That sucks.

RogueScribner wrote:I actually liked the second one more than the first. I think that summer was just too crowded. Movies either made a bijillion dollars or struggled to break even. Still, the second one made money. I'm sure Fox didn't lose any money on the deal. Oh well.
Leckomaniac wrote:
No way. This is stellar news to me. Those films never reached beyond mediocre. Hopefully, the rights will revert back to MARVEL a few years down the line and they can PROPERLY reboot the franchise.
havocSchultz wrote:They need a Human Torch/Thing Spin off movie...
Like The Odd Couple...with super powers...
They were the only real enjoyable things about the films...
At the same series of interviews, we asked Sturgess' co-star Laurence Fishburne if he heard anything about the proposed Silver Surfer prequel and whether he might once again provide the cosmic herald's voice in it, to which he replied: "I've heard that they are going to make a 'Silver Surfer' movie and I hope and pray to my lucky stars that they ask me to come back and do the voice again, I'd love to."
20th Century Fox is the latest studio to start the process of overhauling one of its big Marvel Entertainment franchises, “Fantastic Four,” which has already hatched two films. The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to oversee the re-boot as producer.
New script will be written by Michael Green, the “Heroes” co-executive producer who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” the Martin Campbell-directed Warner Bros. film that will star Ryan Reynolds.
Though Marvel Entertainment owns and finances properties like "Iron Man" and "Thor," Fox controls "Fantastic Four" in perpetuity -- as long as it continues making the films. Fox has the same arrangement on Marvel Comics properties "X-Men," "Daredevil" and "Silver Surfer." Marvel is a producer and financial participant through a licensing agreement.
RogueScribner wrote:Fox Re-Boots Marvel's Fantastic FourMike Fleming wrote:Some have questioned whether Disney overpaid when it bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. After all, its best known Marvel Comics superhero franchises are parked at other studios, and Universal's Islands of Adventure is as dominated by Marvel attractions as it is Dr. Seuss.
But one thing to remember about Marvel assets is, they don't seem to wear out. We're about to see the second example where successful Marvel movie franchises are going to be reinvented.
20th Century Fox is the latest studio to start the process of overhauling one of its big Marvel Entertainment franchises, “Fantastic Four,” which has already hatched two films. The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to oversee the re-boot as producer.
New script will be written by Michael Green, the “Heroes” co-executive producer who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” the Martin Campbell-directed Warner Bros. film that will star Ryan Reynolds.
Fox would not comment on its plans, and neither would Columbia Pictures when BFD revealed a couple weeks its plan to potentially re-boot the studio's most valuable franchise, "Spider-Man."
With “Spider-Man 4” moving toward an early 2010 production start, the studio recently hired James Vanderbilt to write a fifth and sixth installment of the web-slinger franchise, with the understanding that one or both could give that franchise a makeover with a new director and cast (Daily Variety, Aug. 16, 2009). Whether director Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire return or not, Sony smartly has given itself the chance to shorten the gap between its superhero installments.
And with state-of-the-art visual effects on superhero franchises pushing these pictures toward the $250 million-$300 million range, reshuffling the creative cast gives the studio a chance to save money, since actors and directors usually have a pre-negotiated option or two before the studio is held over a barrell by talent and their reps.
Marvel Studios has eliminated that problem by making talent sign as many as nine options, which was the case with the supporting cast of "Iron Man 2."
The 2005 “Fantastic Four” and 2007 sequel “Rise of the Silver Surfer” were directed by Tim Story, and starred Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. Since the deals are just getting made, it is unclear at present if any of them will return.
Though Marvel Entertainment owns and finances properties like “Iron Man” and “Thor,” Fox controls “Fantastic Four” in perpetuity—as long as it continues making the films. Fox has the same arrangement on Marvel Comics properties “X-Men,” “Daredevil,” and “Silver Surfer” --which, despite an appearance in the "Fantastic Four" sequel, is still a Fox priority for a solo film.
