20th Century Fox’sFantastic Fourdidn’t perform so well at thebox officethis past weekend, opening with just $26.2 million, taking second place behind Paramount’sMission: Impossible Rogue Nation. Many analysts had predicted the superhero reboot would debut in the $30 million to $40 million range, but the movie suffered from largely negative reviews, en route to a disappointing opening weekend. The studio had already putThe Fantastic Four 2into development, with a July 01, 2025 release date in place, but many had wondered if this project would be scrapped after the underwhelming box office results.The Hollywood Reporterspoke to Fox domestic distribution chiefChris Aronson, who says the studio is still “committed” to these characters.
“While we’re disappointed, we remain committed to these characters and we have a lot to look forward to in our Marvel universe.”
The site notes that he wouldn’t specifically comment on the status ofFantastic Four 2, but an unconfirmed report from this weekend claimed the studio is considering cancelling thatsuperhero sequelin favor ofDeadpool 2.Deadpooldoesn’t hit theaters until next February, but the project is already riding a wave of positive buzz after theirred band trailerdebuted last week.Fantastic Fourreportedly cost $122 million to make, which doesn’t include marketing costs. After its first weekend, the superhero movie has made $59.7 million worldwide.
There have been rumors that the studio wantsBryan Singerto directThe Fantastic Four 2, which would segue into a crossover with the filmmaker’s lucrativeX-Menfranchise. The director himself confirmed that early plans are in the works, but over the weekend, producersSimon Kinbergand Hutch Parker revealed that there are nosuperhero crossoverprojects in the works.Fantastic Fourcurrently has just a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a C- CinemaScore rating.
Do you think 20th Century Fox should move forward withThe Fantastic Four 2?Miles Teller(Mr. Fantastic),Michael B. Jordan(The Human Torch),Kate Mara(The Invisible Woman) andJamie Bell(The Thing) would likely be back to reprise their roles, but it’s unclear ifSimon Kinbergwould be back to write the script. DirectorJosh Trankmade a controversial statement on his Twitter page that was later deleted, where the filmmaker essentially blamed the studio for the bad reviews. It seems unlikely that the filmmaker will be asked back, should a sequel move forward, so who do you think should direct?
