Ant-Man Edgar Wright Leaves Ant-Man!! - Part 2

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Scoop #1 (1959): Liz Taylor Cast As Cleopatra
Scoop #2 (2023): Entire Movie Industry Moving To Oculus Rift Format

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

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Scoop #1 (1959): Liz Taylor Cast As Cleopatra

I doubt that. If The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown proved anything, than that Jane Russell was born to play the part. I wish Wright and LR would shut up with all their unfounded rumors...

 

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Frickin' Egyptian history fanboys! The worst!

 

[Man in the Suit]

Eh maybe just said they are including stuff from the Wright script during thereshoots. As usually, it is eh maybe, so the opposite of what he claims is true

Devin Faraci said that they've made Scott Lang a criminal again (like in Wright's version) and brought it back closer to where Wright had it through reshoots. He was going to be a corporate whistleblower in the draft before McKay & Rudd wrote theirs.

 

[obsidianrpg]

In prelude comics he was still a corporate whistle blower turned Robin Hood rogue and reality ensued as he was arrested immediately.

I actually tracked down Bring It On. It's really surreal, as it's part parody (of cheerleader stereotypes), part satire("Cheerleaders are dancers who have gone ******ed") and a large part serious business. Can't believe Faith from Buffy and Mary Jane are in it too.

So the question is, will Ant-Man be the Citizen Kane of Ant movies?

 

[Scarlet Spider]

New Whedon interview.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/joss-whedon-spine-tingling-soul-crushing-marvel-adventure#.mk0wjGX0m

“I thought [Edgar Wright's] script was not only the best script that Marvel had ever had, but the most Marvel script I’d read. I don’t know where things went wrong."

 

[Scarlet Spider]

http://www.thewrap.com/marvels-ant-man-resolves-writing-credit-dispute-exclusive/

The WGA has assigned final writing credit. Wright & Cornish will have sole story credit and will share screenplay credit with McKay & Rudd.

 

[Dyson]

http://www.thewrap.com/marvels-ant-man-resolves-writing-credit-dispute-exclusive/

The WGA has assigned final writing credit. Wright & Cornish will have sole story credit and will share screenplay credit with McKay & Rudd.

Story by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish
Screenplay by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd

Cool.

 

[Paradox1]

New Whedon interview.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/j...ing-soul-crushing-marvel-adventure#.mk0wjGX0m

“I thought [Edgar Wright's] script was not only the best script that Marvel had ever had, but the most Marvel script I’d read. I don’t know where things went wrong."

Why is he even talking about this? Now when I watch Ant-Man I'm gonna feel like its an inferior version.

 

[Mike Murdock]

This is the one time I hope to see Edgar Wright's screenplay. Wait until after Ant-Man is released (so we're not pre-judging the new thing) and then let's compare the two. I know it's selfish. I know Marvel gains little besides an appreciation of their willingness to be transparent from a minority of fans. But it would be nice to know what could have been and what went wrong.

 

[culver3vlr22]

Isn't wright getting a producing credit as well?

 

[terry78]

If you go in thinking it's the lesser version you won't be objective at all.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

If you go in thinking it's the lesser version you won't be objective at all.

In fairness since Weight left and was replaced by Reed I have been expecting an inferior movie, Reed just isn't in Tue same league as Weight in terms of directing, or writing for that matter. However, that latest trailer was great and I am really looking forward to the movie still.

 

[antsman41]

[oops]

 

[TheComicbookKid]

This is the one time I hope to see Edgar Wright's screenplay. Wait until after Ant-Man is released (so we're not pre-judging the new thing) and then let's compare the two. I know it's selfish. I know Marvel gains little besides an appreciation of their willingness to be transparent from a minority of fans. But it would be nice to know what could have been and what went wrong.

The Mouse has put that thing in the vault to never see the light of day.

 

[Moridin]

Why is he even talking about this?

The quote is from last July, on set. And he was asked about it.

Now when I watch Ant-Man I'm gonna feel like its an inferior version.

It became lesser the moment Wright left.

Reed/McKay/Rudd aren't up to Wrights standard. Yet I would be a lot more optimistic if they had a year of prep before filming started but the reality is they only had a couple months at most to make heavy changes. That's the biggest problem here (even though some people would have you believe there's no problem at all, & it's all going according to Feige's master plan).

 

[Paradox1]

The quote is from last July, on set. And he was asked about it.



It became lesser the moment Wright left.

