Peyton Reed In Talks To Direct ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

Peyton Reed In Talks To Direct ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

Looks like Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly won't be the only ones back for more diminutive superhero shenanigans, as director Peyton Reed is in negotiations to return to helm the sequel. Click on for more.

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 21, 2015 04:10 PM EST
Source: THR
THR reports that Peyton Reed is in negotiations to return to direct the sequel to Marvel's most recent blockbuster, Ant-Man, which will feature Evangeline Lilly's Hope van Dyne/Wasp in an expanded role.

The first movie had a pretty troubled journey to the screen, and even lost its original director Edgar Wright - but Reed stepped in and did a fine job with the finished product, which was fully embraced by fans and went on to gross $454.7 million worldwide. So, a follow-up movie was an inevitability.

Apparently there are still no writers attached, but Paul Rudd has been confirmed to reprise the role of Scott Lang. Ant-Man And The Wasp is scheduled to be released on on July 6, 2018.
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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 10/21/2015, 4:49 PM
BEES?! Let's see who brings in more honey!
Animal2915
Animal2915 - 10/21/2015, 4:50 PM
Sounds good to me.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 10/21/2015, 4:50 PM
Awesome. It's only right. Ant-Man was so much fun
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 10/21/2015, 4:52 PM
GoogleWasMyIdea
GoogleWasMyIdea - 10/21/2015, 4:52 PM
He most likely will direct, makes sense.
SmellofDuty
SmellofDuty - 10/21/2015, 4:53 PM
TheSuperguy
TheSuperguy - 10/21/2015, 4:55 PM
YES! Loved Ant-Man, one of my favorite Marvel movies. Glad to see them bringing Reed back.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2015, 4:57 PM
Why not,he did a very good job of the first movie.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 10/21/2015, 4:58 PM
@Reasonnnn - "BEES?! Let's see who brings in more honey!"
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 10/21/2015, 4:58 PM
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 10/21/2015, 5:01 PM
MexicanSuperman - Even though it a while back, the wound is still so fresh to me! Why did Edgar Wright have to leave?!

But in the end, I still enjoyed Ant-Man and it's easily one of the better MCU movies.
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 10/21/2015, 5:05 PM
I wonder how they'll juggle the writers around this time, will they bring back adam and the on-set writers, will it be necessary to have paul write again as well, or will they get a new writer all together?
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 10/21/2015, 5:07 PM
MexicanSuperman - That would be amazing! Hopefully WB takes the opportunity and gets him to direct one of their movies.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 10/21/2015, 5:08 PM
I read somewhere that they are giving him an 15% raise for this one so he'll pull in a cool $85,000. Lucky guy!
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 10/21/2015, 5:11 PM
I also read that RDJ has a small cameo and will make $15 million.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/21/2015, 5:11 PM
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/21/2015, 5:12 PM
Won't be as good because Wright won't be penning it this time.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 10/21/2015, 5:12 PM
@ImKennyPowers :)
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 10/21/2015, 5:13 PM
@MexicanSuperman - "What about Edgar Wright? He seems like a perfect fit. Marvel better scoop him up before someone else does."

I've suggested before...

Edgar Wright writes/directs an Ant-Man prequel with Hank Pym & Janet

Peyton Reed directs the Ant-Man & Wasp sequel with Scott Lang & Hope

Although, I'm not sure Wright would do it after he waited 15yrs to make his Ant-Man heist movie with Lang. But, I honestly believe since they ended on good terms Wright & Feige would be interested/open to working together again, I'm not sure this idea would appeal to Wright as much.

Who knows though, I definitely believe there's potential for both an Ant-Man prequel & sequel. I mean, wouldn't it be awesome to see Pym & Janet with their well ahead of its time tech. in a film set during the Cold War??
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/21/2015, 5:17 PM
Adam Mckay and Paul Rudd rewrote most of the movie..............


Yet, the movie felt more like a Wright movie than a McKay one.
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 10/21/2015, 5:22 PM
I am kind of excited that they're starting from scratch now, because without Edgar directing, having his dialogue and whatnot is kind of pointless considering Edgar is very singular in his own vision, so they HAD to rewrite and put it on track to something more collaborative on the first movie, now we can genuinely 100% get Peyton's take on the character, he'll have years to workshop some cool ideas as a fan, plus some of the coolest things in the movie(ex. falcon, microverse) came from Peyton and Adam. Hopefully this creates an awesome sequel. And for anyone wondering I do love the first film, I'm just hoping the sequel delivers an awesome follow up.
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 10/21/2015, 5:29 PM
@Superherodude1 - "@Ramiel Adam Mckay and Paul Rudd rewrote most of the movie.............."

Yes, they spent months rewriting the movie, BUT the majority of the story, a lot of the screenplay & visuals/action sequences were all Edgar Wright. Wright came up with the idea for an Ant-Man heist movie with Lang stealing the suit from Pym 15 years ago. He even pitched the idea to Artisan Ent. shortly after they were acquired by Marvel.

Pretty interesting/neat read:
http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/07/development-hell-the-history-of-edgar-wrights-ant-man.html
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 10/21/2015, 5:29 PM
Cool, man did very well with the first one despite coming on so late.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/21/2015, 5:30 PM
Yeah, I liked the first. Hopefully the second will be even better now that it'll be tag team.
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