10 Comic Book Movie Rumours We Hope Are Bullsh*t
8. Fantastic Four 2 Could Still Happen
It’s hardly controversial to say Fantastic Four was a massive plate of crap; it was a dreary, joyless blockbuster that somehow failed to pass the low bar set by the 2005 version. Critics hated it, audiences avoided it and it underperformed at the box office. All talk of a sequel soon went quiet and it was eventually dropped from the release schedule, and that appeared to be that.
Yet somehow talk of a potential sequel with the same cast still pops up, with writer Simon Kinberg claiming they’d love to do a brighter take and make it closer to the comic. Weirdly enough it makes sense Fox would still be exploring their options here, since they only have a certain amount of time in between movies before the rights expire, and the brand is still considered valuable.
Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Michael B Jordan have said they’d be up for a potential sequel, but it feels doubtful it would happen with them. The critical stink still follows the 2015 version, and Fox would likely want a soft reboot situation instead.