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Michael B. Jordan Could Flame On in Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four Reboot

Michael B. Jordan Could Flame On in Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four Reboot

Nix May 2, 2013

No, not the retired basketball superstar. The actor. Michael B. Jordan. Although it would be cool to see former Bulls Michael Jordan playing a superhero onscreen. He’s basically a superhero on the basketball court...

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The Fantastic Four Reboot is Casting and This Girl May End Up Playing Sue Storm

The Fantastic Four Reboot is Casting and This Girl May End Up Playing Sue Storm

Nix April 30, 2013

That would be one of the girls of “Girls”, Allison Williams (aka the pretty one on the HBO show), who also happens to be the daughter of newsman and occasional sitcom cameo enthusiast Brian...

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Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four Reboot Will Apparently be More Grounded And Sci-Fi-ish

Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four Reboot Will Apparently be More Grounded And Sci-Fi-ish

Nix February 27, 2013

In an article revealing that Seth Grahame-Smith (of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” fame (or infamy, depending on your perspective)) has recently done a polish on the current “Fantastic...

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New Riddick Pic, Matthew Vaughn on Fantastic Four, and Iron Man 3 Concept Art

New Riddick Pic, Matthew Vaughn on Fantastic Four, and Iron Man 3 Concept Art

Nix February 22, 2013

A trio of comic book news (“Riddick” is considered comic book-y, right?) for you before I close up shop for the weekend. First up, here’s a new look at “Riddick” courtesy of Vin Diesel:...

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Fox Taps Comic Book Writer Mark Millar to Consult On Their Superhero Films

Fox Taps Comic Book Writer Mark Millar to Consult On Their Superhero Films

Nix September 28, 2012

Well, this came out of nowhere. Apparently envying what Marvel Studios is doing with Joss Whedon, Twentieth Century Fox has decided they want their own in-house version of Whedon. But whereas Marvel Studios spent...

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Fox and Marvel Wheeling and Dealing on Daredevil, Galactus and The Silver Surfer

Fox and Marvel Wheeling and Dealing on Daredevil, Galactus and The Silver Surfer

Nix August 6, 2012

Those of you with your nose in the comic book movie world already know that Fox owns the Fantastic Four characters and most of its immediate universe (including villains), and Marvel would really like...

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Big News on Daredevil and Fantastic Four Reboots, Plus Joe Cornish’s Next Alien Film

Big News on Daredevil and Fantastic Four Reboots, Plus Joe Cornish’s Next Alien Film

Nix July 11, 2012

Fox may be skipping out on Comic Con this year, but that doesn’t mean they’re not making any news. Deadline just dropped some major tidbits on three highly anticipated Fox movies, including the latest...

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Fox is Optimistic Josh Trank Will Reboot The Fantastic Four Franchise for Them

Fox is Optimistic Josh Trank Will Reboot The Fantastic Four Franchise for Them

Nix April 27, 2012

During the lead-up to the premiere of “Chronicle”, director Josh Trank was being courted by every movie studio with a superhero character it seems. Before he eventually landed on Sony’s “Venom” movie, one of...

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Josh Trank Boards The Red Star

Josh Trank Boards The Red Star

Nix March 20, 2012

Another day, another comic book property is announced as the next great movie. So what else is new? The latest comic book to get the movie treatment is Christian Gossett’s “The Red Star”, a...

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Fox Wants Josh Trank to Direct The Fantastic Four Reboot

Fox Wants Josh Trank to Direct The Fantastic Four Reboot

Nix January 13, 2012

But only if Trank’s movie “Chronicle” doesn’t tank at the box office when it opens later next month. Which seems, er, a tad douchey, but that’s apparently what the trades are reporting. Though apparently...

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And the Candidates to Direct Fox’s Fantastic Four Reboot are…

And the Candidates to Direct Fox’s Fantastic Four Reboot are…

Nix August 29, 2010

As you may or may not know by now, Fox is planning to reboot their “Fantastic Four” franchise (despite the last one having arrived barely three years ago), which means an all-new cast and,...

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More FF4 Reboot Rumors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Adrien Brody for Mr. Fantastic

More FF4 Reboot Rumors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Adrien Brody for Mr. Fantastic

Nix August 23, 2010

A completely CG The Thing? Pretty young lasses Amber Heard or Alice Eve as Sue Storm? How about Jonathan Rhys Meyers or Adrien Brody for Mr. Fantastic? Could happen, if Twentieth Century Fox have...

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Amber Heard as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four Reboot? Probably Not.

Amber Heard as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four Reboot? Probably Not.

Nix August 22, 2010

But since it’s Sunday, and you probably don’t have all that much to do with your precious time anyway, why not spend a couple of minutes indulging in a little unsubstantiated speculation? Previously, we...

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Alice Eve out of X-Men First Class, but Not the Marvel Superhero Biz

Alice Eve out of X-Men First Class, but Not the Marvel Superhero Biz

Nix August 18, 2010

So why did the very shapely Alice Eve get replaced on Matthew Vaughn’s “X-Men: First Class” by “Mad Men’s” equally shapely January Jones? As it turns out, it was Eve’s idea. Or at least,...

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That Fantastic Four Reboot is Now More Than a Crazy Rumor…

That Fantastic Four Reboot is Now More Than a Crazy Rumor…

Nix August 31, 2009

Crazy rumor of the day, or craaaaaaazy rumor of the day? Either way you slice it, it looks like Fox really does have every intention of rebooting the barely four-years old “Fantastic Four” franchise....

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Vin Diesel Talks Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four’s Doom

Vin Diesel Talks Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four’s Doom

Nix April 6, 2009

Not all that long ago, Vin Diesel probably could have gotten a “Sub-Mariner” movie made if he wanted to. That time is long gone, but with the sudden re-emergence of the man’s career (a...

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Geek-gasms: Favreau to Direct Avengers Movie?

Geek-gasms: Favreau to Direct Avengers Movie?

Nix March 13, 2009

If Marvel and Jon Favreau have their way, Favreau will be finishing up another blockbuster “Iron Man” movie and moving right into production on the “Avengers” movie. This would also explain why “The Avengers”...

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Crazy Rumor of the Day: Rebooting the Fantastic Four

Crazy Rumor of the Day: Rebooting the Fantastic Four

Nix March 10, 2009

Apparently making more than $600 million in combined box office doesn’t really sit well with 20th Century Fox, who rumor has it is pondering a reboot of their “Fantastic Four” franchise. There have been...

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Chris Evans Says Fantastic Four 3 is Unlikely

Chris Evans Says Fantastic Four 3 is Unlikely

Nix March 20, 2008

Let’s face in, in the canon of comic book movies, the two “Fantastic Four” films belong somewhere between Albert Pyun’s “Captain America” and Roger Corman’s, well, “Fantastic Four”. In a word, they were absolutely...

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