to know what his Antman writing partner (+ director and cult TV and radio star) Joe Cornish is doing. If he quits too I'm donion-rings with ultra excitement for this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 For the first time since Iron Man, I am no longer confident that an MCU movie will be worth watching. To be fair, there were signs. The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor... I liked The Incredible Hulk and Thor. I Sort-of like IM2; depends what sort of mood I'm in when I'm asked. That doesn't mean I don't think Mark Ruffalo isn't a better fit, I just think his Banner is the result of what happened in the Hulk movie, especially the last few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 According to Latino Review (who, bear in mind, are right only somewhat more often than they are wrong), the changes came from over Kevin Feige's head. Reportedly the movie as originally planned strayed a little further from Marvel Movie Formula than Disney was totally on board with (i.e., it looked and felt like an Edgar Wright film), and so they ordered script changes that Wright didn't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 While that's totally possible, it also sounds very much like the exact thing someone would guess happened. It's like when there's a rumor that a new Resident Evil movie is planned starring Milla Jovovich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 ...If you didn't want an Edgar Wright movie, why hire Edgar Wright? If Warner Brothers was smart, they'd be serving up Booster Gold to Wright on a platter, right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 But they aren't. Or we wouldn't be getting the clusterfuck currently calling itself Batman V Superman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Marvel is talking to directors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Adam McKay would be this movie's death knell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 AICN is reporting that it is, indeed, McKay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Aaaaaaaand, I'm out. Thanks for playing, gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 The language I'm hearing from all this: They hired Edgar Wright to make an Ant Man movie. Edgar Wright tends to make movies with some dry humor and jokes that tend to go over a normal American audiences head. They wanted big stupid humor since that sells more tickets. Wright probably refuses to dumb down his script and left. They go to get someone who can do some occasional satire but tends to operate more in Dick and Fart jokes AND since Kevin Smith is holding out hopes for a DC movie at this point, they go for that guy who works with Will Ferrel a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Let me be clear:McKay has made some damn funny films, but he's less a filmmaker and more "the guy who brought the camera while all his funny friends goof off." For him to be taking over this project, which was shepherded by one of the most meticulous filmmakers working today is really, really not a good sign. Nothing against McKay, specifically, he's just all wrong for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Considering that none of us knows for sure what the tone, style, or plot of Ant-Man is, maybe we should reserve judgment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 That's the action credentials of this thing out the window. Sorry but without serious help or unless Wright planned all those shots out with idiot proof instructions and editing guides no way can McCay do it justice. Paul Rudd will be funny, but he would have been better served by being more Spider-man than Anchorman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'm just looking at the directors they are trying to court and noting that each and every one is known for comedy. Tends to mean that they're looking for someone to direct a comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I'd tend to agree with you, Will, but if you look at what the guys who directed Winter Soldier had done previously, you could never say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 You got me there. Yeah, I'll be the first to admit, directors are a thing that tend to go over my head unless its someone big like Edgar Wright or Kenneth Brannagh so I never even put two and two together as to who the directors for Winter Soldier were. Okay then, I'll wait to see what McCay does. He does seem to work well with his star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Per the Nerdist, McKay pulled out this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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