--- description: Marvel Studios announced Saturday that director Peyton Reed has been tapped for Marvel's upcoming superhero epic. title: Marvel's Ant-Man Will Be Directed By Peyton Reed image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdca90fd3b76b12f8/698696a406f2c10ad332f5fb/84005126.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Marvel's _Ant-Man_ Will Be Directed By Peyton Reed by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2014 6:30 PM CUT  Director Peyton Reed at the premiere of "Yes Man" at Capitol Cinema, Dec. 11, 2008 in Madrid. Director Peyton Reed at the premiere of "Yes Man" at Capitol Cinema, Dec. 11, 2008 in Madrid.Carlos Alvarez—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2014 6:30 PM CUT _Ant-Man’s_ director troubles may finally have come to an end as Marvel Studios announced Saturday that director Peyton Reed has been tapped for Marvel’s upcoming superhero epic. Reed (_Bring It On_, _Down With Love_ and _The Break-Up_) will direct a cast led by Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas. Writer Adam McKay will also contribute to the film’s script, Marvel said. Rudd plays Ant-Man, a con-man who has the power to decrease in size but increase in strength. The film will track his mission to protect the Ant-Man suit from a new generation of threats and helping his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, who will be played by Douglas. The film has struggled from staffing issues — one-time director Edgar Wright (_Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz_) stepped down in May, citing creative differences. Adam McKay (_Anchorman_) was nearly set to replace Wright, but he backed off from the film before officially becoming part of it. Marvel’s _Ant-Man_ is set to hit theaters July 17, 2015, provided the directorial dilemma doesn’t cause any delays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2843770/marvel-ant-man-director/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2843770/marvel-ant-man-director/"},"headline":"Marvel's Ant-Man Will Be Directed By Peyton Reed","datePublished":"2014-06-07T18:30:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:16:57.494Z","description":"Marvel Studios announced Saturday that director Peyton Reed has been tapped for Marvel's upcoming superhero epic.","url":"https://time.com/2843770/marvel-ant-man-director/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdca90fd3b76b12f8/698696a406f2c10ad332f5fb/84005126.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdca90fd3b76b12f8/698696a406f2c10ad332f5fb/84005126.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Peyton Reed","caption":"Peyton Reed","creditText":"Carlos Alvarez—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2843770/marvel-ant-man-director/","name":"Marvel's Ant-Man Will Be Directed By Peyton Reed"}}]}] ```