Wilson joined the cast in February when Edgar Wright was attached to direct. After his departure in May, and the production's subsequent delay, it appears he now has a scheduling conflict.
The other two are being let go because their characters, though a part of Wright and Joe Cornish's original draft, have been written out in Adam McKay, Gabriel Ferrari and Andrew Barrer subsequent re-writes.
Peyton Reed ("Bring It On," "Down With Love") will take over the director's chair.
In the comics, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is a scientist who invents a substance that allows him to change his size. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) steals the original Ant-Man Pym's equipment and uses it to commit crimes but ultimately becomes a hero.
Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were both considered for the Lang role, but the latter is now doing an adaptation of author Neil Gaiman's popular comic book series Sandman, with "Man Of Steel" writer David S. Goyer. Rudd is considered a more natural fit by the suits.
Former "Lost" star Evangeline Lilly was tipped to play the female lead. It is unclear who Lilly would play, however the character would appear in more than just this film.and neither she or Marvel have yet confirm doing the film. Asked by SlashFilm if she could confirm being cast, she says: "No, I can't. I don't know anything about those rumors."
Then asked if she would make a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con for any other film aside from the panel for "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" for which she's already been announced, she said: "I'm an actress, but I'm not stupid. I can't answer that question." The denial only fuels the speculation that Marvel will introduce the entire "Ant-Man" cast during their panel Rumors also had Rashida Jones and Bryce Dallas Howard up for the part as well.
David Dastmalchian ("The Dark Knight," "Prisoners") is in the pic but his role is also being kept under wraps. Corey Stolll confirmed to Collider this week that he he's still onboard the film by saying: "Yeah, absolutely."
Though he lost out on a role to Michael Pena, actor Clifton Collins, Jr. he is still in the film. The "Pacific Rim" and "Star Trek" actor, did a cameo as a vegan police officer in Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," and has reportedly been cast in a unspecified role. Pena's role is thought to be that of a tough Latino character who has a lot of physical action scenes in the movie
Production is scheduled to begin on August 18th and it's not expected to be delayed despite needing a replacement for Wilson. Marvel intends to keep its July 17th 2015 release date.
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