11. Fantastic Four
The Movie: Josh Trank's (Chronicle) take on the beloved Marvel superheroes, with Miles Teller (Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara (The Invisible Woman), Michael B. Jordan (The Human Torch), Jamie Bell (Thing) and Toby Kebbell (Doom) starring. Why The Fanboys Will Hate It: Because it appears to be a significant creative divergence from the comic book origin story. Victor von Doom is now a young computer hacker and blogger named Victor Domashev, who goes by the screen name Doom. Also, the casting of Jordan as Johnny Storm has irritated a lot of fanboys, as his being black and Sue Storm being white has naturally resulted in their sibling relationship being changed: Sue is now Johnny's adopted, rather than biological, sister. Will It Succeed Anyway?: Expect a modest success at best, given that neither of the previous Tim Story movies were box office juggernauts, and audiences may feel somewhat burned by the tawdry quality of those films. If word of mouth is strong, though, it could definitely be a surprise hit. Just don't count on it.
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Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of Martin Scorsese as possible (against the missus' wishes).
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