Fantastic Four reboot

[karamazov80]

That sounds absolutely terrible. Great job FOX! Why not just give the license back to marvel for free while you're at it?

I hear Judd Nelson from the Breakfast Club saying this.

 

[KitFisto]

Doesn’t sound bad at all, not too fond of how they described the powers though, of course reading that doesn’t mean the movie is going to suck or be great, but I don’t get a bad vibe reading that leak.

You are a rubber stamp of approval for any crap Fox puts out.

 

[pturtle]

Really? Because I'm pretty sure I hated the original F4 films along with X3 and Origins. Can you tell me any MCU films you hate?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

If Ben

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doesn't that change the character completely? His whole gimmick is that he hate's being a monster

It does, but

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the blast in the end makes it so his rock form is permanent, according to the synopsis.

I agree that the Johnny color thing is the only good thing about the movie!

Geez, the true comic FF story is already so layered and emotionally resonant (especially the rivalry between Reed and Doom), I don't know why they insist on changing it.

 

[KitFisto]

Really? Because I'm pretty sure I hated the original F4 films along with X3 and Origins. Can you tell me any MCU films you hate?

I didn't like IM3 very much. The Incredible Hulk was "ok", but generally speaking their films are quality vs some of the real crud Fox has issued.....X3 and the original FF films as you mentioned. Marvels track record is far better and 1 or 2 slips are allowed vs several for Fox. There are Fox films I really like sich as First Class, DOFP, X2, but overall Marvel has a much better record. I'm just saying it's been hard to see you say anything negative about Fox even when it comes to thos probable crap fest and I'm isually "I'll judge it when I see it" camp.

 

[Jack D]

"Johnny Storm" flame on!

 

[pturtle]

I didn't like IM3 very much. The Incredible Hulk was "ok", but generally speaking their films are quality vs some of the real crud Fox has issued.....X3 and the original FF films as you mentioned. Marvels track record is far better and 1 or 2 slips are allowed vs several for Fox. There are Fox films I really like sich as First Class, DOFP, X2, but overall Marvel has a much better record. I'm just saying it's been hard to see you say anything negative about Fox even when it comes to thos probable crap fest and I'm isually "I'll judge it when I see it" camp.

Do you usually see me bashing any upcoming film?


I'm just as excited to see Ant-Man, which has been filled with production issues and totally changing the Hank Pym character from what most of us read in the comics, Doctor Strange and the Daredevil Netfilx series rank right behind X-Men Apocalypse for my most anticipated live action superhero projects, but for some reason it's not okay to like anything that Fox, WB, or Sony are producing.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

The plot sounds similar to UFF.

Reed Richards is a child prodigy, protected by his burly friend Ben Grimm from bullies, and a genius who had invented a method of teleportation in his youth. He is discovered by government official Willie Lumpkin, and subsequently recruited into a child prodigy think tank/school located in the upper floors of the Baxter building. There he meets Professor Storm, who leads the project, and his children, bioengineer Susan Storm and her younger brother Johnny. Reed also becomes the rival of Victor Van Damme, a fellow student. When Reed becomes 21, he plans to teleport an apple into a parallel universe (the "N-Zone"), but Van Damme claims Reed's calculations are wrong and changes the setup at the last minute. The five students get teleported through the N-Zone, and when they rematerialize, they return heavily mutated. After the Fantastic Four return to the Baxter building, they must soon face their first opponent, Mole Man.

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i like that Ben doesn't become the Thing permanently right away but directly because of Reed later on. That'll add more weight to Reeds guilt. I think it could be better than the comic. Ben has a taste of power with no adverse effects and he likes it THEN he gets stuck in this ugly form with no control over it so his gift becomes a curse. With the comic it's a curse right off the bat but having control then taking it away would make it feel even worse than not having control first.

Doom sounds lame.

I like Dr Storm taking on Sue after her Fathers death.

Not sure about the powers, that's something you need to see to understand.

From the description it sounds like they aren't rushing straight into it but taking their time to develop things. That's good for storytelling but I can see many saying it's bad, and I somewhat agree, as you don't want things to go too slow.

