So last I heard there probably won't be a Fantastic Four 3 but if Tim Story was at the helm I am glad that's not going to happen. Plus, I have been disappointed with the way they did the movies. The first movie had Doom and Thing primarily fight. And the second movie had Torch fight...as a makeshift Super Skrull no less with Doom. And also in the second movie, the Fantastic Four had trouble with a ferris wheel of all things. By that time they should have a little more teamwork and plus as I said before...it was a ferris wheel. Not a super villian...a ferris wheel. I would like to see a revamp and here is how I would like to see it go. It would start with a short intro with the Fantastic Four pretty much at the end of a battle with the Puppet Master (opening fight sequence) where he gained control of the Thing and then the Four prevail and take Puppet Master into custody. At that point we would be introduced to a skrull soldier monitoring them (in disguise of course) and it would ultimately lead to Richards realizing the Skrulls are on earth. Then the Skrull emperor would send K'lrt/Super Skrull to earth and use the interstellar beam which gave him his powers. It would lead to a fight with Super Skrull and would end after Richards used his smarts to jam the beam and then defeat K'lrt. Of course during this mayhem, there would be fights with Skrull warriors and a massive fight against Super Skrull.
To start my casting I would like to change the actor for Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I like Ioan But I think Billy Crudup would make a good Richards. He kind of has that super-intelligent scientist look to him and I think he would make a great team leader. Plus he's an all around great actor.
Next up on the list is Susan Richards/Invisible Woman. I know alot of Alba fans might not like this but I say replace her. I like to look at her just as much as the rest of the male race but she didn't sit right with me as Susan. I would actually like to see Malin Akerman play the role. With her recent role in Watchmen, I think she will be able to pull it off quite nicely. Plus she's a natural blonde.
Third is the Johhny Storm/Human Torch. I still think is should be Chris Evans. He nailed Johnny Storm and I think they should keep him around. By the way, I didn't like Push at all but Chris Evans/Human Torch nuff said...
Next up is the Benjamin Grimm/The Thing. Granted I liked Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm but I think they should use someone a little taller but I don't have any idea who. It shouldn't be anyone too famous though. The reason I say that is because if you noticed, with famous actors, you have to use their real faces in the movie at some point in time. In the first movie it was understandable because they showed the origin but in the second movie, they had him change back to Grimm just for face time (I believe). Even Doom had face time without any deformities whatsoever. What's that all about. But if they did use Chiklis, I wouldn't be upset. He and Evans worked well together when it came to prank time.
Now for the Philip Masters/Puppet Master I decided on John Malkovich. Although he wouldn't be in the movie very long, I feel he could portray Masters very well. I mean he was a puppeteer in Being John Malkovich plus Masters' voice sounds like Malkovich to me.
Then there is K'lrt/Super Skrull. At first I thought how about Dwayne Johnson but then I came to the conclusion not to use him. I do like him as an actor but if you notice, he seems to like doing comedic roles more often. Plus I think Dominic Purcell could pull off a menacing K'lrt.
Last on my list is Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom. I don't have him in my version of the movie because it's been done already. But if they decide to revamp and use Dr. Doom all over again, I think you could use anyone to fill the Doom suit but when it comes to the voiceover it should be Kevin Spacey. I cannot stress enough to not take off Doom's mask unless you show the deformities on his face. Even then, it is supposed to be so mangled, you won't want to see it. But Spacey's voice just screams Doom.
As I said this is my idea of how they should do it. It shouldn't be an origin story again and it should just pick up after the team has been together for awhile and already fought the Skrulls.