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Josh Trank Looking To Jack Kirby And Stan Lee For Inspiration On The FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot

While chatting on his new role as Marvel Movie Consultant, Mark Millar said that Fantastic Four director Josh Trank will be looking to use classic stories from the Jack Kirby and Stan Lee era for the movie.

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By Jake "WaylonJones" Lester - 10/20/2012

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the announcement that Mark Millar would be overseeing Fox's Marvel movie department. He will be in charge of making sure movies such as X-Men keep the momentum they have coming off of X-Men: First Class. He will also be looking to successfully reboot the Fantastic Four. Director Josh Trank will be tasked with bringing the movie to life. Millar said Trank's Chronicle was his favorite Superhero film last year, and is excited to see what he can bring to the table. "You can tell from Chronicle that it was a new way of looking at superheroes, and I think he’s going to apply that same slightly skewed way of looking at heroes to the Fantastic Four, but do it in a way that feels incredibly reverential to the Kirby and Lee stuff," said Millar. He also went on to say that for the Fantastic Four to work properly it really has to be done with the Lee and Kirby prospective.

One of the current Hollywood trends for Superhero movies is to make them more gritty. Don't expect that from the Fantastic Four. "I don’t think you could do Fantastic Four and try and make it grim and gritty," Miller explained. With most comic book movies going that direction it seems that Millar his hoping that Fantastic Four will be a breath of fresh air in the genre. For the latest on the Fantastic Four reboot make sure to check back here at CBM.

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marvelstudios - 10/20/2012, 8:54 AM
I was really hoping FF would come back to Marvel.
marvel72 - 10/20/2012, 9:02 AM
should also look at hickman's run as well,probably the best run on the fantastic four since the 80s.
TheSkywalkingKnight - 10/20/2012, 9:08 AM






I approve Mr. Trank!
ClaireLannister2016 - 10/20/2012, 9:10 AM
Good to hear that they aren't gunna darken and gritty it up cause thats what almost every superhero reboot does. Good for them.
TheLight - 10/20/2012, 9:14 AM
Yes, let's get back to the elements that made the Family of Marvel cool and enjoyable.
ATrueHero1987 - 10/20/2012, 9:14 AM
I was hoping this would go back to Marvel too. Trank MUST look at John Byrne & Hickman's run too!
DrDoom - 10/20/2012, 9:16 AM
[frick] this movie. Hopefully they run into development snags until their rights expire. This reboot is a waste of [frick]ing time.
95 - 10/20/2012, 9:17 AM
I think they might show the origin scenes as if it were found footage. Not the entire movie, but just the actual life-changing incident. Would be unique.

@marvel72 Yes, I agree. Stan Lee/Jack Kirby and Jonathan Hickman run.
TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 10/20/2012, 9:18 AM
Ironic. I rewatched both films recently. They still hold up as some of my favorite CBM's.
ATrueHero1987 - 10/20/2012, 9:20 AM
My question is when will Trank direct this?? Because FOX wants to start production after X-Men:DOFP(which will be finished sometime in the middle of next year) and from my understanding is that Trank had 1 or 2 movies he had lined up before getting the F4 directing duties??

SN: No Doom on the space-station. In fact save Doom for the sequel. Let Annihilus or even Mole Man be the villain in the first movie.
TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 10/20/2012, 9:21 AM
This, is a MUST!
TheSkywalkingKnight - 10/20/2012, 9:22 AM
I'm sorry, Gambitch...



What did you say?
riseofLOGANX36 - 10/20/2012, 9:22 AM
Ok if there not makeing it gritty then why reboot it? Theres nothing wrong withthe other movies. Just make it Fantastic Four 3. All these reboots are compleat garbage, x-men first ass-garbage, amazing spider-ass garbage. And all these reboots thye make them teenagers lets hope that dosen't happend.

