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Michael B. Jordan responds to criticism of his casting as Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four

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Back at the start of the year, a section of the internet exploded with the news that black actor Michael B. Jordan had been cast as white comic book character Johnny Storm in 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four. Jordan has spoken briefly on the backlash on several occasions [see here and here], but […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain Amercia: Civil War, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman, Lobo, Supergirl and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Daredevil, Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Flash, Lobo, Arrow, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn and more… We’ll get things […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Civil War, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, The Punisher, Silver Surfer and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Silver Surfer, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine […]

Simon Kinberg clarifies Mister Fantastic’s powers in Fantastic Four reboot: “He stretches”

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Over the weekend the official site for 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot updated, offering some character profiles for Marvel’s First Family which discussed their powers. Of particular note was the description for Reed Richards, which said that “he can warp the space around him, and appear to stretch his body into impossible forms and […]

Miles Teller wants to “kick it” with Wolverine in an X-Men crossover; has yet to see The Fantastic Four

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We’re still a few months away from the release of Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four, but we’ve already heard the news that its sequel (announced before the first movie has hit cinemas) has been pushed back by a couple of weeks to avoid the buzz over Star Wars: Episode VIII. There has also been some […]

Thoughts on the The Fantastic Four trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth staff react… Well, it’s finally here. Despite some theories that this was going to be another Roger Corman attempt to keep hold of the franchise rights and nothing else, it seems as though Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four (or is that Fant4stic?) is very real. So, what did the writing and editorial […]

Alex Ross covers Marvel’s First Family with Fantastic Four variants

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As the Fantastic Four prepare to enter a brand new era, Marvel has announced that legendary artist Alex Ross will be supplementing his main cover work by providing variantsfor the first four issues of the new volume from writer Ryan North and artist Iban Coello and featuring all-new solo depictions of Marvel’s First Family in […]

Adam Driver reportedly met with Marvel for Fantastic Four role

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Adam Driver may stay in the Disney family after years of Star Wars as it is rumored that the actor could be joining one of Marvel’s First Family. The Ankler’s Jeff Sneider spoke on The Hot Mic Podcast, where he mentioned that Adam Driver had a meeting with Marvel Studios this summer over the role […]

Marvel delays Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3 and Fantastic Four, while Blade is put ‘on hold’

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It was perhaps inevitable when director Bassam Tariq departed Mahershala Ali’s Blade, but Marvel has announced that Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3 and Fantastic Four have been delayed, while the aforementioned reboot for the Daywalker has been put on hold.  It was reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel Studios were putting the November […]