Peyton Reed signs on to direct Ant-Man movie
Filmmaker Peyton Reed has signed on to helm beleaguered superhero movie Ant-Man after several other directors turned the job down.
Brit Edgar Wright was originally set to handle the film, but walked away from the project in May (14) citing creative differences with the movie's bosses.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues director Adam McKay was then
approached but refused the job due to commitments to other
projects, and DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story filmmaker Rawson
Marshall Thurber also declined an offer to take control of the
project.
Marvel bosses have now announced that Bring It On director Reed
will take charge of the film, with McKay agreeing to help script
the movie.
Paul Rudd is set to star as the title character, with Michael
Douglas playing a scientist who devises a potion to shrink the
superhero to insect proportions.