Edgar Is The Wright Man For Ant Man

British director sits down with Marvel to talk about Ant Man schedule

When Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige recently talked to Superhero Hype to discuss (among other things) Marvel's plans for the long-anticipated Ant Man he confirmed (to the accompaniment of a great hurrah from us) that British director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) will move onto prepping the script for production as soon as he completes his promotional duties for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Ant-Man is a fairly minor Marvel character who first appeared back in 1962 and the studio have made clear that their priority is to get a really good script to work from rather than rushing it onto the screen. Wright and Joe Cornish (the Joe half of the brilliant Adam & Joe) put together a first draft of the screenplay a few years ago but since March 2008 - when Wright announced that they were working on a redraft - the director has been a bit busy with Scott Pilgrim which is set for release at the end of August. Marvel head honcho and Ant-Man creator Stan Lee recently reminded us that the project was still on track when he tweeted he'd had just been talking to Wright about the size-altered hero. Feige's confirmation that the film is scheduled for release after The Avengers is going to excite both Marvel Comics and Edgar Wright fans alike. Whether or not there'll be space in The Avengers to introduce cinema-goers to the Ant-Man character is the question on our minds right now... what do you think? will there be space in the Jon Favreau produced and Joss Whedon directed ensemble - which already includes Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson all reprising their roles in Iron Man 2, Chris Evans (II) as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston as Thor and Loki, as well as a villainous Hulk which may or may not be played by Edward Norton, and even the original TV Hulk Lou Ferrigno - to introduce a brand new character? Let us know below!