From the moment 20th Century Fox announced its reboot of the Fantastic Four, there’s been speculation that the studio will look to combine Marvel’s First Family with its X-Men universe – most recently just last week, when it was rumoured that the crossover is being eyed for a 2018 release. Well, if This Is Infamous […]
Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel
Earlier today it was reported by Den of Geek that the rights to Fantastic Four had reverted to Marvel Studios, following yesterday’s news that Marvel has granted Fox permission to bring the X-Men to the small screen with two new TV series. Well, it looks like Den of Geek’s source was playing the guessing game, […]
Is Fantastic Four the worst blockbuster ever?
Anghus Houvouras on whether Fantastic Four is the worst blockbuster ever… This summer has been rough on some of the most notable big budget franchises in Hollywood. Jurassic World and Furious 7 set new highs for their respective franchises. Avengers: Age of Ultron delivered a solid sequel that made mad bank. Mission: Impossible delivered the […]
Cast and crew interviews for Fantastic Four
Ahead of its release next Friday, we’ve got some cast and crew interviews for 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot Fantastic Four, which includes stars Miles Teller (Reed Richards), Kate Mara (Susan Storm), Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm), Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm), Toby Kebbell (Victor Von Doom), Reg E. Cathey (Dr. Storm) and Tim Blake Nelson […]
Bryan Singer confirms plans for an X-Men / Fantastic Four crossover
It’s been rumoured ever since Fox announced its reboot of Fantastic Four, and now X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has made it official: plans are afoot for a crossover between the studio’s two Marvel properties. “Those ideas are in play,” Singer tells Yahoo, revealing that there have been discussions […]
X-Men and Fantastic Four crossover rumoured for 2018
With the San Diego Comic-Con International fast approaching, Latino-Review has been churning out rumours left, right and centre these past few weeks in the hope of bagging a scoop or two, and now the site has turned its attention to Fox’s Marvel properties, claiming that the plan is to cross over the X-Men and Fantastic […]
Toby Kebbell on Fantastic Four: “The fans aren’t wrong”
Josh Trank trashed it, Kate Mara claimed she hadn’t seen it and mocked its box office takings, and Rupert Murdoch blamed it for the under performance of his entire company. Now Toby Kebbell has shared his thoughts on Fantastic Four, and specifically the reaction of the fans to the much-derided superhero reboot. “I was disappointed, but the fans […]
When a Flop Film Isn’t a Flop Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at how public perceptions can affect how a movie is thought of… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten days, you’ll know about the fallout from the Fantastic Four movie, which bombed at the box office during its opening weekend, and was on the receiving end […]
The Room director Tommy Wiseau wants to direct Fantastic Four 2
Between the terrible reviews [read ours here and here], underwhelming box office performance and director Josh Trank’s controversial tweet, it’s more than safe to say that Fantastic Four is the biggest flop of 2015 so far. Despite all this, however, Fox still hasn’t cancelled their plans for a sequel to the superhero film, meaning that […]
Bad Movies & Bad Content: There Has To Be Consequences
Samuel Brace on bad movies on bad content… There has to be consequences for making a bad movie. There just has to. Consequences for bad movies, bad TV shows, bad video games, whatever. If a studio produces a movie, a bad one, one that is below a certain standard, a standard that we are not […]