Reed/McKay/Rudd aren't up to Wrights standard. Yet I would be a lot more optimistic if they had a year of prep before filming started but the reality is they only had a couple months at most to make heavy changes. That's the biggest problem here (even though some people would have you believe there's no problem at all, & it's all going according to Feige's master plan).

I get that he was asked, but he should of said nothing about how great the script was.

 

[culver3vlr22]

Woah McKay isn't on wrights level? Let's ease it on that one. The mans a genius.

 

[Mike Murdock]

^ Yeah, I think that's absurd without knowing what the finished product of each was.

The Mouse has put that thing in the vault to never see the light of day.

Oh, I know that. But it doesn't hurt to plead for it anyway.

 

[chamber-music]

Back in 2006, you announced Iron Man, Hulk and Ant-Man as your initial trio of movies. But then you moved on to Thor, Captain America and Avengers. Why did Ant-Man get sidelined?

FEIGE That Comic-Con 2006 was less than 10 frickin' years ago, but it feels like 50 years ago. That was the first time we had ever gone as our own studio. That Comic-Con was really about us trying to show people we were serious. But it's not quite accurate to say that Ant-Man has been actively in development for all that time. Edgar [Wright] had done a draft, and then nothing happened for two or three or four years. Then he'd do another draft, and another two to three years would go by. It wasn't until two years ago, we said, "Hey, let's make this movie."

Let's talk about what happened last spring. Kevin, you decided the script wasn't right. But other studios have been in the same situation and decided to move forward anyway.

FEIGE Well, we've done that before, and sometimes that can work, and sometimes it's more difficult. But with Edgar, it was mutual. People said, "You guys have been working together for 10 years; why did you only figure it out a couple of months before you started filming?" But that's really not true. We'd been working on it for about nine months, maybe a year at most. And it became apparent to him and to us that the best thing to do was to move on. But because Edgar has a fan base and Marvel has a fan base, there's good and bad that comes with that high profile. And one of the bads is that internal decisions and shuffles get headlines.

From The HR interview

 

[SyntaxError]

Personally think Wright is way over-rated, and if he wasn't willing to fit his script into the established universe, then good riddance they parted ways.

Thing Adam McKay is a brilliant writer and will definitely be getting his own directed gig for Marvel soon. Probably Inhumans of Captain Marvel.

Also have a lot of confidence in Reed, seems extremely passionate about the character and the film. Also narrowly lost Guardians to Gunn, apparently.

 

[Moridin]

I only just saw these;

Woah McKay isn't on wrights level? Let's ease it on that one. The mans a genius.

Seriously? No, McKay isn't anywhere near Wright in terms of directing OR writing.

The Others Guys is the only film of his I actually like & think is good/funny.

Anchorman? Step Brothers? Talladegha Nights? Writing wise they rely heavily on improv from the actors, those scripts are incredibly loose, and honestly are barely there.

They have their amusing moments and have some great quotes here and there, but examples of great scriptwriting they are not.

Directorially he's totally average.

Reed has never made a film I'd remotely come close to calling remarkable, or even good really.

^ Yeah, I think that's absurd without knowing what the finished product of each was.

There's nothing absurd about comparing their track records.

Personally think Wright is way over-rated, and if he wasn't willing to fit his script into the established universe, then good riddance they parted ways.

He was willing, according to both Feige & Wright himself. In summer 2013 both of them had said Wright had updated the script to accomodate where the MCU now was. So can this nonsense "Wright isn't a team player/didn't want to include MCU" narrative please die now?

 

[culver3vlr22]

Will Ferrell said McKay is the man who comes up with most the lines on set and hat McKay is the funniest person he's ever met.... The guys a genius there is zero question about that.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Will Ferrell said McKay is the man who comes up with most the lines on set and hat McKay is the funniest person he's ever met.... The guys a genius there is zero question about that.

as a director though, wright is on a completely different level. there are so many opportunities to cash in on a potentially comedic situation, many of which are simply ignored by fother contemporary comedy directors. Wright, however, takes advantage of seemingly mundane cinematic devices, like transitional sequences and exposition scenes, and pulls as much comedy out of it as he can.
this might illustrate it better:
https://vimeo.com/96558506
this is what makes Wright style unique and superior to most comedy directors, including McKay.
No doubt McKay is talented and the movie is in good hands. Visually however, Wright is smarter and there is objectivly no way denying that.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

No doubt McKay is talented and the movie is in good hands. Visually however, Wright is smarter and there is objectivly no way denying that.

Agreed with this & I think McKay (and Reed to a lesser degree) is being unfairly criticized a few posts up.