There was a clear plan by Marvel to try and replace Edgar Wright on
Ant-Man with a comic director of some clout, perhaps to help quiet the fans still upset over the whole debacle. That led to them reaching out to Adam McKay (
Anchorman), Rawson Marshall Thurber (
We're the Millers), and Ruben Fleischer (
Zombieland) for the job, with the first two passing and the third eying the
Ghostbusters 3 gig. And so now Marvel is digging a little bit deeper and come up with a couple more names that maybe aren't so well known.
Deadline says Michael Dowse (
Take Me Home Tonight) and Nicholas Stoller (
Neighbors) are "making the rounds" to direct
Ant-Man, whatever that means. Clearly Marvel is looking to hire directors with a comedic background, but it's a little surprising that neither has any franchise or action movie experience at all.
So we'll see what happens.
Ant-Man is set for release on July 17th 2015 but at this rate who knows if it will be ready.
