Edgar Wright is far from the first person to highlight the problems with modern comic book movies, but he might have just nailed the central issue more succinctly than anyone in recent years. During an interview to promote his "The Running Man" remake, which has sadly stumbled thus far , the director recalled Tim Burton's 1989 triumph "Batman" as being the perfect example of how it's possible to smuggle a true artistic vision into a mainstream blockbuster. Sadly, such a thing has become a lost art in 2025.

A decade later, Wright's "Ant-Man" remains Marvel's greatest missed opportunity . The filmmaker famously lobbied for the film to be made, developing the project since 2006 and producing proof-of-concept footage for his vision that was shown at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. Then, he

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