Fantastic Four: The Sequel Thread

[TB4000]

A HOBBIT HELMS FANTASTIC FOUR?
1.20.04
By Devin Faraci
Contributing sources: Superhero Hype!, Carl Robertson

Could it be Samwise the Blockbuster Director? Sean Astin let it slip that he's up for the directing gig on the long in preproduction Fantastic Four movie. Owners of the Two Towers DVD will no doubt have seen Sean's short film, made on location in New Zealand, and fans of the Joss Whedonverse caught him directing a rather good episode of Angel last season. Sean's made no secret of the fact that he wants to spend more time behind the camera.

As for who he sees in the main roles, Astin told reporters that he would love to have George Clooney as Reed Richards (a name that has been attached to the role for some time), and Orlando Bloom would make a perfect Human Torch.



George Clooney I could see as Reed Richards, but Orlando Bloom...already shoving him down our throats a little too much. The people I think could work as the FF are -

Sue Storm(The Invisible Woman) - Charlize Theron
http://my-autographs.de/theron.jpg


Johnny Storm(The Human Torch) - Chris Masterson
http://www.angelfire.com/droid/tdawg/wi20001214_ChristopherMasterson_Granitz_131743.jpg

And as the Thing, James Gandolfini(the voice, anyway)
http://www.citlink.net/~bkerr/gan8.jpg


This is just who I think fit the characters, but you know....

[mr. x]

eh i could think of worse, when i saw the partial heading of your thread i was thinking "to be directed by McG" and i was "Oh Gawd i can see it now, the stretch guys gonna make a dick joke and the invisible woman will shake her invisible ass"

[kitty]

i like your casting choices. but the marvel movie verse has been making everyone much younger, so i dunno if they'll go the contemporary ages with this movie. might be nice for a change.

i would prefer bloom for the human torch -- but I would also watch him in a three hour monologue about his left shoe :)

i don't want clooney as reed richards. i'm sure there's someone better. i'm drawing a blank but i'm *sure* there's someone better.

[TB4000]

i like your casting choices. but the marvel movie verse has been making everyone much younger, so i dunno if they'll go the contemporary ages with this movie. might be nice for a change.

i would prefer bloom for the human torch -- but I would also watch him in a three hour monologue about his left shoe :)

i don't want clooney as reed richards. i'm sure there's someone better. i'm drawing a blank but i'm *sure* there's someone better.
You and these elves, jenn...swear to God. :rolleyes:

[kitty]

You and these elves, jenn...swear to God. :rolleyes:

just the one!!

[TB4000]

just the one!!
OK, your elf fetish is safe with me...well, I guess it ain't now that i've disclosed it. :tongue:

[kitty]

OK, your elf fetish is safe with me...well, I guess it ain't now that i've disclosed it. :tongue:

i swear!! agent smith in elf form was just bizarre. i just like the one elf... and oh, what an elf he be :)

back on topic, i think the fantastic four will just be awful. i mean, what a low point in comics history -- the code names are just painful, the entire origin story is such a cop-out... There's no way this could be anything *but* cheesy.

[TB4000]

i swear!! agent smith in elf form was just bizarre. i just like the one elf... and oh, what an elf he be :)

back on topic, i think the fantastic four will just be awful. i mean, what a low point in comics history -- the code names are just painful, the entire origin story is such a cop-out... There's no way this could be anything *but* cheesy.
Come on, you know we need a little bit of cheese in our lives. The entire storyline is goofy, and they can't do anything but add a little humor, cause playing it straight would kill it.

[kitty]

Come on, you know we need a little bit of cheese in our lives. The entire storyline is goofy, and they can't do anything but add a little humor, cause playing it straight would kill it.

yah true. they need to play it humurously or tongue-in-cheek. but it's not like they did thatwith the hulk, which is just as goofy a story :)

[TB4000]

yah true. they need to play it humurously or tongue-in-cheek. but it's not like they did thatwith the hulk, which is just as goofy a story :)
Well, Ang had his own vision for that one. I can respect the man for it. He made it a little TOO deep for its own good though.

[SunWuKong]

hey, i would love to see Charlize Theron play Susan Storm. then again, i would watch her in a three-hour monologue about her left shoe - as long as she's wearing not enough clothes to keep warm.

and Chris Masterson seems like a good choice for Johnny Storm. but i'm not so sure about James Gandolfini as the Thing. there're probably better choices.

as for the real potential cast. no, i don't like George Clooney and i think he'd make a shitty Mr. Fantastic. and i think they can probably find someone more energetic than Orlando Bloom to play Johnny Storm.

[kitty]

as for the real potential cast. no, i don't like George Clooney and i think he'd make a shitty Mr. Fantastic. and i think they can probably find someone more energetic than Orlando Bloom to play Johnny Storm.

bah. who needs energy when you've got elfin and pirate-y good looks?

<3

as far as reed richards.... isn't there anyone older? and less *wry* about things? george clooney has a perpetual half smile that wouldn't work with serious-to-a-fault reed richards.

[TB4000]

bah. who needs energy when you've got elfin and pirate-y good looks?

