{"id":263327,"date":"2025-11-14T23:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263327\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:51:11","slug":"ten-years-later-fantastic-four-star-says-reboot-failed-because-one-person-kind-of-f-ed-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263327\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Years Later, Fantastic Four Star Says Reboot Failed Because One Person “Kind of F-ed It Up”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before this summer\u2019s successful The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Marvel\u2019s First Family was notoriously difficult to get right on the big screen. Following a film series in the mid-2000s that only lasted two installments, the reboot Fantastic Four<\/a> premiered in 2015. Unfortunately, that iteration of the Fantastic Four fared even worse. Fantastic Four was widely panned and grossed just $167.8 million at the worldwide box office, killing the franchise before it really had a chance to take off. Headlined by a talented cast, Fant4stic had a lot of potential, but star Miles Teller believes there was one person who held the project back.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on Andy Cohen\u2019s radio show for Sirius XM<\/a>, Teller reflected on his Fantastic Four experience. \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate for that, because so many people worked so hard on that movie,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd honestly, maybe there was one really important person who kind of f\u2014ed it all up.\u201d Teller also recalled telling a studio head \u201cI think we\u2019re in trouble\u201d after he got a chance to watch the film.<\/p>\n

Fantastic Four Was Plagued By Behind-the-Scenes Problems<\/p>\n

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When the Fantastic Four reboot first came together, fans had every reason to be excited about the project. Director Josh Trank had established himself as a filmmaker to watch with Chronicle. In addition to Teller, the cast consisted of rising talent such as Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, and Toby Kebbell. Unfortunately, Fantastic Four was seemingly doomed from the start. Earlier this year, screenwriter Jeremy Slater detailed the \u201cdisconnect\u201d between him and Trank<\/a> with regard to the film\u2019s tone. Whereas Slater was interested in an Avengers-style superhero romp, Trank was keen on making something darker and serious. There was also a \u201cconstantly shrinking\u201d production budget that didn\u2019t do the creative team any favors as they attempted to iron things out.<\/p>\n

Teller smartly avoids naming names in his comments, but fans will surely have their guesses about who the actor was referring to. In the aftermath of Fantastic Four\u2018s negative reception, reports emerged concerning Trank\u2019s \u201cwithdrawn\u201d behavior on set<\/a>, stating that he was \u201cneutralized by a committee\u201d as the troubled production came to a close. Trank has been open about his Fantastic Four experience in the years since the film came out, but based on the reporting, it sounds like he didn\u2019t have the steadiest hand on the project \u2014 which contributed to it falling off the rails. The director is obviously a \u201creally important person\u201d on a set, and another filmmaker might have been able to guide Fantastic Four across the finish line. Kebbell blamed \u201cbad leadership\u201d on the part of the studio<\/a> for why the film fell short. <\/p>\n

The same report that detailed alleged issues with Trank also mentioned a crew member who thought Fantastic Four was \u201cill-conceived\u201d and only got the green light so 20th Century Fox could retain the film rights to the property. Studio executives are also \u201creally important\u201d in the scope of a blockbuster film production, so Teller could just as easily be referring to one of those higher-ups. Fantastic Four turned out to be such a mess that it\u2019s difficult to pin all of its shortcomings on just one person. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s unfortunate that 2015\u2019s Fantastic Four went so poorly. Arriving at the height of the superhero movie boom of the 2010s (when C-list characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy were being transformed into household names), a high-quality take on the classic Marvel characters could have been one of the biggest films of its era \u2014 especially considering the actors who were attached. Thankfully, Marvel\u2019s First Family eventually received the great film they deserved, but it would have been fun to see what Teller and Co. could have done with the team if they had an opportunity to flesh out their interpretations.<\/p>\n

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