The Fantastic Four are getting a reboot

by Liam on September 1, 2009 · 7 comments

fantastic four reboot There was talk of 20th Century Fox rebooting the Fantastic Four franchise in March. Now people have actually been hired to make it happen.

From Variety:

Akiva Goldsman has been hired to oversee the reboot as producer. Michael Green, the co-exec producer of TV’s “Heroes” who co-wrote “Green Lantern,” will write the script for the new “Fantastic Four.”

Fox wouldn’t comment on its plans, but the moves are evidence that Marvel franchises do have enduring lifespans.

The 2005 “Fantastic Four” and 2007 sequel “Rise of the Silver Surfer” were directed by Tim Story and starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. Since the deals for the reboot are just getting made, it is unclear if any of them will return.

20th Century Fox have a deal with Marvel which means they have to put the X-Men rights into use otherwise they go back to Marvel after 4 years (hence X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class), and they have a similar deal with the Fantastic Four rights. Fox had the decision of letting the rights go back to Marvel, or making another movie. Fantastic Four 3 wasn’t worth making, so they’ve gone for the reboot option.

I hope they make the movies more dark and serious. Last time round Fox tried to appeal to the kids and we just got two cheesy movies. I think they’ve learned their lesson.

  • Steevoger

    Disney could just offer a shitload of money and get the rights back to marvel^^
    Anyway I'm skeptical…we'll see what happens.

  • vcurtz

    Wow. I didn't even know this was in 'talks'.. o.o

    I personally liked the Fantastic Four movie, and I'm usually a huge prick about comic book movies, especially iconic Marvel based comic books.
    I liked it simply because they got the characters dead on, in my opinion.

    Anyway, I'm excited, and skeptical. Wish they'd just let Marvel take back movie rights though. >_>;; Fox is such a bitch.

  • zachrW

    yeah i mean what can you do with the fantastic4 they are the worst heoroes since aqua man, but the movies were good, i liked every ting, they were fun, accept dr.doom is my favorite marvle villan, and yeah, they could have made his voice more hallow and resenant, and yeah recast him, i didnt like that doushe from charmed. and fox makes some good movies, every entry in the alien/predator/avp serise was done good, some better than others, and the X-FILES movies are like my fan favorite episodes! but the bad choices do stick out and are abundant. like who even likes the Phenix saga in x-men anyway? realy, they should have had apocalypse or hey that fucking teaser danger room simulation in the begining of # 3….but yeah F4 have both been goo. sorry for this pointless rant.

    they say he's gotta go-go-go GODZILLA….yeah-eah-ah-h.

  • vcurtz

    For some reason I can't post on the 'Disney Buys Marvel' thing. @_@ So, I wanted someone to try to explain what this interview is about. It's regarding how this guy thinks now Thor, Captain America and Avengers won't happen anymore.

    http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/theloop/68237/U…

    But it doesn't make any sense. Because Disney keeps saying how they're leaving the movies alone, and they admire the success of Iron Man. >.> And how they want to make more unknown characters known..

    Anyway, I just wanted someone's opinion on this interview. This guy doesn't sound too reliable though.

  • whysoserious

    So they're going to fix a barely cold franchise which was cheesy and poorly casted…by bringing on board…the writer from Batman and Robin…to produce…

    When do the Marvel rights expire for Fox? I mean I was beginning to think they were learning by having Christopher McQuarrie write the next Wolverine movie but…I don't know.

  • zachrW

    yeah i mean what can you do with the fantastic4 they are the worst heoroes since aqua man, but the movies were good, i liked every ting, they were fun, accept dr.doom is my favorite marvle villan, and yeah, they could have made his voice more hallow and resenant, and yeah recast him, i didnt like that doushe from charmed. and fox makes some good movies, every entry in the alien/predator/avp serise was done good, some better than others, and the X-FILES movies are like my fan favorite episodes! but the bad choices do stick out and are abundant. like who even likes the Phenix saga in x-men anyway? realy, they should have had apocalypse or hey that fucking teaser danger room simulation in the begining of # 3….but yeah F4 have both been goo. sorry for this pointless rant.

    they say he's gotta go-go-go GODZILLA….yeah-eah-ah-h.

  • whysoserious

    So they're going to fix a barely cold franchise which was cheesy and poorly casted…by bringing on board…the writer from Batman and Robin…to produce…

    When do the Marvel rights expire for Fox? I mean I was beginning to think they were learning by having Christopher McQuarrie write the next Wolverine movie but…I don't know.