Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man Would’ve Made Scott Lang an ‘Actual Criminal’
After over nine years since exited from Marvel Studios’ first movie, the British filmmaker has revealed some new interesting details about his original vision for the Paul Rudd-led movie. On Instagram, Wright responded to a fan’s question about the difference between his version of Ant-Man and Peyton Reed’s 2015 movie.
The Shaun of the Dead filmmaker described his original screenplay as a “crime heist movie,” which would have featured Scott Lang as an “actual criminal.” Wright previously intended to show Scott’s transformation into becoming a good guy and hero.
“Having signed an NDA when I left, there’s not a lot I can say,” Wright wrote. “I guess the biggest (pun intended) differences in our screenplay was it was self-contained and didn’t have cameos from other MCU characters (apart from an end tease) and it was much more of a crime heist movie, with interlocking robberies and heists throughout, a little like Donald Westlake’s The Hot Rock. I think the crucial difference too was that (like the original comics) Scott Lang was an actual criminal at the start of the film and not already a 100 percent good guy. We felt it was a more satisfying redemption arc if he went from criminal to hero. Lots more to say, but can’t for legal reasons!”
Following its theatrical release last February 17, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania earned a worldwide gross of over $470 million against a reported budget of $200 million. Its poor box office performance made the film one of Marvel Studios’ lowest-grossing movies to date.
Quantumania was directed by Reed from a screenplay written by Jeff Loveness. The film also starred Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Jonathan
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