<3

as far as reed richards.... isn't there anyone older? and less *wry* about things? george clooney has a perpetual half smile that wouldn't work with serious-to-a-fault reed richards.
Well, now that I look over another web site, they say that Alexis Desinof who plays Wesley on Angel might be up for the role too.http://www.angelfire.com/droid/tdawg/4898501_2_45.jpg


Clooney is a talented actor in my opinion, and he may be able to pull off Reed's overall brainy persona. Though this dude looks a little more like him....

[kitty]

oh damn... alex densiof would be PERFECT!!!!! and he fits the younger look the marvel movies would be after!!

YES!!! I LOOOOVE IT!! (incidentaly, this is alison hannigan's hubby. i know i mispelled her name)

[TB4000]

oh damn... alex densiof would be PERFECT!!!!! and he fits the younger look the marvel movies would be after!!

YES!!! I LOOOOVE IT!! (incidentaly, this is alison hannigan's hubby. i know i mispelled her name)
Yeah, I heard Willow the flute girl was with him. I didn't think she was all that attractive back in the day, but when she got those wiccan powers and was giving old Jim a sample underneath the table in American Wedding, I had to change my tune.

[SunWuKong]

as far as reed richards.... isn't there anyone older? and less *wry* about things? george clooney has a perpetual half smile that wouldn't work with serious-to-a-fault reed richards.

very good point. i hate that half-smile. makes him look pompous.

[SunWuKong]

i would do alison hannigan. twice.

[Chester]

i would do alison hannigan. twice.
I bid "thrice"!

Going, going...

[TB4000]

i would do alison hannigan. twice.
Funny how a goth ensemble and the ability to provide oral sex can change one's outlook.


The big question I still need answered is, who gets to be Victor Von Doom, dictator of the country of Latveria?

[mr. x]

can we see comicbook pics of these characters to compare? im too lazy to images.google it myself

[TB4000]

can we see comicbook pics of these characters to compare? im too lazy to images.google it myself
It's quite sad how fast I can find these things, ain't it?
http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/ff/ff6.jpg

[mr. x]

i hate to say it but the leader guy (forgot his name) looks like.....ben affleck

guy in the green is Dr. Doom right?

[TB4000]

i hate to say it but the leader guy (forgot his name) looks like.....ben affleck

guy in the green is Dr. Doom right?
Yeah, whoever they get won't be able to show their face that much, since he's all scarred and wears the iron suit.

[Icepak]

Gondolfini is a bad choice for Thing...if you just listen to his voice and pitch, it doesn't sound gruff enough. I imagine whoever did the voice for Grimlock on Transformers as the voice of Thing.

I like Theron as Sue. I also think Elizabeth Shue would work as well. Nicole Kidman?

How about Gerard Butler for Reed?

Heath Ledger for Torch?

[kitty]

Hayden Christensen for the Torch? I have faith in his acting abilities :)

[TB4000]

Hayden Christensen for the Torch? I have faith in his acting abilities :)
At first I thought that was sarcasm, but I did like the work he did in that indie flick about the newspaper writer that plagarized his articles...he could do it, so long as I get the wooden acting of attack of the clones out of my head.

[kitty]

At first I thought that was sarcasm, but I did like the work he did in that indie flick about the newspaper writer that plagarized his articles...he could do it, so long as I get the wooden acting of attack of the clones out of my head.

oh no, i was being serious :)... actually, i think he did a good job in attack of the clones. the only thing i thought was good about the movie actually. i mean think about it... it's not like lucas really *gave* him anything to work with.... and then look at the anger and passion in his eyes right after he slaughters the camp after his mom dies.

it's *very* convincing. it's just the dialogue that was written for him was awful... there wasn't much he could do with it. also, he had to try and link the pretty quiet and brilliant kid with the evil and dark darth vadar -- he couldn't put too much emotion in his delivery because it woulda been unconvincing that he could end up so coldhearted later.

and shattered glass was pretty good. that's what really convinced me that he has potential.

[TB4000]

oh no, i was being serious :)... actually, i think he did a good job in attack of the clones. the only thing i thought was good about the movie actually. i mean think about it... it's not like lucas really *gave* him anything to work with.... and then look at the anger and passion in his eyes right after he slaughters the camp after his mom dies.

it's *very* convincing. it's just the dialogue that was written for him was awful... there wasn't much he could do with it. also, he had to try and link the pretty quiet and brilliant kid with the evil and dark darth vadar -- he couldn't put too much emotion in his delivery because it woulda been unconvincing that he could end up so coldhearted later.

and shattered glass was pretty good. that's what really convinced me that he has potential.
OK, let me get off the hating Ashton Kutcher/Hayden Christenson/Orlando Bloom bandwagon then, since you're so convinced of their acting chops.

[teaz0r]

doesn't charlize look like ashley judd?
i get them mixed up.

[TB4000]

doesn't charlize look like ashley judd?
i get them mixed up.
I thought I was the only one that noticed. Nice eye ya got there. :wink:

[tommyhtown]

I thought I was the only one that noticed. Nice eye ya got there. :wink:

Thnx you guys for speaking out, I am so glad I am not alone on that.

[mr. x]

doesn't charlize look like ashley judd?
i get them mixed up.

so does Natalie Portman and that english chick cant remember her name right now. the english chick actually played Portmans double in SW2

[SunWuKong]

yeah the first time i saw a pic of charlize theron, i thought it was ashley judd.