Marvel is a producer and financial participant through a licensing agreement signed before Marvel franchises had the drawing power they have now. In fact, the original deal was made back when Marvel was struggling to pull itself out of bankruptcy in 1997.
Fox has been extraordarily effective in mining its Marvel franchises. The studio made three “X-Men” films, and then a hit summer spinoff in “Wolverine.” Fox is working on a sequel to that film, and has scripts for “X-Men Origins: Magneto," and “X-Men Origins: First Class," the latter of which could bring original "X-Men" helmer Bryan Singer back to the fold. Potential spinoffs for the Gambit and Deadpool characters seen in "Wolverine" have also been discussed.
As producer, Goldsman is involved with several DC Comics transfers, including “Jonah Hex,” “The Losers” and “Teen Titans.” He was also producer on the Will Smith-Charlize Theron-superhero film “Hancock,” a film that has a sequel in development.
RogueScribner wrote:Fox reboots Fantastic 420th Century Fox is the latest studio to start the process of overhauling one of its big Marvel Entertainment franchises, “Fantastic Four,” which has already hatched two films. The studio has hired Akiva Goldsman to oversee the re-boot as producer.
New script will be written by Michael Green, the “Heroes” co-executive producer who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” the Martin Campbell-directed Warner Bros. film that will star Ryan Reynolds.
Though Marvel Entertainment owns and finances properties like "Iron Man" and "Thor," Fox controls "Fantastic Four" in perpetuity -- as long as it continues making the films. Fox has the same arrangement on Marvel Comics properties "X-Men," "Daredevil" and "Silver Surfer." Marvel is a producer and financial participant through a licensing agreement.
Fievel wrote:FOX simply knows that they could show a 90-minute movie of a guy in tights going to the bathroom, call it a comic book movie, and people will still pay millions of dollars to see it.
Leckomaniac wrote:Fievel wrote:FOX simply knows that they could show a 90-minute movie of a guy in tights going to the bathroom, call it a comic book movie, and people will still pay millions of dollars to see it.
...and there goes the screenplay I have been working two years on. I was THIS close to convincing FOX to buy it!
Damn you, Fievel!
Leckomaniac wrote:I just love that they see how visceral the reaction was the B&R and how overwhelmingly positive the reception to BB and TDK was and say...
"Yeah, let's hire the guy who did B&R to right the ship".
The blind leading the blind, no doubt.
RogueScribner wrote:Akiva Goldsman is also an Oscar winner for his script for A Beautiful Mind. I fault Joel Schumacher and the suits at Warner Bros. circa 1996 for the atrocity that is Batman & Robin more than I do the poor schmuck they hired to write it. That movie was all about selling toys and appealing to the kiddies. I'm not a huge fan of Goldman, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a hack. Joe Eszterhas is a hack.
Drew McWeeny wrote:Herc over at AICN suggested Jeff Goldblum for Reed Richards and Christoph Waltz for Dr. Doom.
I concur. Waltz for Doom? Concur, concur, concur.
Drew McWeeny wrote:I think that if you're going to really do "Fantastic Four" and you want it to be fun, you go period. And you go cosmic. You go Kirby and Lee. You go space monsters and mole men. You don't shrink away from it. And you find a filmmaker who is up to that task, and who appreciates HOW INCREDIBLY FUN that can be. Pop optimism. Lighter than air. Adventure. That's "Fantastic Four" in my book. That's what I'd love to see.
Jim Vejvoda and Phil Pirrello wrote:
The Director
Let's face it: almost any director would be a step-up from Tim Story at this point. We kicked around a number of candidates -- Robert Rodriguez, who's handled family-oriented genre adventure films before with the Spy Kids series; Tony Scott, who has directed a number of action films such as Top Gun, Crimson Tide, Man on Fire; and McG, who might have been a decent choice for this had he not mucked up Terminator Salvation -- before settling on British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn.
