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Rumours Of A New Fantastic Four Movie From Fox. You Know, For Kids.
Bleeding Cool is receiving reliably sourced information about a new Fantastic
Four movie being developed at Fox Studios. And while the most recent movie
reinvented the Fantastic Four as youngsters, along the lines of the Ultimate
Fantastic Four comic book, the movie swings to the other end of the spectrum.
Instead, it will concentrate on Franklin and Valeria, the children of Reed
Richards and Susan Storm. While still having the Thing and the Human Torch
along for the ride.
Indeed, the whole movie will be kid-centric with a vibe far more reminiscent
of The Incredibles. In an instant, this will totally separate the movie from
the previous failed attempt. But also mean there’s no actual need for a
reboot. And, yes, we know this is full of generics. So how about something
specific? Go on then.
The current draft of the proposed new Fantastic Four movie is written by Seth
Grahame-Smith.
He is best known as the author (okay, co-author) of the novel Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies, as well as Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, both of
which have been adapted as movies. Grahame-Smith is also the co-creator, head
writer and executive producer of The Hard Times of RJ Berger, a TV comedy
series on MTV.
But he also did some script polishing on the Josh Trank movie.
He has some Marvel comic book chops too — he wrote The Spider-Man Handbook:
The Ultimate Training Manual, an examination of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man,
with an introduction by Stan Lee. And the Hulk issue of Marvel Zombies Return
with artist Richard Elson.
As part of the deal done during Marvel’s bankruptcy in the nineties, Fox
Studios have the license to make Fantastic Four movies as long as they keep
doing so. This is something that has caused the current Marvel executives
considerable displeasure, to the extent that they cancelled the Fantastic
Four comic books, and licensing for T-shirts, posters, calendars, toys,
games, cards and statues as a result.
I get the feeling that this isn’t going to make them any happier.