Comments on: Chris Evans NOT In Fantastic Four Reboot

By: BlueCollarCritic

BlueCollarCritic — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:21:21 +0000

You make an interesting point about an Excellent WATCHMEN film because while it was a great film it did not do well at the box office were as the FF4 films did do well but yet are viewed as been so-so to bad.

Thsi raises the question, at what point did a studio decide to reboot in order to take a financially sucessive franchise and reboot it to get better reviews when often the better reviewed movies don;t seem to do as well financially?

Something doesn’t sound right about this one. I also find the same true with the plannned Resident EVil reboot.

By: Joshi

Joshi — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:24:41 +0000

I read a book once… about a maniac killer who’d kill people and then leave little notes with the body… seems the more crazy the killer got the more exclamation marks he used in his notes.

I’m just sayin.

By: Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:21:25 +0000

I liked the Original Cast!!!!!!! What Happened to the Information on the Vision with coming back with Norrin Radd AKA the Silver Surfer ????????!!!! What about Galactus??????? They had started a Cool Journey!!!!! Who wants to see them start Over??????? Cmon Chris!!!!! I hope Ioan Jessica and Michael Return!!! Best Wishes I do not to see there Origins Again !!!!! I do not think the Kids do either!!!!! That is my point of View!! Any Chance of Combining Tobey Mcguire as a Team up possibly or Cameo appearence!!!!! would have been Cool With Chris Evans!!!!! There both in The Big Apple!!!! The Human Torch and Spidey!! Take a Cruise in the Spidey Mobile!!!!! Good Luck Get some good Writers !!!!!!! Stay true to the Story!!!!!

By: Brodie_Bruce

Brodie_Bruce — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:27:11 +0000

Patrick Wilson would make a good Hank Pym(ant-man).

By: GreenScar

GreenScar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:08 +0000

First off, The Thing needs to be CGI…period. Chiklis playing a 5’6″ Thing was not at all getting it done…in fact it was ridiculous. The only one who fit the bill was Evans as Johnny Storm. I love Jessica Alba in general, but def. not as Sue Storm. Again, only CGI for Thing and you can get an ol’ brute to play Ben Grimm.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:22:38 +0000

Yet another idea out of left field (going with the Chuck theme), how about Adam Baldwin as The Thing”? He’s a pretty big dude, good actor and he’s got a sense of humor. We know he’s not adverse to superhero roles from all the animated voice work he’s done for DC. THe more I think about it, the more I like the idea.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:15:20 +0000

@Darren…

I LIKE the Yvonne Stahovsky idea! That is brilliant AND she’s perfect for the role!! Where do I go to vote for her? LOL!!

This is coming out of left field….way out of left field, but how about Karl Urban for Reed Richards? He was awesome as Dr. McCoy in Star Trek and I think he can pull of Mr. Fantastic.

By: the old man

the old man — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:48:51 +0000

Nobody comes to mind really for any of them. Mimi Rogers 11 years ago could have played Sue, but not today. Saskia Reeves is another I could see, but is also not quite right. Need someone born in the 70′s that looks good in that short flip hair cut that she was initially drawn with and the acting chops of a Rogers or Reeves. Of course the “Scarlett Johannsen” body build is what many of the guys want to see. The studio would want her cheap, so that just about eliminates everybody. Cattle Call…

I think Ioan was cast based on his looks but they messed his character up in the first script. Somebody in scripting and casting should talk to some no nonsense Psychologist types, if you want to get a handle on Reed. I think he was modeled in some key ways off of Oppenheimer too. I have to say Russell Crowe playing Reed Richards would be interesting but personally I think he would have that same mixed reception that Chiklis generates. I have to agree with Darren too, they’d never get Crowe, so it’s as academic as it gets.

Vin Diesel as the Thing??? I guess in a pinch. Unless makeup/prosthetics makes some more giant leaps, these creature characters are going to end up in the digital peoples hands. The demands for more realism combined with the ability for easy free expression will force it.

By: jordi

jordi — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:48:04 +0000

@huntthejest

Like the Helfer vote but a bit perturbed by your equating CGI with lack of emotion? Did you see Gollum in LOTR Trilogy at all? A CGI character properly acted by a face-mapped actor can be just as good as an average actor (imo).