[kitty]

OK, let me get off the hating Ashton Kutcher/Hayden Christenson/Orlando Bloom bandwagon then, since you're so convinced of their acting chops.

mreoooowr? ashton kutcher? he can't act worth a damn. i'm ignoring him in the butterfly effect. i do think hayden christensen is the bomb tho'. he's from toronto, y'know :)

[TB4000]

mreoooowr? ashton kutcher? he can't act worth a damn. i'm ignoring him in the butterfly effect. i do think hayden christensen is the bomb tho'. he's from toronto, y'know :)
Yeah, a lot of our popular actors hail from ur neck of the woods. A lot of them I didn't even realize until I read a biography or whatever.

[kitty]

Yeah, a lot of our popular actors hail from ur neck of the woods. A lot of them I didn't even realize until I read a biography or whatever.

oh really? i only knew about hayden.

[TB4000]

oh really? i only knew about hayden.
I was talking like Jim Carrey, Mike Myers...there's a few more but a lot of comedic actors are from canada originally.

[TB4000]

http://media01.cgchannel.com/images/gallery/1733/2/fullimg.jpg


They already have a little CGI concept art from the movie. Doesn't look that bad, I must say. Though I'd assume he'd look a little more realistic, if you can call Thing realistic.

[kimpossible]

Well even if the movie thoroughly sucks, which I'm 99.9% sure it will, at least the value of my FF comics should go up.

[mr. x]

TB, u can get the look down but its all about how it moves. (see hulk)

[kitty]

that looks awful. this movie is gonna be so thoroughly campy.

[TB4000]

Who Is Directing Fantastic Four?
IGN FilmForce knows the Story.
April 05, 2004 - Marvel Studios honcho Avi Arad recently advised About.com, "We have a director [for Fantastic Four but] I cannot tell you who he is until Tuesday. ... We needed for this movie a director that's a genius with relationships. It's a movie about relationships."

IGN FilmForce knows who that "genius" is. We've been able to confirm that Barbershop director Tim Story has landed the gig. Story's next release is the English-language remake of Taxi, starring Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon.

He's also attached to direct the Chris Rock vehicle Sick Day for Imagine Entertainment and Universal Pictures.

We were also advised that filming begins in August. Location scouting is underway. Look for casting to begin soon.

Story's hiring may be another indication that Fox and Marvel are intent on making Fantastic Four a comedy. Previous directors attached to the project were Raja Gosnell (Scooby Doo) and Peyton Reed (Down with Love). Actor-filmmaker Sean Astin has also pursued the directing gig.

Look to IGN FilmForce for more news on Fantastic Four as it happens!


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Well, on the one hand I'm glad to see a black director get a shot at directing something as iconic as this, though I'm praying he knows the subject matter and knows the characters well enough to do it justice.

[Adaon]

keira knightley's hot....but i'm not sure who's hotter, keira or natalie....derf, we wants them boths precious!!

I dun think any of the current suggestions for Torch (my fave FF member) would do him justice

[Shogun Empress]

A HOBBIT HELMS FANTASTIC FOUR?
1.20.04
By Devin Faraci
Contributing sources: Superhero Hype!, Carl Robertson

Could it be Samwise the Blockbuster Director? Sean Astin let it slip that he's up for the directing gig on the long in preproduction Fantastic Four movie. Owners of the Two Towers DVD will no doubt have seen Sean's short film, made on location in New Zealand, and fans of the Joss Whedonverse caught him directing a rather good episode of Angel last season. Sean's made no secret of the fact that he wants to spend more time behind the camera.

As for who he sees in the main roles, Astin told reporters that he would love to have George Clooney as Reed Richards (a name that has been attached to the role for some time), and Orlando Bloom would make a perfect Human Torch.



George Clooney I could see as Reed Richards, but Orlando Bloom...already shoving him down our throats a little too much. The people I think could work as the FF are -

Sue Storm(The Invisible Woman) - Charlize Theron
http://my-autographs.de/theron.jpg


Johnny Storm(The Human Torch) - Chris Masterson
http://www.angelfire.com/droid/tdawg/wi20001214_ChristopherMasterson_Granitz_131743.jpg

And as the Thing, James Gandolfini(the voice, anyway)
http://www.citlink.net/~bkerr/gan8.jpg


This is just who I think fit the characters, but you know....
Fantastic Four? They need to start making movies of heroes we can relate to. Only Marvel films I've liked so far is Spiderman, Blade, and The Hulk. The corniness has to stop! I liked Spiderman because I could relate to the sincerity and humbleness of Peter Parker. I like The Hulk because when I get pissed off, I wanna destroy everything. I like the Blade series because I knew Wesley Snipes would give it his all. Blade > Buffy. I liked her when she was on AMC but after that ehh...

[TB4000]

Fantastic Four? They need to start making movies of heroes we can relate to. Only Marvel films I've liked so far is Spider-Man, Blade, and The Hulk. The corniness has to stop!


I can relate to FF, they're a family of superheroes. They have to stop supervillains, and deal with each other's crap on a daily basis. Unless you don't have a family, maybe u can't really relate. :tongue: No offense to anyone that doesn't have a family, of course.