UNTIL next time TRUE BELIEVERS!
TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 10/20/2012, 9:24 AM
And yes, Doom for the sequel, then in #3, re-attempt The Devourer of Worlds.
PaulRom - 10/20/2012, 9:25 AM
@Marvel87: If I'm not mistaken, when Trank was signed on to direct, it was confirmed that it would be his next project. He's also attached to direct Red Star, Shadow Of The Colossus and possibly Venom in the future.
PaulRom - 10/20/2012, 9:27 AM
As much as I hated Fox's prior F4 films and want to see the property back at Marvel, I'm becoming more and more excited for this. I just hope First Class kicks off a string of more excellent CBMs from the studio.
TheBloodCrow - 10/20/2012, 9:28 AM
please come back to Marvel.......please!!!
MarkV - 10/20/2012, 9:31 AM
too late, Avengers already beat them to "breath of fresh air"
jimpinto24 - 10/20/2012, 9:32 AM
I'm a huge Fantastic Four fan! I trust Josh Trank as the director of the FF reboot. I believe Josh will stay true to the origins of the FF & the stoylines from the comics a lot more than Tim Story did when he was the director. Plus, Mark Miller use to be the co-writer of the Ultimate FF comics, so he can contribute a lot on set during filming.
StrangerX - 10/20/2012, 9:33 AM
Clive Owen for Doom
TheSkywalkingKnight - 10/20/2012, 9:35 AM
riseofLOGANX36:
ATrueHero1987 - 10/20/2012, 9:35 AM
@PaulRom but Red Star has a 2014 release date. They could film that in early 2014(depends on when in 2014) so more than likely, it's filming in 2014.
Mark Julian summed it up in this article:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=64570
Funsize - 10/20/2012, 9:35 AM
how many people are actually wanting a reboot?
marvel72 - 10/20/2012, 9:36 AM
my villain requests for fantastic four trilogy

fantastic four - mole man & his monsters

fantastic four 2 - dr.doom

fantastic four 3 - silver surfer & galactus

or

fantastic four - dr.doom

fantastic four 2 - frightful four

fantastic four 3 - silver surfer & galactus

of course i would love to see the fantastic four back at marvel studios but as long as fox doesn't f*ck it up this time i don't mind it staying at fox.
ATrueHero1987 - 10/20/2012, 9:38 AM
I wonder if they will go with that updated white & black costume(this version of the w&b I like)


or the blues(I will always love the blues!)
WruceBane - 10/20/2012, 9:42 AM
of course it has to look at the classic storylines...what Marvel is doing with their comics now, upsetting the status quo in Marvel NOW, shuffling teams, and super-integrating the shared universe, they are basically limiting the stories that moviemakers not working on Marvel Studios projects can use.

They are just going to wait out Fox studios until they've used up all possible past storylines for X-Men and FF, until the properties revert back to Marvel.
fedup - 10/20/2012, 9:43 AM
I always figured if hey rebooted FF that David Tennant needs to play Reed Richards. The thing people have to remember about the Fantastic Four is that they're scientists/adventurers before they're superheroes and that they're a family before all that. It's the only way to make it work.
BlackFlash - 10/20/2012, 9:46 AM
@Marvel87 - Probably the white costume as this is a reboot or they might try and merge elements from the 2. I like both so it doesn't bother me.
marvelcstiger - 10/20/2012, 9:51 AM
Here are my cast choices for this reboot: Ewan McGregor as Reed Richards / MR. Fantastic , Anna Torv as Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Max Thieriot or Kevin Schmidt as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Bruce Willis as Ben Grimm / The Thing and Cole Hauser as Victor Von Doom / Dr. Doom
Bodwulf - 10/20/2012, 9:54 AM
In any series of films the first is always the best.
Fantastic Four 90's, Marvel comics movie made for cheap in the 90's
TheLight - 10/20/2012, 9:57 AM
@Bodwulf,

Ah, the classics. *hahahahahahaha*
darkmetal - 10/20/2012, 10:01 AM
Somethings never been quite right about The Fantastic Four comic.
Look at how different most reactions are to Torch or The Thing guest starring in a comic than Reed or Sue guest starring.
Somehow Reed and Sue are just not appealing. And Reed's stretching ability was possibly a bad choice of powers for him from the beginning. It just doesnt add to the character or the team.

If Marvel ever has the balls to do an actual Reboot of the entire Marvel Universe, I hope they consider changes to Reed and Sue.

