History Trivia / AntMan

* ExiledFromContinuity: A case that applied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe until was brought to an end by this movie, even though the studio had the rights to said characters. While Edgar Wright was working on the film, he requested that Marvel would refrain from using Ant-Man or Wasp until he had finished the movie, which is why they were absent from ''Film/TheAvengers''. Now that the film is in post-production, they are free to appear in the MCU.'

** Incidentally, ''{{Series/Daredevil}}'', released just a few months earlier, also cast a brown-haired man to play a traditionally redhead superhero.

* ExiledFromContinuity: A case that applied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe until was brought to an end by this movie, even though the studio had the rights to said characters. While Edgar Wright was working on the film, he requested that Marvel would refrain from using Ant-Man or Wasp until he had finished the movie, which is why they were absent from ''Film/TheAvengers''. Now that the film is in post-production, they are free to appear in the MCU.

** Creator/PatrickWilson was cast as William Cross[[note]]who would become supervillain named '''Crossfire''' in the comics universe[[/note]], but he left the project after Creator/EdgarWright's departure, citing a scheduling conflict.

* ExiledFromContinuity: A case that applied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe until was brought to an end by this movie, even though the studio had the rights to said characters. While Edgar Wright was working on the film, he requested that Marvel would refrain from using Ant-Man or Wasp until he had finished the movie, which is why they were absent from ''Film/TheAvengers''. Now that the film is in post-production, they are free to appear in the MCU.'

* ExiledFromContinuity: A case that applied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe until was brought to an end by this movie, even though the studio had the rights to said characters. While Edgar Wright was working on the film, he requested that Marvel would refrain from using Ant-Man or Wasp until he had finished the movie, which is why they were absent from ''Film/TheAvengers''. Now that the film is in post-production, they are free to appear in the MCU.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Paul Rudd being cast as Scott Lang means he won't be a RedHeadedHero like in the comics, but Edgar Wright himself pointed to Rudd's natural charisma which would make Scott likeable despite being a criminal in-story; essentially, he was the natural choice for the role.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Proudcer Kevin Feige apparently demanded a number of rewrites which Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish had no control over. Eventually, Peyton Reed was chosen as director and Adam [=McKay=] was in charge of rewrites.

* TroubledProduction: The movie was locked in DevelopmentHell for the longest time and just as it looked as if the film was ''finally'' going to move into principal photography, Creator/EdgarWright announced that he was leaving the project due to creative differences with Marvel, launching a search for a new director who'd be willing to step in and rush into shooting such a major film. Then Marvel announced that the script was also going to be going through some significant rewrites in the mean time. Fans were concerned, to say the least. But it looks as if the announcement that Adam [=McKay=] will be a creative supervisor while Peyton Reed will direct, with the two doing the rewrites with Paul Rudd, has assuaged most fears. [[SubvertedTrope However, the actual production of the film went smoothly with Peyton Reed keeping everything to schedule, even though he was brought in very late in the process.]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: Kevin Feige apparently demanded a number of rewrites which Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish had no control over. Eventually, Peyton Reed was chosen as director and Adam McKay was in charge of rewrites.

* TroubledProduction: The movie was locked in DevelopmentHell for the longest time and just as it looked as if the film was ''finally'' going to move into principal photography, Creator/EdgarWright announced that he was leaving the project due to creative differences with Marvel, launching a search for a new director who'd be willing to step in and rush into shooting such a major film. Then Marvel announced that the script was also going to be going through some significant rewrites in the mean time. Fans were concerned, to say the least. But it looks as if the announcement that Adam [=McKay=] will be a creative supervisor while Peyton Reed will direct, with the two doing the rewrites with Paul Rudd, has assuaged most fears.
** The actual production of the film went smoothly with Peyton Reed keeping everything to schedule even though he was brought in very late in the process.

** The actual production of the film went smoothly with Peyton Reed keeping everything to schedule even though he was brought in so late in the process.

* TrollingCreator: The preview for the first Ant-Man teaser, was Ant-sized, literally.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ant-Man is not the most anticipated Marvel movie, but then they announced that Peggy Carter would have a cameo, and a significant bit of the fanbase sighed because now they have to see it.

** And now Edgar Wright has dropped out of the project.

* DevelopmentHell: The idea of a potential Ant-Man movie had been kicked around before Marvel had its own movie studio. Once the Marvel Cinematic Universe was founded, there were plans to include him in the Phase One films and be a member in The Avengers. Those plans fell through and he was supposed to have a film in Phase Two instead. The movie has since been pushed back to Phase Three but to make up for it, this will be the first movie of that phase.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/JosephGordonLevitt and Creator/EwanMcGregor were in the running to play Ant-Man.

** And now Edgar Wright has dropped out of the project.