[Shogun Empress]

I can relate to FF, they're a family of superheroes. They have to stop supervillains, and deal with each other's crap on a daily basis. Unless you don't have a family, maybe u can't really relate. :tongue: No offense to anyone that doesn't have a family, of course.
I've read their comics before and Doctor Doom seems really corny to me. I've even watched some of their cartoons. I think they should make a realistic version of Fantastic Four. They should show the stretchy guy doing tricks in bed and the invisible woman walking through a NFL locker room pulling pranks, that would be SOOO cool. The human torch should go to his black friends barbecue and fire up the grill while The Kings of Comedy make jokes about him behind his back and the Thing or Rock whatever he's called should go hunt for the Al Quaida hiding in caves since he blends in the background. That would be SOOO awesome!

[TB4000]

I've read their comics before and Doctor Doom seems really corny to me. I've even watched some of their cartoons. I think they should make a realistic version of Fantastic Four. They should show the stretchy guy doing tricks in bed and the invisible woman walking through a NFL locker room pulling pranks, that would be SOOO cool. The human torch should go to his black friends barbecue and fire up the grill while The Kings of Comedy make jokes about him behind his back and the Thing or Rock whatever he's called should go hunt for the Al Quaida hiding in caves since he blends in the background. That would be SOOO awesome!
You really are a character, you know that? :rolleyes: LOL

[Shogun Empress]

You really are a character, you know that? :rolleyes: LOL
You have NO idea :wink:

[mr. x]

I've read their comics before and Doctor Doom seems really corny to me. I've even watched some of their cartoons. I think they should make a realistic version of Fantastic Four. They should show the stretchy guy doing tricks in bed and the invisible woman walking through a NFL locker room pulling pranks, that would be SOOO cool. The human torch should go to his black friends barbecue and fire up the grill while The Kings of Comedy make jokes about him behind his back and the Thing or Rock whatever he's called should go hunt for the Al Quaida hiding in caves since he blends in the background. That would be SOOO awesome!

:confused:

do i sense a hint of "those black people" bias in you?

[SunWuKong]

Story's hiring may be another indication that Fox and Marvel are intent on making Fantastic Four a comedy.

say it ain't so.

they have She-Hulk for that. John Byrne made it a purely satiric comic when he revived her title.

Fantastic Four? They need to start making movies of heroes we can relate to. Only Marvel films I've liked so far is Spiderman, Blade, and The Hulk. The corniness has to stop! I liked Spiderman because I could relate to the sincerity and humbleness of Peter Parker. I like The Hulk because when I get pissed off, I wanna destroy everything. I like the Blade series because I knew Wesley Snipes would give it his all. Blade > Buffy. I liked her when she was on AMC but after that ehh...

oh man, the Blade movies sucked, i thought.
come on, those vampires were so fucking weak and they breed! what the fuck is that??? vampires don't breed!

[kitty]

I've read their comics before and Doctor Doom seems really corny to me. I've even watched some of their cartoons. I think they should make a realistic version of Fantastic Four. They should show the stretchy guy doing tricks in bed and the invisible woman walking through a NFL locker room pulling pranks, that would be SOOO cool. The human torch should go to his black friends barbecue and fire up the grill while The Kings of Comedy make jokes about him behind his back and the Thing or Rock whatever he's called should go hunt for the Al Quaida hiding in caves since he blends in the background. That would be SOOO awesome!

i'm sorry but... what?

why does the barbeque have to belong to his 'black friends'? why not throw in some fried chicken and watermelon while you're at it?

[Shogun Empress]

oh man, the Blade movies sucked, i thought.
come on, those vampires were so fucking weak and they breed! what the fuck is that??? vampires don't breed!
They don't?

[kitty]

depends on the vampire mythos. usually they can't, but in blade, vampirism is a viral disease that requires the victim to need constant blood transfusions - thus the sucking of the blood.

since the vampires aren't dead but genetic variations on humans, they can breed.

there has also been an instance of vampire breeding on angel, but that was a mystical thing that wasn't supposed to happen.

[TB4000]

Christina Millian Up for Susan Storm?
Source: Cinescape
Monday, April 12, 2004

Cinescape reports a rumor that "Love Don't Cost a Thing" and "Torque" star Christina Millian is one of the actresses is being considered for the part of Susan Storm, aka The Invisible Woman, in Fox's Fantastic Four.

Last week it was reported that Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") and Tim Robbins ("Mystic River") are up for the roles of The Thing and Dr. Doom, respectively. And we heard that German actor Ralf Moeller may have a part as well.

Stay tuned for much more on the Tim Story-directed film.



I REALLY don't think they'll do this, but I would have to personally go to Marvel Inc. and smack both Stan Lee and Avi Arad upside the head if they went ahead with this. It's obvious they're trying to cash in on some "hip" demographic if they went ahead with this, which I doubt they will. My vote is still Naomi Watts for the Invisible Woman.

[SunWuKong]

Tim Robbins as Dr. Doom?!?
i mean he's a great actor and all... but him playing Dr. Doom?!?
please let it not be.

[TB4000]

Well, they mentioned that Julia Stiles may be up for the Invisible Woman, though that one is a rumor as well. Considering her past roles, I'd assume that Reed Richards would have to be played by Denzel...;)

[TB4000]

Well, this is what they have so far as how the Thing will look in live action form. Not 100% like the comic version, but close enough for me.

