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Edgar Wright Reaffirms He Hasn't Seen Ant-Man and Doesn't Regret Leaving the Project

He says Marvel's house style conflicted with his standalone heist concept that he and Joe Cornish wrote before Iron Man.

Overview

  • In a recent Reddit AMA and follow-up interviews, Wright reiterated that he walked away when his draft was being reshaped to fit MCU continuity.
  • He developed Ant-Man for roughly eight years and exited shortly before filming after the studio pursued revisions without him.
  • Before departing, he shot test footage shown at San Diego Comic-Con and had cast Paul Rudd as Scott Lang.
  • Wright and Joe Cornish retained story and screenplay credits on the 2015 release, which was directed by Peyton Reed.
  • Parts of Wright's take survived, while Paul Rudd and Adam McKay's pass added an opening S.H.I.E.L.D. flashback, a Falcon appearance, and a larger role for Hope Van Dyne; Wright has said his version made Scott Lang an actual burglar with only a late cameo from the wider MCU.