Ant-Man: 10 Reasons Edgar Wright's Departure Dooms The Film

5. He Has Made Consistently High Quality Films

Few directors can claim to have a continuous run of excellent films, but Edgar Wright certainly can. Each of the three Cornetto films are solid comedies and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was adored by those who saw it, even if it was never able to crack the box office. It's time for Wright to bring that consistency to something with the scale and budget of a Marvel mega-blockbuster. The consistency of Edgar Wright was one of the major factors driving confidence in Ant-Man amongst cinema aficionados and Marvel fans. The loss of his name and stamp of approval for the project has the potential to derail that. With the involvement of Wright came a sigh of relief from those who were worried about the big screen potential of Scott Lang and Hank Pym. With that in mind...
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