Over the weekend, things changed dramatically for the planned July 17th, 2015 release of Ant-Man, which was closing in on going into production soon to make that date. With a lot of anticipation out there for the film among a segment of fans who knows who Edgar Wright is and what he could bring to the film as a director, expectations of a certain style are certainly there, one that could blend in well with a character like Ant-Man. Unfortunately, for reasons not disclosed at this point, Marvel and Wright have split from the project and Marvel is setting up to announce a new director shortly to take on the project. This isn’t the first time this has happened of course as we briefly had Patty Jenkin’s on Thor 2 before she moved on and there was some early uncertainty as to whether Kenneth Branagh would be back after the success of the first Thor film.
Marvel’s official statement:
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.
James Gunn chimes in:
Sometimes you have friends in a relationship. You love each of them dearly as individuals and think they’re amazing people. When they talk to you about their troubles, you do everything you can to support them, to keep them together, because if you love them both so much doesn’t it make sense they should love each other? But little by little you realize, at heart, they aren’t meant to be together – not because there’s anything wrong with either of them, but they just don’t have personalities that mesh in a comfortable way. They don’t make each other happy. Although it’s sad to see them split, when they do, you’re surprisingly relieved, and excited to see where their lives take them next.
It’s easy to try to make one party “right” and another party “wrong” when a breakup happens, but it often isn’t that simple. Or perhaps it’s even more simple than that – not everyone belongs in a relationship together. It doesn’t mean they’re not wonderful people.
And that’s true of both Edgar Wright and Marvel. One of them isn’t a person, but I think you get what I mean.
Read more at http://collider.com/james-gunn-on-edgar-wright/#8Mi3E8cAHrgCi2Xk.99
