The 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer debuted to disappointing box office returns and critical reception halted plans for a third installment and Silver Surfer spin-off. Doom ( Julian McMahon) is dispatched in a matter of minutes. Worst of all, Fantastic Four was painfully dull most of the 106 minutes are spent explaining how each of the heroes’ powers work through awkward comedy beats, only uniting them for an underwhelming final set piece where the comically silly Dr. Marvel’s pro-science team of heroes trotted through a melodramatic rom-com that focused more on celebrity culture than it did action, intrigue, or science fiction. The Fantastic Four film that finally did hit theaters in 2005 from director Tim Story was a massive disappointment, and distinctly out of touch compared to the recent advances in Marvel adaptations with Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films and Bryan Singer’s X-Men saga. Such eclectic names as Christopher Coloumbus, Peyton Reed, and Sean Astin were all in talks at one point or another. After 20th Century Fox finally managed to snag the rights to the next adaptation, the reboot went through a chaotic development process. The infamous low-budget Roger Corman film from 1994 was produced purely to ensure that Constantin Film could retain the rights, and was never officially released the film has only ever been available through bootleg distributors.
Marvel’s “First Family” has never received a cinematic adaptation worthy of the characters’ storied history on the pages.
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