Before stepping in for Edgar Wright to direct "Ant-Man", Peyton Reed actually stepped away from a different Marvel property. Reed was attached to helm a "Fantastic Four" movie for 20th Century Fox in the early 2000s before abruptly exiting the project before it went to lens. Tim Story stepped in to bring the project to fruition, and even stayed around for its sequel.

Reed hadn't spoken much about why he and Fox parted ways, but he recently spoke to Yahoo Movies UK about what drove the falling out. "I was a huge Marvel fan when I was a kid and knew 'Fantastic Four' inside out and felt they were always the crown jewel of Marvel. So I went in and got [hired for] the movie and I developed it for the better part of a year with three different sets of writers. But it became clear after a while that Fox had a very different movie in mind and they were also chasing a release date... so we ended up parting company."

He went on to say that he felt that the studio's environment would have prevented him from making the type of film he wanted. "The environment at Fox in 2003 was very different to the environment at Marvel in 2015. Fox at that time had a very specific idea; they wanted to pitch it much younger than I wanted to and I always felt like they were treating those characters like b-level characters. I never felt like they understood the real strength of that property."

"I actually feel like Joss Whedon's first 'Avengers' did a lot of the same things that I would have liked to have done in 'Fantastic Four'. These massive battles in the streets of Manhattan for example," he added.

So what does he think of Josh Trank's upcoming "Fantastic Four" feature? He said he's "psyched for Josh Trank's version," though admitted, "I know nothing about it but I know I really liked 'Chronicle' so I'm hopeful. I think there is a great 'Fantastic Four' movie yet to be made."

Trank's "Fantastic Four" hits theaters July 30th, while "Ant-Man" is out now. If you haven't yet, make sure to read our own Kristy Puchko's review of Reed's film.