One year after the release of the universally castigated superhero movie, Sean Wilson pops the question: is it really THAT bad? Amidst a disappointing 2016 blockbuster movie season I’m struggling to identify any genuine underdog movies, ones that received their fare share of critical bile but which I actually liked. (Case in point: Suicide Squad, […]
Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?
Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise… Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic […]
Fox won’t make another Fantastic Four until they can get it “100% right”
While 20th Century Fox has enjoyed a fairly solid run with its X-Men franchise (in terms of box office receipts at least), the studio suffered a major setback in 2015 with its Fantastic Four reboot – a film that was butchered with reshoots, trashed by fans and critics alike (and even its director Josh Trank), […]
Mads Mikkelsen says he walked out of Fantastic Four audition
Mads Mikkelsen finally made his Marvel debut last year as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, having originally been attached to play Malekith the Accused in Thor: The Dark World, only for a scheduling conflict to prevent his participation. Well, it seems he was also in the running for a role in 20th Century Fox’s much-derided Fantastic Four reboot, but […]
Fantastic Four screenwriter details his original plans for the failed reboot
During an interview with Screen Crush, screenwriter Jeremy Slater has been discussing his work on last year’s box office bomb Fantastic Four. Revealing that he spent around six months working on 10-15 drafts for the superhero reboot before ultimately being replaced by director Josh Trank and producer Simon Kinberg, Slater suggested that the final film […]
Toby Kebbell says Josh Trank’s original cut of Fantastic Four was great and admits that he doesn’t really play Doom in the movie
It’s been nearly a year since the catastrophe that was Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four and we’re still learning more about it. When the director officially denounced the movie via Twitter, he noted that he had a “great” version of the movie which “you’ll never see”, and now one of its stars has backed that up. […]
IDW announces Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four World’s Greatest Artist’s Edition
IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming release of Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four World’s Greatest Artist’s Edition. “People have literally begged for an oversized Kirby Fantastic Four book,” said Artist’s Edition Editor, Scott Dunbier. “This volume will truly live up to the title WORLD’S GREATEST Artist’s Edition!” “Kirby’s artistic style will always be synonymous with the Fantastic Four,” […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Unhelpful Rumour Machine
Tony Black on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the unhelpful rumour machine… We may be living in the age of the geek, but when you examine all the rumour around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this week, you can’t help but wonder if that Birth. Movies. Death article doing the rounds about ‘broken […]
Miles Teller says Fantastic Four was ‘unjustly critiqued’, confirms Han Solo audition
Speaking on a podcast with Slashfilm, Miles Teller discussed the critical and commercial failure that was Fantastic Four, while also stressing that just because the finished project didn’t pan out to make for a good film, it doesn’t mean that the actors phoned in their performances. Teller said “People think that when you make something like […]
The Week in Disappointment – Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Jem and the Holograms, Johnny Depp
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row” They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems… “J.J. Abrams […]
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