Edgar Wright Says ANT-MAN will Surprise People
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I never doubted that Edgar Wright's Ant-Man was going to be a very different kind of Marvel movie. I'm actually pretty excited about it, and at the same time I think it will end up being the least successful Marvel film so far. Not because it won't be good, but because outside of the Internet and the comic book world not many people know about Ant-Man, and general audiences may think it sounds like a stupid movie. I hope I'm wrong, but when I bring it up with people not familiar with the property it doesn't seem to interest them at all.
In a recent interview with ET, the director discussed the film a little by saying that “people will be surprised” by Ant-Man. He also acknowledges those who aren't familiar with the character, saying,
"I want to make him into a badass [laughs]. No, I always liked that comic and I always thought it would be an interesting thing to see in live-action. That’s why I [showed] that Comic-Con test that we did for Marvel, to show this fight scene like a proof of content, like this is what the action is going to look like. I think a lot of people who maybe don’t know the character sort of see that test and go, “Oh, right, I get it. It’s like an action film,” so that’s the idea. I think people will be surprised by what kind of movie it is, and so in that respect it’s something that I know is going to stand out because it’s got a very different story and is a very different movie."
Wright went on to talk about the tone of of the film, saying it will keep in line with the tone of the rest of the Marvel universe
Well, I think the Marvel movies are funny, you know? I think generally the Iron Man films and The Avengers are funny. They’re not ever in the comedy section, but they are funny and entertaining, so I think it’ll be something in a similar vein to that.
Ant-Man is sure to be a very entertaining movie, and I'm sure it will do great at the box office, I just don't think it will do as well as the other Marvel films that have been released. It opens up on July 31st, 2015.