[mr. x]

Well, this is what they have so far as how the Thing will look in live action form. Not 100% like the comic version, but close enough for me.
saw it, but isnt that just a composite? i mean they are gonna CG it right? and u know CG dont look like any material made from this world

[TB4000]

20th Century Fox Has 3 of the 4 Fantastic Four
Source: Variety
Thursday, July 8, 2004

20th Century Fox has cast Michael Chiklis (TV's The Shield) to play Ben Grimm/The Thing, Ioan Gruffudd (King Arthur) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans (Cellular) as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch in its Fantastic Four adaptation.

Variety also says that Jessica Alba, currently shooting Dimension's Sin City, has emerged as most likely to play Sue Richards/the Invisible Woman, though Rachel MacAdams and Keri Russell are also candidates.

"We see 'Fantastic Four' as the last great jewel in the comicbook crown," said Fox production president Hutch Parker. "The casting has been extremely important in terms of fulfilling expectations of an audience that's been incredibly loyal to these characters for over 40 years."

The $85 million-$90 million adaptation of the Marvel comic is headed for an August or September start in Vancouver. The planned release date is July 1, 2005, when it will face off against Paramount's Mission: Impossible 3. Tim Story is directing from a script by Simon Kinberg.

Here's who they got so far -

Reed Richards -
http://online-shrine.net/gruffudd/images/ioan_gruffudd.jpg
http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/ff/reed.jpg


Johnny Storm-
http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/people-564-chrisevans.jpg
http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/ff/johnny.jpg

Michael Chiklis-
http://www.baldtothebone.com/new%20pics/Michael%20Chiklis.jpg
http://www.3demonic.com/thing.jpg

They're still working on the Invisible Woman.

[TB4000]

20th Century Fox Has 3 of the 4 Fantastic Four
Source: Variety
Thursday, July 8, 2004

20th Century Fox has cast Michael Chiklis (TV's The Shield) to play Ben Grimm/The Thing, Ioan Gruffudd (King Arthur) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans (Cellular) as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch in its Fantastic Four adaptation.

Variety also says that Jessica Alba, currently shooting Dimension's Sin City, has emerged as most likely to play Sue Richards/the Invisible Woman, though Rachel MacAdams and Keri Russell are also candidates.

"We see 'Fantastic Four' as the last great jewel in the comicbook crown," said Fox production president Hutch Parker. "The casting has been extremely important in terms of fulfilling expectations of an audience that's been incredibly loyal to these characters for over 40 years."

The $85 million-$90 million adaptation of the Marvel comic is headed for an August or September start in Vancouver. The planned release date is July 1, 2005, when it will face off against Paramount's Mission: Impossible 3. Tim Story is directing from a script by Simon Kinberg.

Here's who they got so far -

Reed Richards -
http://online-shrine.net/gruffudd/images/ioan_gruffudd.jpg
http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/ff/reed.jpg


Johnny Storm-
http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/people-564-chrisevans.jpg
http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/ff/johnny.jpg

Michael Chiklis-
http://www.baldtothebone.com/new%20pics/Michael%20Chiklis.jpg
http://www.3demonic.com/thing.jpg

They're still working on the Invisible Woman.



Final member of the FF is in place. Austrailian actress named Sarah Wynters is Sue Storm. Now all's we need is Doctor Doom.
http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/sundance/sundance_photos/sarah_wynter/sundance2.jpg

[SunWuKong]

Viktor can kick Darth's ass any day of the week.

[TB4000]

Scratch what I said yesterday....Jessica Alba has been cast as Invisible Woman...lord, help me.

[TB4000]

Attempted to search for the earlier thread, but the search is letting me down, so I shall casually restart. Finally have some shots of the cast

[Faithless]

I forget the name of the characters, but that dude on the end -- nuh-uh. Bad make-up, warddrobe job.

Oh, and you mean this thread?

http://forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?t=12688

[truMp]

dayuuuuuum she's hot.

[TB4000]

Footage of the movie is finally online, but I couldn't locate all of it, but I did manage to find this one though.

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/456/torchanimation.gif

Now this I like...that's how Johnny Storm is supposed to look. :biggrin:

[Irezumi Kiss]

...But, I think us guys what to know how Sue Storm(i.e. Jessica Alba) is supposed to look....(in that FF bodysuit) :tongue:
Wouldn't matter anyway...she's INVISIBLE!!!!

bwahahahahahahhahaha...ahahah...ahhh ha ha...ha...heh...heh...he...

*koff koff*

:tongue:

[TB4000]

Geez, fine already....:p

[Tao]

^ *drooooool*

[Kris]

Geez, fine already....:p

HOT. too bad she cant act for shit. MUTE!!!

[Irezumi Kiss]

Be thankful. It could've been Gwyneth Paltrow in that bodysuit, you know.

[TB4000]

Last but not least....

this is very accurate to the comic version. Damn, summer can not get here fast enough for me.

[TB4000]

http://www.fantastic411.com/20sec.mpg

Not the actual trailer, but clips of it. The Thing getting hit by that Mack truck...nice.

