OK, correct me if I am wrong here, but did anyone really enjoy the last two Fantastic Four movies so much that a third installment is really necessary? I guess when the last film raked in $131,921,738, Fox figured they might as well take another shot. IESB recently got the chance to speak with Ms. Invisible herself, Jessica Alba, about the possibility of a third film. For those of us out there who thought the first two were a waste of time and celluloid, don't worry, it looks like we might have the writer's strike to thank for a delay. Alba tells IESB, "I know the writers strike and the impending actors strike has kind of put a wrench in everything production wise. That film takes a lot of prep, a good six months of prep and about six months to shoot. With the strike, I think, maybe it's put on hold."The first two films were directed by Tim Story, who is currently working on the feel-good sports movie, Patriots, with Forrest Whitaker. So, if a Fantastic sequel is delayed, there is still plenty of time to get Story back at the helm for a third film. News of a third Fantastic film first surfaced back in June; however, while most reports pointed towards a reunion with the Silver Surfer, Alba made no mention of it in her interview with IESB. As for the rest of the cast, Ioan Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic), Michael Chiklis (The Thing), and Chris Evans (Human Torch), I can only assume they would all be on board for another film. As long as there is some "gold in these hills," it looks like Fox is going to milk the quartet for all they are worth.
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1-24-2008 @ 2:37PM
KMF said...
My sister is a big Ioan Gruffudd fan so she drags me to all his movies. But we both thoroughly enjoy the Fantastic Four movies. The only thing we don't like is Jessica Alba, she's always been the films' the weak link. The movies are fun. I don't think there's anything wrong with superhero movies that don't take themselves so seriously, and can have some fun.
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1-24-2008 @ 3:20PM
AJ Wiley said...
I've been a life-long comics fan, and while the Fantastic Four have never been my favorite characters (I prefer to turn to Spider-Man, Batman, and the X-Men), I still really enjoy their four color exploits.
Their movies, though, are inexcusable. Seriously. Tim Story? The guy who made Barbershop? Really? Chris Evans? Really? Those horrible prosthetics for the Thing? Really? I could go on and on. To be truthful, I only saw the first, but I heard the sequel was even worse.
Please let's not make any more.
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1-24-2008 @ 3:34PM
LRS62 said...
In fact, we should go back in time and make sure the first two were never made in the first place.
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1-24-2008 @ 4:01PM
madgamer said...
I liked both movies, the second one slightly more than the first I think. I thought they were entertaining, lighthearted, superhero movies. I'd see a third.
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