News from Empire Magazine and SuperheroHype
With a cast finally assembled, the pieces are starting to
fall into place for Fox's upcoming reboot of The Fantastic Four, but there are
still a few mysteries. Many rumors have pointed to radical alterations of the
characters' origins, and while the filmmakers have debunked some of them, fans
remain skeptical about what lies ahead for the future of the franchise. Get
ready for more fuel on that fire though, as producer Matthew Vaughn had some
interesting words about the film with Empire magazine (thanks to SuperHeroHype
Forums user 'TheOneWhoKnocks' for the quote).
"It's a total reboot, that's for sure," he told
the publication. "It's got nothing to do with the other bloody ones. It's
not stretchy guy and a guy running around in rock that looks like it's made
polystyrene. And its not a comedy."
The film having no relation to the previous
"Fantastic Four" movies is no surprise, but Vaughn's comments are
definitely eyebrow raising, particularly the "it's not a stretchy
guy" portion, which refers to Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic's sole
super power. Will we be seeing different super powers for the Fantastic Four in
the film? Or is Vaughn simply referring to the characters' arc differing from
the heroism of the original films? What do you think Vaughn means in the above
quote? Sound off with your theories below!
The recently confirmed cast for the film will include
Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Michael B. Jordan as
Johnny Storm, and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm. Josh Trank will direct the big
screen adaptation from a screenplay by Simon Kinberg. The Fantastic Four is
currently set for a release on June 19, 2015.
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