[mr. x]

hmm, the thing strikes me as not as big as i would've imagined.

oh and check out Rabbit in your headlights by UNKLE

[midnightSol.]

http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/000547.shtml
Alba as invisible woman ... i just dont see it . shed make a dope Human Torch tho - shes hot. zing !

[SunWuKong]

http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/000547.shtml
Alba as invisible woman ... i just dont see it . shed make a dope Human Torch tho - shes hot. zing !

a little careless wasn't she? to have let paparazzi take those pics. but damn she has a really nice body.

[Irezumi Kiss]

http://www.thesuperficial.com/archives/000547.shtml
Alba as invisible woman ... i just dont see it . shed make a dope Human Torch tho - shes hot. zing !
oooooh man...that bent over shot of her should be registered as a lethal weapon...time for a desktop wallpaper revival!

I think she might be showcasing her deep-sea diving role in "Into The Blue," which I believe is coming out this spring.

The movie so far looks dope...I was seriously having my misgivings, but if they can make it as good as X-Men, I'm straight! A little strange how they didn't keep the movie "classic" and have Reed and Sue Richards in their 40-somethings. But I guess to pull in the younger demographic who only know the slicked-up "new" Marvel age stuff you gotta make concessions!

[TB4000]

http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/

Website is finally up, along with the actual trailer...can't wait, can't wait, can't wait.

[SunWuKong]

i don't know. Jessical Alba is hot and all, but she doesn't quite have that "mature woman" kind of look that Susan Storm is supposed to have.

[Irezumi Kiss]

i don't know. Jessical Alba is hot and all, but she doesn't quite have that "mature woman" kind of look that Susan Storm is supposed to have.
I was thinking the same thing...maybe they shoulda got Cate Blanchett?

[TB4000]

They're leaning more towards the Ultimate origin with this movie moreso than the orginal books.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/Antoblueberry/TheInvisibleWoman02.jpg
http://img121.exs.cx/img121/6366/img16561pz.jpg

[midnightSol.]

like i said, she should be the human torch, cuz shes blazin'

[Commando_turned_MD]

i don't know. Jessical Alba is hot and all, but she doesn't quite have that "mature woman" kind of look that Susan Storm is supposed to have.


I agreed. Alba is not suited to play Susan Storm. She just doesnt have the look.
They should have picked Jenna Jamieson.....

[TB4000]

http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox/fantastic_four/fantastic_4-f4_320.mov

Final trailer. Like it, though the Thing should've been CG IMO.

[TB4000]

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/fantasticfour.html

REALLY final trailer. Much better than the last one.
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/fantastic_four/jessica_alba/ff2.jpg
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/fantastic_four/chris_evans/ff2.jpg
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/fantastic_four/michael_chiklis/ff2.jpg
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/fantastic_four/ioan_gruffudd/ff2.jpg

[TB4000]

Tomorrow is the day....I will be there after work. Not everyone seems to think it's a faithful version, but I'll save judgment until afterwards. And I'll be sitting there nitpicking with my comics in hand the whole while. Though Alba does strip down to her undies, so that's one thing they did do right.

[kitty]

this movie was so much microwaved ass.

[hooligan]

haha, the critic speaks.

[TB4000]

Quit being jaded, girl. I enjoyed some aspects of it. The FF aren't exactly the most brooding characters out there, they're pretty much happy go lucky. Tim Story didn't get everything right, but he did a few things well, like the Ben/Johnny relationship.

[SunWuKong]

http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox/fantastic_four/fantastic_4-f4_320.mov

Final trailer. Like it, though the Thing should've been CG IMO.

they may have been feeling the backlash from the Hulk. i think some people thought Hulk looked too fake with the CG.

[Irezumi Kiss]

they may have been feeling the backlash from the Hulk. i think some people thought Hulk looked too fake with the CG.
Seriously? I thought CG of the Hulk was dead on, but the "thinking man's" take on his character did the movie in. I was actually making excuses for people to go see that...kinda dedicated to Marvel and all that!

I was hoping FF would do for some simple hot summer day escapism fare, but I think I'll be taking a trip to Queens to catch a matineé show for half-price! Too many bad reviews to merit almost $11 a ticket!

[yoMAMA]

Seriously? I thought CG of the Hulk was dead on, but the "thinking man's" take on his character did the movie in. I was actually making excuses for people to go see that...kinda dedicated to Marvel and all that!

I was hoping FF would do for some simple hot summer day escapism fare, but I think I'll be taking a trip to Queens to catch a matineé show for half-price! Too many bad reviews to merit almost $11 a ticket!

It was alright, but nothing special....

and in the end, it felt too much like a NBC public service announcement.....

[SunWuKong]

Seriously? I thought CG of the Hulk was dead on, but the "thinking man's" take on his character did the movie in. I was actually making excuses for people to go see that...kinda dedicated to Marvel and all that!

yeah, that's Ang Lee for you. have you seen Ice Storm? that's very much like the kind of pace that Taiwanese directors like Ang Lee set in their movies. i was surprised he could bring that to an American movie.

i like him and all, but i wasn't too sure he was the right choice for Hulk.

[mr. x]

I couldn't stand the trailer, I mean honestly the flame guy, he's like straight out of the Abercrombie school of acting.

