7 Golden Rules To Revive The Fantastic Four Franchise
5. Dont Stunt Cast The Director
On paper, Josh Trank was a perfect fit for the task of bringing a more realistic and adult version of the Fantastic Four to cinemas. You could argue that the FF dont need to be too realistic but with Foxs more believable take on the X-Men continuing to do big business its no surprise the studio wanted to keep away from the lighter tone of the Marvel Studios output. Looking back however, Trank was stunt casting and little else. Hed had one surprise hit with his first feature film, a film that happened to be an alt. take on superheroes, and was snapped up without ever really proving himself capable of handling the strain of a major studio project. The FF really doesnt have to break the mould to be a successful franchise, and at this stage itd probably struggle to attract a superstar, visionary director in any case. All it really needs though is a proven director to steer a stronger script than we saw in August. Somebody like Joe Johnston, who took Captain America: The First Avenger into cinemas is the sort of solid choice they should be looking to tap to form the foundation of a continuing franchise. Once theyve done that, the FF may be an exciting prospect again.
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