Main article: The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) Jon Watts is currently set to direct a new film featuring the team, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of its Phase Four slate.Īfter the acquisition, the 20th Century Fox-produced Fantastic Four films were rebranded as "Marvel Legacy" films on Disney+ alongside the studio's X-Men movies, thus separating them from Marvel Cinematic Universe titles produced by Marvel Studios. In March 2019, Marvel Studios regained the film rights to the Fantastic Four and associated characters after the Walt Disney Company acquired the former 21st Century Fox. A sequel to the reboot was scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017, but it was canceled. Directed by Josh Trank, Fantastic Four was released on Augand received largely negative reviews from both critics and audiences, as well as from Trank himself and became a box office bomb. In 2009, the development for a reboot was announced. Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment with the box-office return of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a potential third Fantastic Four film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled. Both films received mixed to negative reviews from critics, yet earned a combined US$619 million worldwide at the box office. Fantastic Four was released in 2005 and the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was released in 2007. In 2004, after Constantin sub-licensed the film rights to 20th Century Fox, a second Fantastic Four film entered production. A low-budget film was produced in 1992 by New Horizon Studios owned by Roger Corman.
Absolutely disappointing excuse of a film.Constantin Film bought the film rights for the characters in 1986. All of those positives I listed aren't enough to be redeeming qualities.
I'm just waiting until Fox gives Fantastic Four back to Marvel. Poor Josh Trank, he was treated like an animal by 20th Century Fox. Don't watch this movie, don't even watch it on Netflix like I did. This might actually be my least favourite comic book film. No epic showdown, nothing! Good job guys. Now we finally get an action scene but it is terrible and forgettable. The final battle is atrocious, this whole film is boring lacking any action. Doom is one of the most badass villains and they took a complete dump all over him!Ĥ. Doom's costume right, here they attempt to translate him on the big screen but they do it completely wrong! Dr. He is just a bad guy and he looks horrible! At least in the 2005 Fantastic Four they atleast got Dr. The villain what happened!? Victor von Doom is a joke in this film, not only is he weak but he has no motivation. Serious tones only work for certain films like The Dark Knight, but it doesn't work here!ģ. The jokes (if there are any!) don't hit at all, this film is so uninspired, it makes the previous Fantastic Four movies look good, because at least you kind of laugh at how bad they are but this film takes itself too seriously. The tone this film takes itself way too seriously. Even though the cast is good and I can tell they are trying the things they are saying just don't work and the jokes don't hit!Ģ. Nobody feels like a person the acting is very mechanical and dry. The performances every character sounds like they are contractually obligated everytime they speak. There is potential because of Josh Trank directing, who did direct Chronicle which is my favourite found footage film.ġ. The cast is trying despite given a terrible script.Ĥ. Victor von Doom killing people in the hallway looked creepy and not that bad.ģ. The scene with Reed and Ben as kids was handled okay.Ģ. Let me explain the positives/negatives.ġ. I can't believe how much they dropped the ball on this one.