Every year during summer blockbuster season theres always one movie that seems a little out of place. Despite a big budget, and an even bigger name cast, they just don't seem to build much buzz or excitement. An obvious example would be 2012s Battleship, which was a mega budget would-be franchise starter with Liam Neeson and Rihanna, but all the explosions in the world couldnt get people jazzed about the unholy fusion of a board game with a Transformers movie. Battleship sank real quick. Pun completely intended. And the black sheep of summer 2015 looks to be Josh Tranks reboot of the Fantastic Four. The film was kept under wraps for a suspiciously long time and reports of a rocky shoot, huge changes to the comic lore and director/producer fights have left fans worried. But despite this theres plenty of reason to be optimistic that a fun movie could emerge out of the chaos. Fantastic Four has a talented crew behind it, and there are plenty of other films that have survived tough shoots and went onto huge success. So here are eight fantastic reasons why people shouldnt be so quick to write off the Fantastic Four just yet. If they survived a Galactus cloud, then they can survive anything.