"Dude I'm not only a rocket scientist, I'm also an extreme bikist, and the fucking life of the party"

and let's not forget Alba: "I may be a rocket scientist, but I also know how to have some fun (vavavoom)"

[Flow to Live]

but that one chick was pretty intense haha

[kitty]

but that one chick was pretty intense haha

which? jessica alba? sure, if you go for bland, personality-less blonde chicks who love to take their clothes off for the entire male moviegoing audience.

[Flow to Live]

which? jessica alba? sure, if you go for bland, personality-less blonde chicks who love to take their clothes off for the entire male moviegoing audience.

o cmon lighten up jeez!( i really don't know my actors/actress name) i was just saying she was not that bad yeah but penis wins mind i guess ha!

[kitty]

why should i let it go by? she was bland, boring, and pretty much sucked in every way in that movie. her taking her clothes off didn't help. she's beautiful, but my respect for her took a sharp nosedive in this movie.

[yoMAMA]

why should i let it go by? she was bland, boring, and pretty much sucked in every way in that movie. her taking her clothes off didn't help. she's beautiful, but my respect for her took a sharp nosedive in this movie.

haha...

that was harsh......

but true.

:biggrin:

[Flow to Live]

why should i let it go by? she was bland, boring, and pretty much sucked in every way in that movie. her taking her clothes off didn't help. she's beautiful, but my respect for her took a sharp nosedive in this movie.


yeah and im pretty sure you could do better. cmooon its just a mainstream movie can't expect too much.

[mr. x]

which? jessica alba? sure, if you go for bland, personality-less blonde chicks who love to take their clothes off for the entire male moviegoing audience.
funny thing is she's not blond at all, certainly not the waspy comic version. which brings me to sin city, b/c alba is this mystery box racial thang and her child character is white...but whatever, hollywood logic strikes again

[kitty]

funny thing is she's not blond at all, certainly not the waspy comic version. which brings me to sin city, b/c alba is this mystery box racial thang and her child character is white...but whatever, hollywood logic strikes again

it's sad that the comic book geeks got all worked up because she's really latina.

[yoMAMA]

it's sad that the comic book geeks got all worked up because she's really latina.

She'a a mixture of many different races.

[SunWuKong]

funny thing is she's not blond at all, certainly not the waspy comic version. which brings me to sin city, b/c alba is this mystery box racial thang and her child character is white...but whatever, hollywood logic strikes again

eh, she's one of those celebrities with the ambiguous ethnic makeup. to me, she just looks white. but then again, both Shakira and Christina Aguilera look white to me. if nobody told me otherwise, i would have continued thinking that they were just white, instead of white/light skinned Latino.

[kitty]

She'a a mixture of many different races.

my bad, you're right. she's half-latina.

What is Jessica Alba's ethnicity?

Jessica Alba was born in Pomona, Calif., to a Spanish/Mexican-American father and French-Danish mother.

http://www.darkangelfan.com/faq/

[Napoleon Chynamite]

I dunno, I can pretty much tell that Jessica Alba isn't white. Christina Aguilera and Shakira are another story~

[Shuriken]

When Sue Storm turns invisible, how does her make-up and lipstick turn invisible too?

I take it that she doesn't have any dental work that would stay visible when she disappears.

[SunWuKong]

When Sue Storm turns invisible, how does her make-up and lipstick turn invisible too?

I take it that she doesn't have any dental work that would stay visible when she disappears.

what if she just ate lunch...?

[yoMAMA]

When Sue Storm turns invisible, how does her make-up and lipstick turn invisible too?

I take it that she doesn't have any dental work that would stay visible when she disappears.

I wouldn't worry too much about comic book character's daily routines :wink:

[Irezumi Kiss]

When Sue Storm turns invisible, how does her make-up and lipstick turn invisible too?

"Unstable molecules." At least that's the excuse the comics gave for the stuff they wore.

what if she just ate lunch...?

She could play a good joke and take an invisible poop in the ladies' room. Then, when someone comes in to take theirs and wonders why the "clean" stall smells so bad, she can laff out loud without getting caught.

[kitty]

When Sue Storm turns invisible, how does her make-up and lipstick turn invisible too?

I take it that she doesn't have any dental work that would stay visible when she disappears.

a better question: why is it that if she turns invisible because she creates a forcefield that bends light around her, than why can't she turn normal clothes invisible too?

[Flow to Live]

because shes a slut that don't need cloths.

[DragonKnight]

because shes a slut that don't need cloths.
Now that was uncalled for. :rolleyes:

[SunWuKong]

a better question: why is it that if she turns invisible because she creates a forcefield that bends light around her, than why can't she turn normal clothes invisible too?

actually i believe that in the comic book, she is able to turn objects and other people invisible as well.

[yoMAMA]

i must have lived in a cave:

I have never heard of the fantastic four until I saw the movie last weekend.

[hooligan]

nice cave, got room for two?

[mr. x]

because shes a slut that don't need cloths.
dude what the hell is wrong with you?

clothEs

[kitty]

actually i believe that in the comic book, she is able to turn objects and other people invisible as well.

yeah, she can ....


even in the movie, she can generate the forcefield around johnny at the end when he "supernovas"


and yet...


several of the gags in the film are about her inability to generate the forcefield around her own clothing. that if she isn't wearing her suit, to turn invisible, she has to be naked.

