Over the years, there have been some very bad superhero movies that Hollywood has managed to churn out. In the modern age, no superhero movie has been quite as universally panned as Fox’sFantastic Four rebootfrom last year. Despite the complete lack of any sort of praise and anemic box office take, starMiles Telleris still very much open to the idea of doingThe Fantastic Four 2.
Miles Tellerjust started doing the initial rounds of press for his upcoming movieWar Dogs, and he recently sat down for a chat withJoBlo. During the course of the interview, the subject ofFantastic Fourinevitably came up, andTellerseemed oddly optimistic about the potential future of the franchise. Here is what he had to say.
“I loved the cast, I loved the characters. I think it’s such an interesting dynamic. I love how much they really need to rely on each other. This Avengers thing, they’ve kind of created their own Fantastic Four in a way,Marvel’s first family. Their powers can’t just exist on their own, you need Thor to do this, the Hulk to do his thing. So yeah, absolutely, I would do another one.”
Most people who sawFantastic Fourwould find any positive comments toward the project to be confusing, but oddly enough,Tellermakes some pretty compelling points.Fantastic Fourwas Marvel’s first family, and the characters have endured for more than fifty years. So even though Hollywood can’t get it right on screen, the characters are worth telling stories about. Not only that, but it is kind of hard to argue against the excellent cast.Teller, of course, was joined byKate Mara,Jamie BellandMichael B. Jordan. ButJordanmay be the reason that a sequel toFantastic Fourwill never happen.
Michael B. Jordanis one of the mostin-demandstars at the moment, despite the failure ofFantastic Four. In fact, he is already getting a shot at another superhero franchise. Marvel recently announced thatJordanwill be playing Erik Killmonger inBlack Panther. That movie is being done for Marvel Studios, andFantastic Fouris currently owned by Fox. At the moment, the two studios aren’t really getting along very well, with Marvel pullingX-MenandFantastic Fourmerchandise off shelves, and axing the characters in the comic books. The fact thatJordanhas defected may cancel his chances for a return toFantastic Four. Though the actors did sign multi-film contracts. Who knows where that all stands now.
Tellerisn’t the only one who has echoed the idea thatFantastic Fourin its current iteration isn’t totally dead. ProducerSimon Kindberghas also stated that asecond moviecould happen, but it seems like a doomed project. Currently,Josh Trank’sFantastic Fourhas an abysmal 9 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and some might call that generous. Not only that, but the $120 million dollar budgeted blockbuster only brought in $167 million worldwide, which in no way turned a profit for the studio after the massive marketing budget is factored in. In spite of that,Tellerwould be willing to bring his talents back toFantastic Four, which is something. It likely won’t get fans back on board, but it is something.
