The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
Marvel ’s Fantastic Fourhas the chance to adjust some key mistake of past films featuring the iconic superhero quartet , with the very real possibility of being the well Fantastic Four film ever made . Recently , moredetails aboutMarvel ’s Fantastic Fourwere released , include the primary shape , full title , and cardinal hint as to the style and elements the film may incorporate . Compared to the many stumble of The Fantastic Four ’s movies relinquish underneath the twentieth Century Fox Banner , the MCU is already shaping up to let loose the best version of the character audiences have ever seen .
Previous picture feature The Fantastic Four suffered from a host of issues . Way back in 1994 , the very first Fantastic Four film faced budgetary constraints that ultimately prevented the film from ever being released in theater . Meanwhile , 2007’sFantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfernearly get Jessica Alba to throw in playing , while the 2015 remaking suffer from a litany of re - shoots and studio apartment tampering , resulting in an uneven mess . Hopefully , the Marvel Cinematic Unvierse will be able to learn from and avoid the fallout of these tribulations , improving upon enfranchisement like never before .
The Fantastic Four has asterisk in four movie , three of them origin story , and two of them reboots . Here ’s which FF movie is really the honest .
10The MCU Can Lean Into The 60s Sci-Fi Aesthetic
No previous film has acknowledged the team’s pulpy origins
Compared to other Marvel Comics properties , The Fantastic Four are undeniably characterized by their lineage in the sixty . The squad ’s inherently pulpy dangerous undertaking function up against villains like Mole Man and Doctor Doom works too well for the nontextual matter elan of the fourth dimension period , with even the Four ’s power origins feeling like something out of an early skill fiction taradiddle . It seems as though the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be leaning into this aesthetic , with expel central artwork of the characters suggesting the pic will be either a LX point piece or be heavily influence by the era .
9The MCU Can Do Galactus Better
The franchise has already depicted world-ending humanoid beings
In 2007’sFantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer , Fox Studios took a crack at an on - concealment depiction of Galactus , The Fantastic Four ’s famous world - esurient alien scoundrel . However , rather than a massive imposing android in his signature purple armor , Galactus was boiled down to piffling more than a sentient royal swarm of space debris , an underwhelming depiction to say the least . On the other helping hand , Marvel has already demonstrated enough bravery to contribute monumental humanoid aliens to life-time with theCelestials ofThe Eternalsfame .
8The Fantastic Four Can Have A Better Familial Bond
No previous film has quite nailed the team’s wholesome core
More than anything else , The Fantastic Four are define by being not just a superhero squad , but a literal family . Other picture show have made some efforts to evidence this , but the fictitious character of the 2005 and 2015 films never fully got to the head of feeling like an existent kinsperson , focusing more on bickering and infighting than a actual sense of genetic love life . The MCU has a slap-up track record for strengthening the adhesion between their characters , with fantabulous moments of soldering likeAvengers : Age of Ultron ’s party shot , painting a hopeful picture of the coming Fantastic Four ’s family dynamics .
7The MCU Isn’t Afraid Of The Fantastic Four’s Sillier Side
The franchise has never shied away from comic book nonsense
The Fantastic Four in Marvel Comics have a lot of holdover features from the comics that may have felt a petty too silly for early adaptation to consider implement . Inclusions like the lovable robot sidekick H.E.R.B.I.E. or the team ’s wacky trademark flight vehicle , the Fantasticar , will feel more at - abode in the more inventive MCU , despite being tip around or square - up forgone in premature films . Unlike Josh Trank ’s gritty 2015 reboot , the MCU wo n’t be afraid to lean in to The Fantastic Four ’s more blithe side .
6The MCU Could Introduce A Much Scarier Dr. Doom
The MCU’s Doom can terrorize much more than the Four themselves
Both depictions of Dr. Doom offered by Fox ’s previous Fantastic Four moving-picture show fall prostrate when it came to bring the character ’s overwhelming presence from the cartoon strip . Rather than being a ego - instruct mastermind bank on his own combination of conjuring trick and engineering , both films instead simply had him pull ahead powers from the same cosmic chance event that make The Fantastic Four , turning him alone evil for poorly - explained reason . The MCU has the fortune to truly represent Dr. Doom , taking advantage of and terrorise the already - existing world full of conjuring trick and technology for him to weaponize .
5The Fantastic Four Can Characterize The Silver Surfer Better
2007’s Herald of Galactus left much to be desired
Despite being a crucial player associated with The Fantastic Four and beingStan Lee ’s favorite Marvel character , The Silver Surfer got the inadequate end of the cosmic surfboard when it came to development in his only flick appearance . Doug Jones and Laurence Fishburne ’s co - op performance as Silver Surfer spent far too long as a baddie , rushing the fictional character ’s maturation from remote alien beholder to enthrone humanistic hero at the very end of the film . The MCU has many first-class examples of foresightful - term character maturation , hopefully offering a better arc for Norrin Radd .
4The Fantastic Four Can Do More Actual Crime-Fighting
Previous films have The Fantastic Four do shockingly little hero work
Despite crime - fighting and climactic fight being a core conceit of the superhero genre , The Fantastic Four moving picture have a startlingly low mean number of action scenes . 2005’sFantastic Fouressentially only had two action scenes , and Josh Trank ’s desire to tell a moody trunk - repugnance stock film first and a comic account book moving picture second came across clearly in the 2015 reboot ’s loath advance to its last battle . Luckily , the MCU has many amazing action tantrum , one of which has even already featured a version of Mr. Fantastic , suggesting the most exciting on - screen hero oeuvre of any Fantastic Four pic yet .
3The MCU Could Bring Franklin Richards To Movies For The First Time
One of Marvel’s most powerful characters might finally get to show up
In the comics , Franklin Richards is the son of Reed Richards and Susant Storm , inherit his own staggering , reality - spay powers . One of the most powerful mankind in the Marvel population , Franklin Richards has yet to show up in a Fantastic Four film , with none of the existing movies have enough clip to develop Reed and Sue ’s kinship to the degree of becoming parent . Considering the MCU ’s longevity and recent strand of new , successor character like Kate Bishop , Skaar , and Ironheart , Franklin Richards may finally be getting a hot - action visual aspect .
2The Fantastic Four Can Do Reed Richards And Sue Storm Justice
Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman never got properly translated
Actors like Chris Evans , Michael B. Jordan , and Michael Chiklis have all kick in impressive execution , sail through the personalities of the hot - headed Johnny Storm and the gruff , yet raw Ben Grimm . Unfortunately , Reed Richards and Susan Storm have n’t had as successful picture , with names like Miles Teller and Jessica Alba never quite embodying the characters ' moral force or crafting a believable love story . fortuitously , the cast ofMarvel ’s Fantastic Fouris promising , with stager actors Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby being promising names to take up the mantles of Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman .
1The MCU Will Finally Have The Fantastic Four Connected To More Heroes
The Fantastic Four aren’t as fun existing in a vacuum
The Fantastic Four do n’t work as well in disconnected universe where they ’re the only heroes . Between go up against earth - end threats like Galactus , recruiting other Marvel characters like She - Hulk to the squad , and Reed Richards ' formation of the Illuminati , seeing the gist The Fantastic Four ’s action have on an already superpowered universe is fair central to their risible plot line . Getting to see the squad interact with more MCU characters just may be the single most exciting thing aboutMarvel ’s Fantastic Fourthat the other films were never able to research .
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