by Sean Naraborough
While over-looking a, to be honest, disappointing San Diego Comic-Con, I found the leaked picture of the model of The Thing from the Fantastic Four reboot, and this got me thinking, where the hell was the Fantastic Four reboot at Comic-Con? This is a film coming out in June....next year!
We saw more of Dawn of Justice, which doesn’t come out for another two freaking years. And it worked because everyone is talking about Batman/Superman more than anything. With Marvel coming up short and not much else happening at Comic-Con this year, 20th Century Fox really should have taken advantage of this. They should have had the director, Josh Trank, and the writers, Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater, turn up and give an update on the film so far, or, even better, have the first photo op of all principal actors, all together for the first time (Yes, they really haven’t done that yet). So what’s going on with this reboot? Why do we know so little about it with less than a year before it’s released?
While over-looking a, to be honest, disappointing San Diego Comic-Con, I found the leaked picture of the model of The Thing from the Fantastic Four reboot, and this got me thinking, where the hell was the Fantastic Four reboot at Comic-Con? This is a film coming out in June....next year!
We saw more of Dawn of Justice, which doesn’t come out for another two freaking years. And it worked because everyone is talking about Batman/Superman more than anything. With Marvel coming up short and not much else happening at Comic-Con this year, 20th Century Fox really should have taken advantage of this. They should have had the director, Josh Trank, and the writers, Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater, turn up and give an update on the film so far, or, even better, have the first photo op of all principal actors, all together for the first time (Yes, they really haven’t done that yet). So what’s going on with this reboot? Why do we know so little about it with less than a year before it’s released?
But first a quick recap of what we do know so far. We have our cast in place starting with Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic. While being younger then some of the other actors who were under consideration for the role, Miles, at 27 years old, does have great reviews from critics for films including The Spectacular Now. Gone is Jessica Alba in her underwear and in her place is Kate Mara as The Invisible Woman who is best known for her role in House of Cards and being Rooney Mara’s sister. Showing that they are not afraid to change their material, Michael B. Jordan will be playing The Human Torch. Jordan gain critical success with Fruitvale Station and this film will be the second time Jordan has worked with Josh Trank after Chronicle, and working alongside Miles Teller, but let’s not talk about “That Awkward Film”. Rounding off the Four is skinny Jamie Bell playing… The Thing? But the rumours going around is that this version will be CGI and Bell does have success and experience in motion capture before with The Adventures of TinTin, so don’t expect a very motionless performance for The Thing, ala Michael Chiklis. With Toby Kebbell also being casted as the villain Dr. Doom, that’s about all we know. Not a lot, right?
It seems strange to me that we know so little about a big summer blockbuster due out next year. We don’t know what the plot synopsis is, what their costumes will look like or even what the film will be called. What are they hiding? The film has been in production for two months now (at time of writing) and we’ve heard no news about the film. It’s not unusual to hear stories about a film, especially a superhero film, when filming is taking place. Pictures and videos get leaked, people working on the film tweet pictures from sets and the studio makes announcements about the film, to help promote it. So where’s the promotion? Is Fox embarrassed about the reboot? Is it not as good as they were hoping? The lack of anything for the film is incredibly worrying, more worrying than Ant-Man, and that’s saying a lot. So is the Fantastic Four reboot destined to fail?
It seems strange to me that we know so little about a big summer blockbuster due out next year. We don’t know what the plot synopsis is, what their costumes will look like or even what the film will be called. What are they hiding? The film has been in production for two months now (at time of writing) and we’ve heard no news about the film. It’s not unusual to hear stories about a film, especially a superhero film, when filming is taking place. Pictures and videos get leaked, people working on the film tweet pictures from sets and the studio makes announcements about the film, to help promote it. So where’s the promotion? Is Fox embarrassed about the reboot? Is it not as good as they were hoping? The lack of anything for the film is incredibly worrying, more worrying than Ant-Man, and that’s saying a lot. So is the Fantastic Four reboot destined to fail?
The reason they’re rebooting the franchise is because of how badly the other two films did. But unlike Sony with Spider-Man, Fox are not just rebooting Fantastic Four for a quick buck. They do seem to be doing something different with the film. As you may have noticed, the cast is quite young compared to their counterparts. This could be their decision to appeal to a younger audience and if it worked, it would help to refresh the superhero genre before it becomes too stale. But like before, we just don’t know anything. The lack of information across the board for the film, the lack of promotion for the film and the derailed momentum that the film has lost needs to have everyone connected to the film worried.
The fact that I didn’t know the film was coming out next year is worrying, and I usually know when every single superhero film is coming out. You can’t have any confidence that the Fantastic Four reboot will be any good now and I’ve probably made some people worried about the film or ruined their expectations. And with that, my job is done.
The fact that I didn’t know the film was coming out next year is worrying, and I usually know when every single superhero film is coming out. You can’t have any confidence that the Fantastic Four reboot will be any good now and I’ve probably made some people worried about the film or ruined their expectations. And with that, my job is done.
What Do You Think?
Is the secrecy around the new film a bad thing?
Or do you like a sweet little mystery?
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Or do you like a sweet little mystery?
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