At this point, Paul Rudd has pranked Conan O’Brien by playing the same clip from Mac and Me rather than a clip from a movie that he’s promoting.
He’s done it so many times that we’re all expecting it.
So, how can Rudd still make the same joke surprising, especially when Conan brings up the history of Rudd, Conan, and Mac and Me?
Well, just watch Rudd do it again flawlessly while promoting one of his biggest movies to date, Ant-Man.
UPDATE on Ant-Man Director: Peyton Reed Chosen, Adam McKay Will Help Script
We just reported the possibility of Ant-Man being directed by David Wain. Another director in contention was Peyton Reed, who was just announced as the replacement for Edgar Wright. Reed whose name might not be as recognizable as Wain’s has a wide and varied directorial filmography including Yes Man, Upright Citizens Brigade the TV series, Bring It On, Mr. Show, The Weird Al Show, and more.
In sort of a twist, Adam McKay, who was a possible choice for Marvel as a director, will now help write the script.
David Wain in Running to Replace Edgar Wright on Ant-Man
Marvel Studios is scrambling with getting a new director for Ant-Man ever since Edgar Wright walked away from the project. Since then, Adam McKay was in talks to take the gig, but then couldn’t find time in his schedule.
Now, David Wain might be up for directing Ant-Man. If he takes this on, this would be Wain’s first time directing a comic book movie and probably one of the most intriguing pairings between director and a comic book movie in recent memory.
Citing creative differences, Edgar Wright has left his post as director of the upcoming Ant-Man movie from Marvel Studios. Of course, a search for his replacement has been immediately underway with the aforementioned names of Adam McKay, Ruben Fleischer, and Rawson Thurber being floated around.
Many of you probably know McKay’s filmography/Funny or Die over Fleischer’s or Thurber’s, but know that Fleischer and Thurber helmed Zombieland and Dodgeball, respectively. Wright leaving the project is sad, but we’ll be intrigued what any one of the three will do.