From syfyportal, Daredevil. Electra. Hulk. Namor. Captain America. Black Panther. What do all these Marvel superheroes have in common besides being superheroes in Marvel comics?Each one of them has had their own movie or has a movie in the works. Each one is poised to be the next "Spider-Man." The problem is, most of them won't be.
A movie franchise based on one superhero can be risky business because comic book movies are typically very expensive to produce, and if they tank, studios lose a lot of money. So what's a studio to do?
Director Tim Story's solution is to put that hero into a "Fantastic Four" sequel.
In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Story, director of the upcoming movie, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," revealed that this is his motivation for working on the upcoming sequel. He also hinted that he would be bringing in another character that has been struggling, and failing, to get a film of his own, in a future "Fantastic Four" sequel.
"I've got to tell you, to get the 'Fantastic Four' and turn it into a franchise, the first thing I thought was, 'Will I get the Silver Surfer?' Or someone like Black Panther, who was introduced in their book, get Djimon Hounsou and go do it? But there are so many other great villains and stories - I feel like I hit the jackpot" Story said.
The idea of introducing new superheroes into "Fantastic Four" movies is not unlike practices in the history of the comic book franchise.
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Black Panther first appeared in "Fantastic Four" in July 1966. Also known by his birth name, T'Challa, he was the first modern African-American superhero. T'Challa uses a heart-shaped herb that grants the person who consumes it enhanced strength, agility, and perception.
The current "Fantastic Four" sequel will feature the Silver Surfer, also created by Lee and Kirby and introduced in the March 1966 issue of Fantastic Four, which, as with Black Panther, led to periodic comic book series of his own.
"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" premiers in US theaters on Friday, June 15, 2007.
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I don’t know… I get the feeling Hollywood’s attitude about their own movies is a little too narcissistic to entertain the sometimes dreaded “crossover.” I don’t mean narcissistic in the usual way, but in the “hey, this is our MOVIE. We don’t churn one of these out every month and we’re not using it to springboard some weak propert” way. Which is similar to the dreaded “hey, this is our MOVIE. We know it’s based on a beloved pre-existing story, but we’re going to screw around with that story, because this is the MOVIE.”
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