Rudd and McKay agreed to revise the screenplay together, as quickly as possible, while Marvel searched for a new director. For the first time since Edward Norton on The Incredible Hulk, Marvel Studios was paying a movie star to rewrite the film he would be headlining. McKay and Rudd sequestered themselves in a series of hotel rooms, periodically getting a change of scenery by flying to a new city. According to McKay, “It was like six to eight weeks: we just ground it out and did a giant rewrite of the script. I was really proud of what we did. I really thought we put some amazing stuff in
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