Fantastic Four (2015)

[Beast]

It really sounds like they're taking the Ultimate FF route with this. Which I'm fine with seeing.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by Beast

It really sounds like they're taking the Ultimate FF route with this. Which I'm fine with seeing.

Dr. Doom with goat legs then?

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Bolty

What is now abundantly clear is they are flat-out ashamed of the source material--the costumes, the name itself----the fact that they band together to "do good" and everything that is "comic-booky about the team.

Possible slogans for the film.........

"The comic book movie for people who hate comic book movies."

"A comic book film for people who are ashamed to admit they like comic book films."

"A comic book movie for the 'real world'."

"A comic book movie for 'grown ups'."

The Fantastic* Four
*not really

Tagline: "Yeah, we're not going to watch it either."

[Beast]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

Dr. Doom with goat legs then?

Technically they already did the Ultimate Doom take with first one. With his flesh turning to metal and such.

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by Bolty

Unbelievably ironic that the current film-makers see Marvel comic's most cosmic heroes.....

who explore space, discover the negative zone, meet the Skrulls and the Watcher and Galactus and the Surfer, explore the "microverse", travel across the world to the Great Refuge, battle an all out invasion from Atlantic etc, etc etc................

and say "this needs to be a intimate, gritty, realistic smallish movie."

Yup, what a waste and such a shame.

Even *if* this movie turns out to be decent (I won't hold my breath), whatever it is, it sure as hell is not going to be a Fantastic Four movie.

[DisneyBlu]

It's especially funny that, once Marvel found success with its crossovers, every studio jumped on the crossover bandwagon. You have Fox wanting to possibly do an X-Men/FF crossover. Except they don't understand that Marvel doesn't have the success they have just because they took a bunch of characters and threw them together -- which is what Fox would be doing if they made an FF/X-Men movie.

The FF and the X-Men rarely interacted in the comics. There were maybe two crossovers between the two groups and outside of that, never have had much to do with one another. And Fox apparently doesn't understand that if no one gives a crap about this FF, no one's going to care if they're put with the X-Men.

Fox also doesn't seem to understand that Marvel has found success by embracing the comics. They don't shy away from the costumes, the code names, or the more outlandish, fantastical elements. They make it work. Whereas Fox is apparently ashamed of the material, so they want to make it "real and gritty."

Real and gritty =/= grounded. Iron Man was grounded while at the same time embracing the comics and the fantasy elements. When I hear "real and gritty" I think of Batman Begins, a tone that would not fit the FF at all. Works great for Batman or the Punisher or a Wolverine movie, but not the FF.

[toddly6666]

New interview with Kate Mara at Actor's Forum:

"yes, I do get a costume but I think it's cool that my superpower is just an emotional one. I don't actually turn invisible - my character is an insecure wallflower - no one ever notices me. I can sneak around, I could probably even walk around naked but even so no one would probably notice me. I've been doing some training - keeping my arms tight without swinging them when I walk, looking down not making eye contact, walking with a tight uncomfortable posture. Some of the makeup artists have walked right by me not noticing that it was me!"

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

New interview with Kate Mara at Actor's Forum:

"yes, I do get a costume but I think it's cool that my superpower is just an emotional one. I don't actually turn invisible - my character is an insecure wallflower - no one ever notices me. I can sneak around, I could probably even walk around naked but even so no one would probably notice me. I've been doing some training - keeping my arms tight without swing them when I walk, looking down not making eye contact, walking with a tight uncomfortable posture. Some of the makeup artist have walked right by me not noticing that it was me!"

So do they or don't they get costumes? I'm so very confused

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

New interview with Kate Mara at Actor's Forum:

"yes, I do get a costume but I think it's cool that my superpower is just an emotional one. I don't actually turn invisible - my character is an insecure wallflower - no one ever notices me. I can sneak around, I could probably even walk around naked but even so no one would probably notice me. I've been doing some training - keeping my arms tight without swinging them when I walk, looking down not making eye contact, walking with a tight uncomfortable posture. Some of the makeup artists have walked right by me not noticing that it was me!"

Wtf... Was it known that the invisible girl was not going to be actually invisible?

Holy mother... They actually redid that guy in female form for FF

[Astro Zombie]

Wow, I just re-read the article. So she doesn't turn invisible? It's just nobody ever notices her? What the hell? Seriously?

Sorry for all the questions.

[JavaJulien]

I actually was optimistic in the face of the Michael B. Jordan controversy (which I still have no problem with) but these latest developments? This is sounding more and more DOA.

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

I actually was optimistic in the face of the Michael B. Jordan controversy (which I still have no problem with) but these latest developments? This is sounding more and more DOA.

More like DBA (Dead Before Arrival).

[Bolty]

C'mon guys the excerpt from the "interview" was in jest!

Bad sign when a poster's ridiculous post is taken seriously by fans who CAN believe it can be worse than it already is.

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by Bolty

C'mon guys the excerpt from the "interview" was in jest!

Bad sign when a poster's ridiculous post is taken seriously by fans who CAN believe it can be worse than it already is.

That's the sad part indeed, because I CAN believe it lol.

[toddly6666]

New Miles Teller interview with Charles Merriman of Entertainment Times:

Charles: so you can't actually stretch your body parts?

Miles: well, technically no...but did you ever drop something behind a couch or bed and your family member tried to reach under but couldn't get it? Well, Mister Fantastic is the the type of person that can reach his hand under the couch and reach for those keys or ball, touch it with the tips of the finger, and finally grasp the object. It's like the person that gets a boost of adrenaline and can lift a car up. I can reach for things and just be able to grasp what im looking for.

Charles: so this is a more realistic take on the Fantastic Four?

Miles: Yes, a more realistic, grounded approach...sort of like four Bruce Willis characters from Unbreakable.

[AmandaBanana]

I guess I'm the only person looking forward to this. Can't wait to see it in a packed empty theater!

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

New Miles Teller interview with Charles Merriman of Entertainment Times:

Charles: so you can't actually stretch your body parts?

Miles: well, technically no...but did you ever drop something behind a couch or bed and your family member tried to reach under but couldn't get it? Well, Mister Fantastic is the the type of person that can reach his hand under the couch and reach for those keys or ball, touch it with the tips of the finger, and finally grasp the object. It's like the person that gets a boost of adrenaline and can lift a car up. I can reach for things and just be able to grasp what im looking for.

Charles: so this is a more realistic take on the Fantastic Four?

Miles: Yes, a more realistic, grounded approach...sort of like four Bruce Willis characters from Unbreakable.

[Endtroducing...]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

New Miles Teller interview with Charles Merriman of Entertainment Times:

Charles: so you can't actually stretch your body parts?

Miles: well, technically no...but did you ever drop something behind a couch or bed and your family member tried to reach under but couldn't get it? Well, Mister Fantastic is the the type of person that can reach his hand under the couch and reach for those keys or ball, touch it with the tips of the finger, and finally grasp the object. It's like the person that gets a boost of adrenaline and can lift a car up. I can reach for things and just be able to grasp what im looking for.

Charles: so this is a more realistic take on the Fantastic Four?

Miles: Yes, a more realistic, grounded approach...sort of like four Bruce Willis characters from Unbreakable.

You killed your own joke. Congrats

Also wasn't the director the one who ripped the superman movies? Or something of that sort? Very hypocritical if you ask me

[Totes_Magotes12]

I'm at the point where I'm just really curious to see how this movie actually turns out.

[Stone Cold]

Originally Posted by Totes_Magotes12

I'm at the point where I'm just really curious to see how this movie actually turns out.

It'll be a car crash movie - you'll see it just to see how bad it really is.