Oh...this doesn't sound good

Edgar Wright, the genius who convinced Marvel Studios...and the world...that an Ant-Man film could work has left the project.

I know...but let's slow our roll, take a step back and really look at this.

1) According to everybody, this split was equally "amicable". Granted, that could be bulls#!t, but as of right now, neither side is talking backsass. So that's good enough for me.

2) This news (as of this morning) does not affect the release date of July 17, 2015. This is significant because as of today, Ant-Man is the first film expected to be released after Avengers 2, and the only other Marvel Studios film due out in 2015. Plus, the cast has been set and the film is currently in pre-production.

3) There's been fantalk about putting this film on hold indefinitely so more ethnic-centric and female-centric films can be made. While I agree that there should be more of both - a) it isn't Marvel Studios' sole responsibility to make these kind of films, b) Ant-Man has been batted around since 2006 so bringing the point up now is kinda moot, and c) this doesn't prevent Marvel Studios from moving forward with their ethnic/female-centric films in 2016 and beyond.

4) As panic-inducing news as this is, it isn't the first time it's happened...

 ...Thor: The Dark World changed directors too, from Patty Jenkins to Alan Taylor.

We don't know the specifics, or what Jenkins' vision of the film was, but T: TDW made over $644 million worldwide and was a decent film - arguably better than Thor. Which means Marvel Studios has worked through this kind of change before and things came out well. Plus, Jenkins is on record for saying that the split was amicable and that she "looks forward to working with them again". This could be more bulls#!t, but no backsass as of yet.

So what do we do now?

Well, we wait and see I guess. If Marvel Studios can make a talking Raccoon work,

anything's possible.

In Marvel Studios I Trust...Again