Thankfully without a shared universe they don't have to get them into position quickly to get them crossing over so there isn't that rush feeling which I frankly prefer even though I'd love to see Franklin and Valeria sooner than later

As far as accuracy goes:

Reed is still a genius
Ben is still his protector friend
Sue and Reed end up together
Johnny and Sue are still brother and Sister just not biologically
They each get the corresponding powers
Nathaniel Richards and Franklin Storm have been merged character-wise
The N-Zone is discovered due to Reed
Ben becomes the Thing permanently, at the end.

Johnny's skins colour and Doom are the only majorly different parts. The only thing that seems accurate for Doom is being disfigured.

I get a bit of a First Class feel from the description. As in it'll be more about them as characters before they're a team and the team & costumed heroes part will start but come in sequels as a core element.

I'm just saying it's been hard to see you say anything negative about Fox even when it comes to thos probable crap fest and I'm isually "I'll judge it when I see it" camp.

Five straight years of good Marvel movies from them tend to do that. It may not be accurate to 616 (nor is it intending to be) but there's a very good chance it'll be good quality based on recent output.

 

[Morgul Matt]

I don't agree that Whedon isn't a good filmmaker. I think he's quite good. But he does have a particular style that you can trace back to Buffy, through Firefly/Serenity, and on into Avengers. And it is meant to be funny, cheesy, heavy, and inspirational in different doses. I can understand folks not getting where he's coming from (my wife hates Buffy which I enjoy, but loves Grimm, which I can't stand), but I'm personally a fan, and am glad he finally had an opportunity to show the masses what he was capable of with Avengers. I thought Avengers had its faults, but every comic movie does. . .unless you count A History of Violence, of course, which was damn near a perfect film.

Oh wow, A History of Violence is based on a comic book! I did not know that. I knew that it was an adapted screenplay but I assumed from a novel.

With this new knowledge in mind A History of Violence now definitely ranks up there as one of the very best comic book adaptations that I've ever seen. Great film!

 

[MegaPrime33]

Fantastic Four reboot screenwriter Jeremy Slater has taken to Twitter to say this rumored plot synopsis is "100% ********." Thank Galactus!

That was from i09 article stating they read Jeremy's tweet.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

They should release some official info.

A logo or teaser poster, something

Fair enough their promotion wont start until about six months before release like many other movies but something official wouldnt be hard.

People obviously want info and the filmmakers have to debunk false things but instead of just debunking the, they should confirm something at the same time.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

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Oh wow, A History of Violence is based on a comic book! I did not know that. I knew that it was an adapted screenplay but I assumed from a novel.

With this new knowledge in mind A History of Violence now definitely ranks up there as one of the very best comic book adaptations that I've ever seen. Great film!

Road to Perdition was a comic book too

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

That's was a very good movie too.

There are quite a few CBMs people don't know are based on comics

Those two above. 300, Bullet to the head, blue is the warmest colour, ghost world, the crow, wanted, et al

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

The sad part is that if it is ********, that rumor probably is better than what Fox came up with

 

[Morgul Matt]

Road to Perdition was a comic book too

Shut. Your. Mouth.

You guys are blowing my mind here. I love Road to Perdition, too.

Thanks for the information, people.

 

[Morgul Matt]

That's was a very good movie too.

There are quite a few CBMs people don't know are based on comics

Those two above. 300, Bullet to the head, blue is the warmest colour, ghost world, the crow, wanted, et al

Bullet to the Head. Is that the Stallone film?

 

[Khev]

I chuckled when I noticed that the Walking Dead TV show bills itself as being "based on the series of graphic novels by Robert Kirkman..."

Um, they didn't start out as graphic novels. Funny that they aren't going out of their way to reference the term "comic book" as if fans of the show would consider that some stigma.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

My dream CBM would be Blacksad.

Bullet to the Head. Is that the Stallone film?

Yep.

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[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I chuckled when I noticed that the Walking Dead TV shows bills itself as being "based on the series of graphic novels by Robert Kirkman..."

Um, they didn't start out as graphic novels. Funny that they aren't going out of the way to reference the term "comic book" as if fans of the show would consider that some stigma.

That's because comic books are for children and real adults would never...EVER, read a silly comic book, or watch a show or a film based on silly children's cartoons!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I chuckled when I noticed that the Walking Dead TV show bills itself as being "based on the series of graphic novels by Robert Kirkman..."

Um, they didn't start out as graphic novels. Funny that they aren't going out of their way to reference the term "comic book" as if fans of the show would consider that some stigma.

People think The Watchmen came about the same way. There were 12 individual issues first