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Disney finally confirms it is working on a 'Fantastic 4' reboot and fans are hopeful at a chance for a good version of the movie

Dec 11, 2020, 12:21 IST
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Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige announced a "Fantastic Four" MCU movie is coming from director Jon Watts.Disney/Marvel Studios
  • Marvel Studios is working on a "Fantastic Four" reboot.
  • Jon Watts, who directed the last two "Spider-Man" movies with Tom Holland, will direct.
  • 20th Century Fox previously made three poorly-received "Fantastic Four" films.
  • Fans are hoping Feige's Marvel Cinematic Universe can finally do the characters justice.
  • Some fans are already fan casting real-life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski in two of the lead roles.
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Marvel is working on a "Fantastic Four" reboot.

Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige finally confirmed what fans have long speculated during Disney's investor day presentation on Thursday.

"I'm happy to announce a film about one of the truly iconic Marvel families, in fact, Marvel's first family, Fantastic Four," Feige said, closing out a round of many Marvel film and show announcements.

"We're working on a feature now and it will be directed by the director of our recent 'Spider-Man' films, Jon Watts," Feige added.

The comic includes the heroes Susan Storm/the Invisible Woman, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Ben Grimm/Thing, Johnny Storm/Human Torch.

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Here's how the "Fantastic Four" comic characters look.Marvel

That's a big deal.

It's Disney's first real foray into playing with some of the Marvel characters it gained from its 20th Century Fox acquisition in 2019. The Disney/Fox deal gave the Mouse House the rights to characters including the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four.

Disney purchased Marvel and 5,000 of its characters in 2009 for $4 billion. However, Marvel previously sold off some of its more lucrative characters, including Spider-Man and the X-Men to other studios (Sony and Fox, respectively) in order to stay afloat.

If any previous Fox-owned Marvel characters could use a reprieve, it's certainly the First Family of Marvel.

While Fox struck gold with the "X-Men" franchise, the studio consistently struggled to get a good version of "Fantastic Four" off the ground.

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Fox's first two attempts at "Fantastic Four" adaptations, starring Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd, and Chris Evans (who later played Captain America in the MCU), were both panned by fans and critics alike.

Both the 2005 and 2007 movies were panned by critics and fans.Rotten Tomatoes, Kirsten Acuna/Insider composite

And then there's the 2015 Josh Trank-directed reboot attempt, which sits at 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan starred in the reboot.20th Century Fox

Trank reviewed his film honestly last year on social platform Letterboxd saying the final film contains "two different movies in one movie competing to be that movie."

Feige's confirmation of a "FF" reboot has restored faith in fans who are hopeful that we may see a screen-worthy version of the characters because of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's pretty flawless track record (aside from "Thor 2").

Some fans are already fancasting real-life couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt as Sue Storm and Reed Richards.

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Feige didn't give any date or timeline for the upcoming "Fantastic Four" project.

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