The 'Ant-Man' Movie was almost scrapped when they could not find a director to replace Edgar Wright. It was such a blow for the fraternity of directors as "Iron Man" helmsman Jon Favreau shares.

While promoting his new film "Chef" Favreau shared with Shortlist: "Edgar's a dear friend of mine - I was so looking forward to seeing his version of Ant-Man.  All Edgar's films have been studio films, it's not like he's never made one before. I think he's been used to a situation where he can have tremendous creative say around his story and casting, and Marvel has built an entire franchise around their style of telling stories. I know both parties well and I respect his decision to see that he wasn't going to be fulfilled in the process. That's all I can really say."

He also tackled the risk involved when they first cast Robert Downey, Jr.: "The model was the Fantastic Four films with Fox. You were expected to spend a certain amount of money that would make you a certain amount of money back as long as the effects are good. They wanted to figure out a way to get the movie to audiences for a price. I think by casting Iron Man the way we did, it classed the brand up. It allowed us to bring a certain humorous tone that had been lost from, say, the Bond franchise. With Daniel Craig, those movies gained a harder edge, meaning there was definitely room for a new humorous cad adventurer. That archetype had not been filled in a long time. Through Iron Man, Marvel found its tone and voice, but nothing was expected of it. And then the success came, and then there was pressure to continue that brand, and that's where it becomes more challenging."

Still Kevin Feige admits that they will still follow Edgar Wright's vision for the film, or at least it's "DNA." He shared these comments in Cine Europe (through The Guardian): "Ant-Man is still going to come out on 17 July [2015], we start filming this August. Edgar Wright, who I've known for many years, who wrote the draft with Joe Cornish - much of the movie will still be based very much on that draft and the DNA of what Edgar has created up to this point, but Peyton Reed has stepped in [to direct]."