PenguinJoe

Since when does a movie studio give a shit about an audience? If they did do you think Keanu Reeves would have been Hellblazer or Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull would have ever been made. It's about money. You'll see it regardless and even if you don't the international box office, tv rights, video games, and dvd/blu ray sales will make it at least break even.

RichC2

Crystal Skull never struck me as a studio movie, it seemed like it was made by a big kid who wanted to entertain but royally missed the mark.

superdeluxe

I'm taking a leap here, but I think the audience likes how interconnected all these 'solo' movies are into a larger MCU universe. If Wright/Feige couldn't get that sorted out, then I think Feige made the right call by sticking to the MCU.

Why So Blu?

Hey, John McTiernan can make his comeback with this film! #amirite

cleaver

Joe Johnston directed the Marvelest Marvel movie in Cap First Avenger AND Honey I Shrunk the Kids how is this not done yet?

slop101

Rawson Thurber just passed on the movie as well, as have Adam McKay and others, not to mention how they obviously didn't have anyone on tap like they said they did when they let Wright go. This is a movie that should be almost completely execution driven, and without Wright, they lose that, and they should just drop the project all together. I would like to think that all these directors being tapped for it are passing on it due to some solidarity with Wright, but I think it's due to them seeing what a mess it actually is once they see the scrip Disney was forcing on Wright.

Why So Blu?

Rawson Thurber is the guy I said had passed on it when I posted last night. I couldn't remember the name.

DaveyJoe

Maybe it's no coincidence that none of the directors want to work for Marvel multiple times, outside of Whedon, who seems to have more control, and Favreu who eventually dropped out of IM3.

Solid Snake

All about the execution of it. Based on the test that Wright showed off... Looked like they had it down visually.

Wright is a great director. He had the whole movie done already. That's how he is. Losing him at this point in time is crazy. 8 years officially on this. He did other stuff but still.

superdeluxe

Russo is making Captain 3.

DaveyJoe

Has that even started filming yet? Let's see if they can make it through the entire production.

wlj

8 years on ANT-MAN? Alot of time to waste on a movie that will flop

Solid Snake

Maybe. Maybe not.

But for 8 years he was, I'm assuming somehow, paid to work on it. For almost the whole time they were pleased with him and his work. Marvel wasn't going to blame him for a failure. Marvel was with him that long? They didn't feel failure.

As we have seen before, if they felt skittish about something they change it. But for that long... They loved his work. And they didn't see failure. Whether it happens or not. That doesn't matter right now. They've wanted this thing to go. And go they will.

Matthew Chmiel

Peyton Reed is currently the front runner to direct.

Funny considering Fox fired him (and Clooney) from Fantastic Four years ago as they wanted to set it in the '60s.

Why So Blu?

They seem insistent on getting a comedy director to replace Wright.

Also, Reed is scheduled to direct The Fifth Beatle based off of the EXCELLENT graphic novel.

slop101

Which I thought was an awesome idea and would loved to have seen.

taffer

It makes sense. The movie has been planned as a heist comedy. That probably hasn't changed at all. Wright more than likely was fired because he didn't want to incorporate the MCU into it.

superdeluxe

David Wain is supposedly another Director in the running.

Also has strong connection with Paul Rudd.

Supermallet

Reed would have me interested. Wain would be interesting as well.

TomOpus

Peyton Reed.... tag, you're it!

Matthew Chmiel

I completely agree. And after Down with Love, he should've gotten the gig rather than that hack Tim Story.

On that note, good job Reed.

McKay has also been hired on to polish up the script before filming begins next month.

My Other Self

I didn't think Yes Man was that good. What else has the guy done?

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/pe...an-1201215672/

Draven

Bring It On - which is one of my favorite movies of all time. This is a good pick for Ant-Man.

fumanstan

I liked Yes Man. I also liked The Break Up. His movies definitely seem less wacky then some of the other directors names.

islandclaws

I'd like to see Wain get this. His comedies have been consistent and I've been a fan since his days on MTV's The State.