I always thought the thing was there more for laughs (and obviously rock-hard bad-ass-ness) than for his emotive properties in the comics (could be wrong, I have been before, it was in 1978 {thanks Clarkson}).

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:42:40 +0000

Liked the first two films..not really that interested in a reboot….. YET!!!

By: huntthejest

huntthejest — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:39:24 +0000

I loved Evans and Chiklis, found Reed to be decent, and even Alba to be tolerable, but their “update” of Dr. Doom was both unneccessary and stupid. Let’s start by fixing that. I wanna toss in Czeck actor Karl Roden. He’d be awesome. Wonderful character actor, and he could certainly be the Latverian overlord. If we’re gonna recast the four, toss in an actress that actually has blonde hair and blue eyes. Tricia Helfer comes to mind. Also, she’s about the right age for Sue. While I’m on it, lets get a Reed with a little charisma. I’m gonna put a hat in the ring for Jeffrey Donovan, who is brilliant in Burn Notice. Human Torch? No clue. Definitely not the worst actor in recent memory(Cam from Twilight) As Thing? Gotta go for a little size here. Nathan Jones? If he could do half as good a job as Chiklis, he’s got my vote. No CGI please. It works for Hulk because he’s way more a creature than human. We don’t need to see a lot of emotional rage from the green guy.

By: BRAVEHEART

BRAVEHEART — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:31:38 +0000

He was brilliant as The Torch,the only character that truely worked in the FF movies – I hope he returns somehow – he gave the movies the same feel Robert Downey Jr gave Iron-Man – Marvel should think about that as I’m sure sooner or later all the Marvel heroes will be back under one roof and able to appear in each-others movies. Give him & The Human Torch their own movie!!!

By: Robby

Robby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:55:00 +0000

btw…sorry to who or whatever but Russell Crowe as Mr. Fantastic? Vin Diesel as The Thing? And someone from Twilight? Some kid saying ah good point to that? Shiiiyeah. Lambert…yeah. Bandaras……

By: Robby

Robby — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:49:29 +0000

What about Doctor Doom? The coolest villain pretty much ever. I think Julian was really cool as Doom, but not as cool as Doom should be. I think Bruce Campbell should have his own country. Yeah, The Thing should be in CGI. They did good on The Incredible Hulk so yeah.

By: Joshi

Joshi — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:44:42 +0000

@Darren

Ah, good point.

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By: Darren seeley

Darren seeley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:32:29 +0000

@Joshi

Yes, Reeve did pass before the making of Superman Returns. However, there was also three Superman related TV series between Superman Quest For Peace and Superman Returns…Superboy, Lois & Clark (which is the one Evans probably meant) and Smallville (which Reeve even appeared in as a guest star)

As for who would take Evans, em, torch? I vote for Cam Gigandet of Never Back Down and Twilight

Reed: Russell Crowe or Michael Beihn (note: they will NEVER get Crowe)

Thing: Vin Diesel or Michael Shannon

Sue: Yvonne Strahovski

Doctor Doom: Christopher Lambert or Antonio Bandaras. Also acceptable: Tchéky Karyo

By: jordi

jordi — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:04:34 +0000

@Andy S

lol

We could get Reynolds to play the entire Marvel/DC roster at this rate.

I don’t think Scarlett Johannsen has the acting ability to be honest. I can’t think of a single film where her acting has impressed me, she’s very pretty (but so’s Alba) but in my mind is too young (even if she were a great actress) to play Sue Storm.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:59:12 +0000

I thought Chiklis was awesome as the Thing and I wouldn’t be adverse to seeing him reprise that role. I thought he was the best part of those films (although the CGI for the Silver Surfer was awesome.) Jessica Alba, while looking good, did NOT fit the image of Sue Storm. Scarlett Johannsen, to me, looks more like Sue Storm than any of them. I think Uma is too old for the role. 10 years ago she would have been perfect. Dr. Doom was also horribly miscast. I also though Chris Evans did a great job as the Torch. It’s a shame he won’t be coming back as Johnny. Hey, maybe Ryan Reynolds can play him too!

By: Joshi

Joshi — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:48:37 +0000

Reds Stretching was way underused… actually all of their powers were way underused. Brad Bird pretty much stole their powers and utilised them much better in The Incredibles. Someone should take a leaf out of his book.