[SunWuKong]

and yet...


several of the gags in the film are about her inability to generate the forcefield around her own clothing. that if she isn't wearing her suit, to turn invisible, she has to be naked.


oh yeah. that just sucks. :biggrin:

[yoMAMA]

oh yeah. that just sucks. :biggrin:

totally, TERRIBLE!

:tongue:

[Irezumi Kiss]

Okay, I saw it finally. Yeah, it WAS microwaved ass, but it was okay microwaved ass. Nothing memorable, but I got a few giggles out of it.

Kitty > I'm not so deep into the FF comix as I am other Marvel stuff, but aren't IW's invisiblity and forcefield abilities two separate things even though they're coming from the same place? As far as the movie's concerned, it wasn't going to be on-spot gospel from the git-go, yey? Even The Thing should've been a lot stronger than he was in the flick.

[Banana]

Why did they have to go and give Dr. Doom super powers as well? Leave it alone.

[kitty]

IW's invisiblity and forcefield abilities two separate things even though they're coming from the same place?

Nope... when they finally decided to start explaining the powers (which I'm not sure they did with the old incarnation, but they definitely started doing in the Ultimates universe), it was explained that the Invisible Woman's invisibility comes from an expanding "exoskeleton" forcefield she can generate that bends light around her. She can also extend that forcefield around other objects and even send break it off and use it as projectiles. It's one power that has two many applications. Incidentally, it was explained that way in the movie too.

Unrelated: the explanations for the torch and mr. fantastic are kinda cool. the torch's metabolism is extremely quick, so he gives off the heat of his own metabolism, combined with a fireproof skin. mr. fantastic has no recognizably human internal organs, instead he's made up of several spongy plaques that can stretch with him.

Why did they have to go and give Dr. Doom super powers as well? Leave it alone.

cuz he

has powers in the comic, too...

[TB4000]

I do understand they had to alter his origin in the movie, as in the comics he creates the entire suit from start to finish equipped with the lasers, superstrength, flight, etc. And he's also a master of sorcery and the dark arts, not to mention hypnotism. He normally lets his underlings do his dirty work, and I'm hoping that's where the sequel leads, if he takes over Latveria.

[kitty]

I do understand they had to alter his origin in the movie, as in the comics he creates the entire suit from start to finish equipped with the lasers, superstrength, flight, etc. And he's also a master of sorcery and the dark arts, not to mention hypnotism. He normally lets his underlings do his dirty work, and I'm hoping that's where the sequel leads, if he takes over Latveria.

really? then his origins was changed in the ultimates universe. in the ultimates, his origin is pretty much the same...

[hooligan]

I'm starting to get flashbacks of the Incredibles.

[yoMAMA]

wow...there's like 10 different spoiler tags in this page.....

:p

[SunWuKong]

ok, i finally watched the movie.

Dr. Doom is hands-down my favourite super-villain, and i didn't like what they did to him. in the comic book (not the Ultimates, which i don't know much about), he has no super powers of his own. he was just a really smart and evil guy (although he has fought to protect Earth together with super heroes - he doesn't want to rule over a pile of rubble now, does he?). he got scarred, and he built his armour. the armour has a bunch of weaponry, and he also knows some magic which i think he got from his mother, who was a gypsy.

but oh well, i think the "authentic" version of how he got his powers would have been too much for the regular movie audience.

as for the story itself, it was like a very typical action movie script. there wasn't anything that made it especially good. but i wasn't watching the movie for a good script. like all other comic book movies, i went to watch the live-action super powers, which i thought was pretty nicely done.

i was very disappointed with the final battle though. too easy.

all i'm thinking is, there better be some Doombots in the sequel.

really? then his origins was changed in the ultimates universe. in the ultimates, his origin is pretty much the same...

yeah originally he wasn't in space with Fantastic Four when they got hit by the cosmic wave/radiation/whatever.

[kitty]

Dr. Doom's Ultimate origin:


Reed, Sue and Johnny are part of some prodigy kids research building with Victor Von Doome (sp?). Reed was hired because he was looking into the ability to transport objects into this other dimension but he finds out that shiftin gobjects into this other dimension alters them to take on a form that is one of the infinite possible forms an object could be (sort of part of alternate dimension theory, there are infinite number of dimensions because there are infinite number of states an object can be in). Reed and Victor work together to create a large dimension shifter thing, but Victor deliberately screws up the calculations at the last minute. At the machine's test, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben (who is Reed's only friend growing up and is backpacking cross-country and just HAPPENS to show up right when they're about to test) and Victor are all shifted through the alternate dimension which explains the powers. Victor also gets shifted so he gets his funky powers too.) Then, he blames Reed for the accident and swears vengeance, blah blah blah...

[Banana]

Dr. Doom's powers came from his suit just like Iron Man. Tony Stark was just an ordinary scientist that made a suit that provided his weapons.

[deez nuts]

the only reason why i would watch this movie is because the bad dude is played by the same guy who plays the plastic surgeon christian troy from the show nip/tuck.

a lot of us guys here at work idolize the character christian troy.

[Faithless]

Saw the DVD version.

Thought it was cool. Liked the special effects and the sense of humor.

There were some phony parts, too, I think.

Like how do you cool something down that is as hot as a super nova with water from a fire hydrant?