ADAM MCKAY PULLS OUT OF ‘ANT-MAN’ talks. OkayIgiveup.
Okay so now Adam McKay has pulled himself out of Ant-Man talks. After getting bummed about Wright, excited about McKay, and now bummed about McKay pulling himself out of talks, I’m ready to give the middle finger to the whole process. Just let me know what mediocre mind you find, Marvel.
Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: On Friday, we heard about the people who might directAnt-Man in the wake of Edgar Wright‘s departure. A list of three potential directors was circulated, featuring Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys), Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) and Rawson Thurber (We’re the Millers). Last night is was revealed that Adam McKay was officially in talks to direct Ant-Man.
Now its being reported that the talks have ended abruptly with McKay deciding he doesn’t want to direct the film. No other information is available as to why he made that decision, but considering he entered the contract discussions, it could be that Marvel didn’t want to pay his asking price or maybe he didn’t like the terms (creative constraints, or something else). Either way, THR is saying the decision to pull out of Ant-man negotiations was his decision alone. Thurber is now rumored to be the frontrunner, but Ruben Fleischer is still in the mix.
Adam McKay made the following statement on twitter:
