Simon Pegg Says It's A Terrible Shame That Edgar Wright's Version Of Ant-Man Won't Be Made

Earlier this week, we reported on a Tweet from actor Simon Pegg concerning the departure of [...]

Earlier this week, we reported on a Tweet from actor Simon Pegg concerning the departure of director Edgar Wright from Marvel's Ant-Man film. As a friend and frequent collaborator with Wright, Pegg was one of the few people who got the read Wright's Ant-Man script, of which he tweeted, "Feel lucky that I got to read @EdgarWright and Joe Cornish's Ant-Man script. Daring, fun, funny and hugely exciting. Shame we won't see it."

Speaking to Sky Movies, Pegg was asked just how much of a shame it really is.

"I think it's a terrible shame," Pegg replied. "I think I get why, perhaps, it's happened. I think maybe they want a particular thing in line with a particular other thing. But, if you hire a director who has a particular vision, you've got to expect him or her to make a particular 'such and such' film, a 'Edgar Wright' film. And that's what that script was, and it was interesting. The character had a real journey…I can't really say much about it, because obviously it's not my thing, but it's their loss."

Wright left the project after nearly a decade of development. Marvel Studios announced his departure and named "differences in their vision of the film" as the reason.  Wright has since been replaced by Peyton Reed as director, with Adam McKay rewriting the script.

Ant-Man is due for theatrical release on July 17, 2015.

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