Bleeding Cool reports Fox to reboot Fantastic Four...again.

[Josh-a-tron]

Originally Posted by Demona

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FF and X-Men are so cursed.

I think x-men has a better chance to get out of it's funk, ala First Class. I think FF is just doomed until Fox releases it's grip.

Originally Posted by SONICobra

sad AND pathetic

Agreed.

Originally Posted by The Dark Knight

I don't get my hopes up about this new project... Cause kid friendly means stupid.

But it kind of appeared in my mind as a lovely family story at the same time too... i guess it has potential, if done right (but it won't be done right lol ) like Reed and Sue goes to a vacation, may be something like a second honeymoon and Johnny and Ben have to babysit the kids. Kids are being naughty and they get in to these all kinds of fun, crazy troubles. Now, i would watch that.

It's not that the whole kid Friendly thing with The Richards kids couldn't work, it could, as a spin-off. But the fact is Fox hasn't earned the right to do a spin off since they can't even get past an Origin story correctly.

Originally Posted by joefixit2

Guess they enjoy losing lots of money.

It's a wonder they stay in business.

Originally Posted by wktf

I love having my favorite property of the last 50 or so years continuously trashed by Fox. Thanks, please keep it up. Really, all's good.

FML.

I'm not a huge FF fan but the Waid/Weirngo run was one of my favorite Team book runs. I've also always liked the family dynamic and fascinated with the fact that beyond them getting powers they never wanted they aren't the usual Superhero tragic story.

Really wish Fox would just let it go.

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Whoever at Marvel allowed such a contract to be written must have been the worst lawyer in history.

Unfortunately Marvel wasn't the only one who wrote these types of contracts. Hellraiser, another of my favorites, is under one too. Yet another film rights contract destined to roll around in mediocrity forever it seems.

Originally Posted by SONICobra

so who thinks if (and when) this doesn't work - will they finally let the rights go back to marvel or will they try a fourth time?

I'd like to say yes, but I thought the last one was the last time.

Originally Posted by Gothamite

I hear that Phil Lord and Chris Miller are available to direct.

No...just...no

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by Josh-a-tron

No...just...no

It was a joke, bro.

[Josh-a-tron]

Originally Posted by Gothamite

It was a joke, bro.

I figured but I had to just say no.

[Primal]

Originally Posted by Bullseye

Whoever at Marvel allowed such a contract to be written must have been the worst lawyer in history.

Marvel was desperate to make money after their bankruptcy of the late 90s so they sold off their properties to the various movie studios.

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by Josh-a-tron

I think x-men has a better chance to get out of it's funk, ala First Class. I think FF is just doomed until Fox releases it's grip.

I think some of the blame can be placed on producer Simon Kinberg whose been a part of the reboots with both FF and Xmen.

The guy is credited as writing and producing the mess that is FF along with X-Men Apoc.

Look at his IMDB and it might begin to explain the dilemma that FOX is in.

[Gothamite]

Originally Posted by Hanky Panky

I think some of the blame can be placed on producer Simon Kinberg whose been a part of the reboots with both FF and Xmen.

The guy is credited as writing and producing the mess that is FF along with X-Men Apoc.

Look at his IMDB and it might begin to explain the dilemma that FOX is in.

Yeah, the only X-Men movie I've liked is First Class. No more Bryan Singer, no more Simon Kinberg, and no more Lauren Shuler Donner.

[Josh-a-tron]

Originally Posted by Hanky Panky

I think some of the blame can be placed on producer Simon Kinberg whose been a part of the reboots with both FF and Xmen.

The guy is credited as writing and producing the mess that is FF along with X-Men Apoc.

Look at his IMDB and it might begin to explain the dilemma that FOX is in.

Oh I've had a hatred for Kinberg for a while. Just another studio Exec/Producer with little idea what makes things good and has to "put his mark" on stuff. Much like the dreaded John Peters. What an ass clown.

[risingstar]

The FF is likely done for the foreseeable future. I can't see Marvel revisiting FF in comic format and risking Fox nabbing a good idea for free.

[Josh-a-tron]

Originally Posted by risingstar

The FF is likely done for the foreseeable future. I can't see Marvel revisiting FF in comic format and risking Fox nabbing a good idea for free.

It's unfortunate, but I get why they do it. Like you said, why give them ideas when they clearly have none themselves. I'm hoping that when they screw this up, they just let the rights revert to marvel/disney.

[Hanky Panky]

Originally Posted by risingstar

The FF is likely done for the foreseeable future. I can't see Marvel revisiting FF in comic format and risking Fox nabbing a good idea for free.

Good point.