{"id":12684,"date":"2014-05-30T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T17:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/?p=12684"},"modified":"2014-05-30T10:05:28","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T17:05:28","slug":"3-more-names-added-to-the-ant-man-directors-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=12684","title":{"rendered":"3 More names added to the Ant-Man Directors shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ant-man-comics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-12685\" src=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ant-man-comics-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"ant-man-comics\" width=\"621\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Late last night word broke that Marvel was looking at <a href=\"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/2014\/05\/marvel-is-reportedly-looking-at-louis-desposito-to-direct-ant-man\/\">Louis D\u2019Esposito to direct Ant-Man<\/a>, and now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/ant-man-director-contenders-include-707976?mobile_redirect=false\">The Hollywood Reporter <\/a>claims that Rawson Thurber, Adam McKay, and Ruben Fleischer are all also in the running to replace Edgar Wright.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly enough, the new directors added to the mix are primarily known for comedic films. With\u00a0Rawson Thurber known for <strong>Dodgeball: A True Underdog&#8217;s Story<\/strong> and <strong>We&#8217;re The Millers<\/strong>,\u00a0Adam McKay known for The <strong>Anchorman<\/strong> films, <strong>The Other Guys<\/strong>, and <strong>Step Brothers<\/strong>, and Ruben Fleischer known for <strong>Zombieland<\/strong>, <strong>30 Minutes or Less<\/strong>, and <strong>Gangster Squad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As with last nights post, whoever takes the gig would be stepping in to a production already\u00a0ready for filming with the new director having very little creative input into it.<\/p>\n<p>Ant-Man is currently set for July 17th 2015 release date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late last night word broke that Marvel was looking at Louis D\u2019Esposito to direct Ant-Man, and now The Hollywood Reporter claims that Rawson Thurber, Adam McKay, and Ruben Fleischer are all also in the running to replace Edgar Wright. 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