New ‘Ant-Man’ Photos; Movie May Include More Marvel Cinematic Universe Characters

The new issue of Empire is out so the goodies are pouring out. The magazine has unveiled new images of Marvel’s “Ant-Man” starring Paul Rudd. Though more importantly, the contents of the new issue reveal some details about the movie and some of the drama surrounding the original production.

As detailed extensively already, director Edgar Wright originally conceived the movie version of “Ant-Man” with his co-screenwriter Joe Cornish (director of “Attack The Block”). Director Peyton Reed (“Bring It On”) eventually replaced Wright and in the new Empire issue, the director acknowledged some of the awkwardness involved.

"Was it a strange situation? Absolutely,” he told the magazine. “One of my concerns upfront was, 'Someone else has developed this movie for a really long time. Can I come in and make it my own?' And that has absolutely been the case. For one thing Marvel [has] let me explore the dark side of Hank Pym, this tortured, guilt-ridden guy… [Edgar Wright and I] both...