Instead of simply restarting the same Universe they need to make significant alterations to have new adventures with new outcomes.
They need to be willing to go as far a DC did in the 60's when they radically changed the Flash and Green Lantern and others. The kind of changes DC didn't have the guts to do with The New 52.
StephenStrange - 10/20/2012, 10:06 AM
suuuuuuuuurrre they are. If you believe that then I've got a bridge to sell you.

Allow me to point out that they almost always say that at some point along the way. But when it comes to this particular studio, it's almost never true.

But from a guy whose stock in trade is recycling older, better works from the past to create garbage such as The Ultimates, it is ten times more ludicrous
jimoakley666 - 10/20/2012, 10:08 AM
I do love the white FF uniforms.
SageMode - 10/20/2012, 10:18 AM
[frick] this reboot. Give em back to Marvel.
thunderforce - 10/20/2012, 10:21 AM
Thing had better be cgi .
REDSTORM - 10/20/2012, 10:39 AM
I'm pretty sure they need to do a reboot considering the cast will be different (especially Mr. Captain America/Human Torch). If you're going to have different actors you might as well give them a chance to have their own roles.
RaleighAntrobus - 10/20/2012, 11:00 AM
Anyone giving this a thumbs up or happy about this is an idiot. Won't be supporting this until MARVEL hopefully one day gets their hands on it.

FOX has [frick]ed up enough.
m0th3r - 10/20/2012, 11:05 AM
Hey Fox..no one is going to support this..your making another green lantern. Give it back to Marvel NOW
Equivocal - 10/20/2012, 11:36 AM
I hope something happens, some tangle issues with the filmaking, contracts or whatever, just hoping that the rights go back to MARVEL.

I really hoping....
Equivocal - 10/20/2012, 11:37 AM
*
I'm really REALLY hoping ....
DukeAcureds - 10/20/2012, 11:45 AM
Yes, light hearted, not grim and gritty and based on the work of Lee and Kirby.
Like the last two.
CrimsonArk - 10/20/2012, 11:46 AM
Jesus, you people bitch a lot.
Doesn't anyone here have anything better to do than whine about a movie that isn't even in production yet?
Who cares if the rights go back to Marvel? Whoa! Human Torch popped into The Avengers 3 for 30 seconds, that was totally worth it, even though the FF movie was pretty average and the one at Fox possibly had more potential. But who cares? It's all about the cameos and being as close to the comics as possible! Because everyone knows a 100% faithful adapted movie, even if terrible, is still better than a good movie where the director gets to take a bit of control and put a spin on things! Who cares if the actors suck at acting? As long as they look exactly like their comic counterparts, then no problem! Sure, the slightly less hot chick that could have played Sue was a much better actress, but who cares? The girl who got the part, though not as good an actress, is SO much hotter!Because we're shallow and ignorant! We're everything that's wrong with the media in a sense, but we won't admit it.CBM users and hardcore tittybaby nerds rejoice!
Thunderking - 10/20/2012, 11:49 AM
Just like the x-men movie I have NO hope for this movie whatsoever. Come on Marvel buy back the first family The Fantastic Four.
superotherside - 10/20/2012, 11:53 AM
Meh, at least they agree they can't make them dark or something. Still I don't want them to turn the Fantastic Four into the Foxy Four.
manymade1 - 10/20/2012, 11:56 AM
Lee/Kirbys run is definitely the best the characters have had, but in a modern world like this they should be looking more at Hickman.
thesexyspider - 10/20/2012, 12:08 PM
I trust Trank
Masterkalel - 10/20/2012, 12:14 PM
YESS Finally someone that reveres the ORIGINAL characters and doesn't want to make them all modern and irresponsible like The Amazing Spider-MEH
ThePowerCosmic - 10/20/2012, 12:19 PM
As much As I would like Marvel to do this, I like what I am hearing. Stan Lee and Kiby years rocked the hardest. A lot of fun to read.

SO GLAD THIS WILL NOT BE GRITTY. That is getting so boring. It works for Batman, but to try and apply that to this would be foolish. It would be so against the source material.

It needs to be genuinely funny, tons of cosmic adventures, super scifi and of course...a true Galactus!
Dev7 - 10/20/2012, 12:20 PM
This new Fantastic Four reboot could be the perfect opportunity to introduce the Inhumans.
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