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 says “there’s certainly potential” for Star Wars Rebels characters to appear in the movies
Following on from the news that Sarah Michelle Gellar is voicing an Inquisitor in Star Wars Rebels, executive producer Simon Kinberg has been speaking to The Nerdist about the upcoming second season, during which he was asked about the possibility of characters from Rebels appearing in the likes of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story or […]
Simon Kinberg says X-Men: Apocalypse is “the culmination” of a trilogy for the First Class cast
During an interview with Collider to discuss the upcoming release of The Martian, producer Simon Kinberg has been talking about Fox’s next Marvel offering X-Men: Apocalypse, describing it as the culmination of a trilogy featuring the younger X-Men: First Class cast. “[X-Men: Apocalypse] delivers on the dramatic story and emotion of the last two movies. […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look
Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]
Simon Kinberg says Fox is talking about Deadpool sequel, will Cable appear?
Earlier today we brought you some comments from Simon Kinberg suggesting he’s trying to “figure out” the sequel to this year’s superhero flop Fantastic Four [see here], and now he’s been talking to Collider about another potential sequel – this time to February’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool. SEE ALSO: Hold onto your chimichangas, here’s a new […]
Simon Kinberg “figuring out” Fantastic Four 2
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 […]
New Captain America: Civil War footage! Fantastic Four review! – Watch The Flickering Myth Movie Show #7
Fantastic…Bore. Fantastic…Fourth Worst Movie Ever Made. Fantastic…4%. Or, as some have taken to calling it, just ‘Four’. It was the fail story of the Summer, with Twentieth Century Fox’s tentpole superhero blockbuster bombing so hard at the box office, it took out a five-mile stretch of Odeons in the Greater Bexleyheath area. In the September […]
Fantastic Four’s best bad reviews
Emerging from rumours of a troubled production, with director Josh Trank reportedly clashing with 20th Century Fox executives and producer Simon Kinberg, 2015’s Fantastic Four reboot has…well, ‘Josh Tranked’. Opening with a very disappointing $26 million domestic weekend, the film getting the lowest ever studio superhero movie rating on CinemaScore and the director publicly tweeting […]
Simon Kinberg distances X-Men from Fantastic Four
Last month, director Bryan Singer confirmed the ongoing speculation that 20th Century Fox has plans to cross its X-Men universe over with Fantastic Four in an effort to create a shared continuity akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, in the wake of absolutely horrendous reviews and word of mouth for Fantastic Four, it now […]
Simon Kinberg talks Fantastic Four, says “it’s not a disaster”
Ahead of its release this Friday, Fantastic Four producer Simon Kinberg has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about the superhero reboot, stating that he’s proud of the final film despite reports of a less-than-perfect production last year. The reboot has been plagued with rumours of problems since it started shooting in 2014, ranging from issues […]