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Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”

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With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]

Simon Kinberg “figuring out” Fantastic Four 2

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Despite the utter failure of Fantastic Four both critically and commercially, it seems that 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to call time on the franchise, as writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed to MTV News that he’s “figuring out” the sequel.“I’m really focused on the next one,” states Kinberg. “I do believe there is a […]

Stan Lee on why Fantastic Four flopped, confirms X-Men: Apocalypse cameo

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While the Marvel brand is a license to print money these days, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four tanked hard at the box office, with the film yet to pull in $150 million worldwide, making it one of – if not the – biggest failures of the year so far. Speaking to Larry King […]

Rumour: Bryan Singer wanted for Fantastic Four sequel

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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 is […]

Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel

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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, as […]

Is Fantastic Four the worst blockbuster ever?

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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 best […]

Cast and crew interviews for Fantastic Four

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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

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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 about […]

Toby Kebbell on Fantastic Four: “The fans aren’t wrong”

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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 aren’t […]