Director Peyton Reed Confirmed For ANT-MAN With Adam McKay Touching-Up Script

After Edgar Wright's departure from Marvel's Ant-Man, there was a lot of "what-now" and speculation. Even more so, a wave of directing candidates and denials. Until, Yes Man's Peyton Reed became the front-runner via TheWrap. There is more developing concerning that news.

Marvel has confirmed Peyton as the new director and also announces that Adam McKay (Step Brothers, Anchorman, The Other Guys, Talladega Nights) will complete the rewrites to Wright-Cornish's script. Production is expected to begin soon with it's release date set for July 17th, 2015. We finally have our first synopis of the film as well, which pairs Pym and Lang together.

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. 

I'm still convinced that with Reed's addition to the project, my hope of Zooey Deschanel playing Janet (The Wasp) is a very strong possibility. The pair have worked together on Yes Man and The New Girl. It doesn't hurt that she's previously worked with Paul Rudd. We haven't seen a complete casting announcement from Marvel concerning cast members besides Rudd and Douglas, so it's unknown if the studio has signed-off on Edgar's choices. Evangeline Lily has been named as having leading female role, but is said to be playing the daughter of Hank Pym (Douglas). I'm unsure if Marvel is about to make Janet the daughter of Hank, it's possible that Lily is playing another character.

SOURCE: MARVEL 

Peyton Reed Is The Frontrunner To Replace Edgar Wright On ANT-MAN

I've been a bit hesitant to post anything on the crazy amount of contenders linked for replacing Edgar Wright as the director of Marvel's Ant-Man. It all started with Wright exiting over massive rewrites to his script (alleged to be spearheaded by Disney's Alan Horn), that he and Joe Cornish had been developing together for almost decade. Fair enough, and good on Edgar to sticking to his vision.

Well that started a good ol' rumor shit-storm and it came blowing in hard. We got a bunch of names linked for job, which included Rawson Marshall Thurber, Ruben Fleisher, Adam McKay, Nicholas Stoller and Michael Dowse. A few of the directors went out of their way to remove themselves from the running, by either revealing to trades other projects. And, in other cases flat out denials via Twitter or blogs. Ouch, it's a tough situation for Marvel and the cast of Ant-Man, even worse for Wright's replacement.

TheWrap seemingly has more concrete news and states that Peyton Reed (Yes Man, The Break-Up, Down With Love) is now the frontrunner for the director's chair. Which is a solid choice, as Reed is the type of hired-gun Marvel needs at this point. He's also got a quirky side to his directing, which I assume will work well for the project. I really do hope this is the last name, and Marvel confirms the news soon. Production is expected to begin sometime this summer, we should get confirmation in the coming days.

Plus, if there's even a hint to getting Zooey Deschanel involved with the MCU by hiring Peyton, I'm 100% on board for it. I'm fine if Evangeline Lily takes the Janet/Wasp role, but Zooey playing Janet opposite Paul Rudd would be magical. I just picture Janet having that quick-wit and sassiness that Zooey is known for. It also doesn't hurt the pair worked together on Our Idiot Brother and The New Girl.

SOURCE: THEWRAP

WB Remaking 'LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS' With Joseph Gordon-Levitt Starring, Could Zooey Deschanel Co-Star?

HeatVision reports today that Warner Bros. is making a new Little Shop of Horrors film and the kicker is that they've lined up Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) to star as Seymour. It's an interesting role for Joe who is a singer and performs on his downtime from acting. My assumption is that the studio could end up cashing in the recent successful chemistry of Joe and his 500 Days of Summer co-star Zooey Deschanel. Zooey (New Girl) is also a professional singer and her quirky comedic skills would be perfect for this type of film. I'd be shocked for WB not to at least approch her for the Audrey role.

Zooey Deschanel Could Join Sci-Fi Film About Time

Variety reports that Zooey Deschanel (500 Days of Summer, Elf, Hitchhiker's Guide) could end up the female lead in About Time alongside Irish actor Domhall Gleeson (Harry Potter Films, Never Let Me Go, True Grit). The time-travel dramedy written and directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Pirate Radio) focuses on Tim (Gleeson) who discovers he's from a family of time-travellers and uses these new abilities to better his life. Zooey would play Tim's love interest but she hasn't officially singed on just yet.