9 Implications Of Disney Potentially Buying Fox
8. A Fantastic Four Movie That's Actually Good
In three attempts (four if you count the low-budget Roger Corman version Marvel has tried hard to bury), Fantastic Four fans are yet to see a passable version of the property on the big screen.
The Tim Story films are watered-down trash, but they looked like thought-provoking masterpieces compared to the disastrous Josh Trank reboot of 2015.
Fantastic Four is officially a tarnished brand in Hollywood, and Fox doesn't seem to know how to repair it. If anyone can do Marvel Comics' first family justice on the big screen, surely it's Marvel itself, right?
If Disney pulls off its mooted acquisition of Fox's assets, you can bet making a decent film starring Reed Richards, Sue Storm et al will be high on its list of priorities.
Like the X-Men, the FF will likely be integrated into the MCU, but a standalone film (or films) that repairs the damaged caused by Story and Trank must come first.
Fantastic Four's cast of characters would be a great asset to the MCU if Marvel can reimagine them in a fan-pleasing way. The Thing would be a worthy adversary for the Hulk, Mr Fantastic would bring some extra brains to the series, and Galactus could serve as the big bad long after Thanos has been dealt with.