Vaughn, who directed Layer Cake and Stardust, has so far been a bridesmaid and never a bride when it comes to Marvel Comics adaptations. He'd been attached to helm both X-Men: The Last Stand and Thor before dropping out of each project. We think it's time to finally give this guy a shot at bringing a Marvel title to the screen. Vaughn's next release is the comic book adaptation Kick-Ass, footage from which received an enthusiastic response from fans when shown at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con.
DennisMM wrote:On the other hand, casting Jessica Alba didn't help.
DennisMM wrote:FF the comic has had some pretty serious moments over the past 50 years, including Sue having a miscarriage. And they've been angst-ridden since the beginning, especially the Thing. On film that's harder to put across. On the other hand, casting Jessica Alba didn't help.
RogueScribner wrote:I read recently that Rachel McAdams nearly got the part. That would've been cool.
burlivesleftnut wrote:RogueScribner wrote:I read recently that Rachel McAdams nearly got the part. That would've been cool.
Yes, I always thought she would make an astoundingly perfect Sue. They should keep Chris Evans as Johnny. He was fine in the movies and did his best despite crappy scripts. Ben Grimm should be CGI. End of Story. I don't know who should voice him, but please not Gandolfini as it seems like many fan boys like him for the part. His voice is too high and lispy. It would kind of be cool to have DeNiro voice him. Not sure who should play Reed. No one just jumps out at me. Maybe Luke Wilson?
Oh and cast that dude from District 9 as Doom.
buster00 wrote:CGI Ben Grimm for the win. He should look at least as big and fearsome as the Hulk does on film.
Leckomaniac wrote:buster00 wrote:CGI Ben Grimm for the win. He should look at least as big and fearsome as the Hulk does on film.
And to that point, why not give him something to hit? Something to match his power.
And my only recomendation is to make this world FANTASTIC. I mean, it is in the name! This isn't that difficult, you know? Make it fun, make it enormous, make it exciting, wondrous, and grounded in the familial relationship. You CAN achieve all of those things, if only you are not some hack writer hired by FOX.
Peven wrote:I think the way to bring back the FF is in conjunction with another Marvel character(s). fuck an origin story, shit, I say have them go up against Prince Namor and use the movie as HIS origin/intro vehicle...
Adrien Brody or Jonathan Rhys Meyers could be Mr. Fantastic in the reboot of Fantastic Four which will not be titled ‘Fantastic Four Reborn.’
Not long after she stepped away from playing Emma Frost in the upcoming X-Men: First Class, Alice Eve had been rumored to be in the running for Sue Storm, AKA Invisible Woman, but now it looks like young hottie Amber Heard may have a chance to tackle the role. Also Kevin Pennington, who is relatively unknown, is being looked at for Johnny Storm, The Human Torch. I'll have to add that Chris Evans played the role quite well in the prior two efforts, in fact he was probably one of the few elements that actually worked well, but now he's stepping into the boots of a much larger role as Captain America.
Mark Seifert wrote:The theory behind this rumor has been out there for going on a couple years now, but with the effectiveness of X-Men First Class, the idea is gaining a lot of currency again fast. Reboot the Fantastic Four films back to their early 1960s comic book roots, Sue famously implores, “We’ve got to take that chance… unless we want the Commies to beat us to it!” throw in some giant monsters from Namor or the Mole Man, and it’s on. Hell, get the Skrulls in there, since they’re being used in the Avengers. That could fit, too.
I could go on about this concept at length… but let’s get on with the rest of the day first:
X-Men: First Class, Second Review
The Cold War seems to be pretty hot right now. There are excited mutterings around Hollywood of an Atom Age Fantastic Four reboot. Meanwhile Call Of Duty:Black Ops is introducing that period to the videogame audience better than a historian ever could. Television watchers can get in on the era of the snappy suit and sexy frock too. And not just with Mad Men; rumour has it there’s an early Sixties prequel to Dynasty in the works.
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