‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’: Director Peyton Reed To Return
Marvel Studios had some trouble hanging on to anAnt-Mandirector the first time around, as you probably recall, but it’s having no such issues now.Peyton Reed, who took over the firstAnt-Manwhen Edgar Wright departed, is reportedly in talks to return for the recently announced sequelAnt-Man and the Wasp. More about the Peyton Reed Ant-Man and the Wasp news after the jump.
THRbroke the news of Reed’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The studioannounced earlier this monththatAnt-Man and the Waspwould openJuly 6, 2018.Paul Ruddwill return as Scott Lang, a.k.a. Ant-Man, andEvangeline Lillyas Hope Van Dyne. Her character will presumably become the Wasp, as teased in theend creditsof the first film.
No writers have been set for the sequel. The last film was written by Wright andJoe Cornish, with rewrites by Rudd andAdam McKay, but for obvious reasons Wright and Cornish are not expected back forAnt-Man and the Wasp. Nor do we know at this point which other actors will return. (Though they’vegottabring backMichael Peña, right? If they know what’s good for them?)
Ant-Mangot a rash of negative publicity last summer when Wright abruptly dropped out, after years of developing the movie with Marvel. But the project soon got back on track under Reed, and became a modest success for Marvel.Ant-Manhas so far grossed $454 million worldwide, and the numbers are still climbing. The film just opened in China,and apparently they just love him over there.
Marvel has lately been busy getting its ducks in a row for Phase Three. Just in the past few weeks we’ve heard Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) wasin talks to helmThor: Ragnarok, which wouldstar Mark Ruffaloas well as Chris Hemsworth; and there’s been aflurry of speculationabout who might directBlack Pantheras Joe Robert Coleprepares to write the script.
