ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Director Peyton Reed Reiterates His Desire To Tackle A FANTASTIC FOUR Movie

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Director Peyton Reed Reiterates His Desire To Tackle A FANTASTIC FOUR Movie

While doing press for Ant-Man & The Wasp, director Peyton Reed revealed that he worked on a Fantastic Four film back in 2003, and would love the opportunity to take another crack at Marvel's First Family.

By WaylonJones - Jul 05, 2018 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: Forbes
Ant-Man And The Wasp is currently preparing to release in the United States, and is knocking on the door of an 80 million dollar opening weekend. A pretty big accomplishment for Director Peyton Reed, who has had the borderline impossible task of taking the franchise from Edgar Wright, and turning it into one of the more popular Marvel properties.

While promoting the film, Reed sat down with Forbes to talk about his ill-fated Fantastic Four movie that he worked on all the way back in 2003. "I developed a version of Fantastic Four back in 2003 and so these are the kinds of movies I grew up on, have loved and always wanted to make," Reed said.

That statement brought about another question posed to Reed: With the proposed Disney/Fox merger, would he be interested in revisiting Marvel's First Family?

"I have been asked about that because of this pending potential merger of Disney and Fox and my previous involvement with Fantastic Four. I stand by the fact that the Fantastic Four, the comics, are the crown jewels kind of thing and that I think there is still an amazing, unbelievably great Fantastic Four movie to be made. Beyond that, there have been no specific conversations about it. That merger is not even a done deal but it's absolutely something that would be interesting particularly now because I think it's like an insane challenge at this point. Also, I think thematically the Ant-Man movies deal with a lot of the same things that Fantastic Four does."

With Reed having his feet in both camps, so to speak, he addressed whether or not introducing the Fantastic Four in to the MCU via Ant-Man would be the right move. "Yeah, there are definitely plenty of organic ways to weave their story into the MCU and I hope it does happen," he said.

To check out the full interview, follow the source link above. Ant-Man And The Wasp will hit theaters in the US on July 6, 2018.
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marvel72
marvel72 - 7/5/2018, 5:48 PM
We know..............
Kumkani
Kumkani - 7/5/2018, 6:06 PM
Yes please
DoubleD
DoubleD - 7/5/2018, 6:09 PM
I just saw Ant-Man and The Wasp and it was great.

5 Stars out of 5 Stars :)

Great from start to after credits
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 7/5/2018, 6:12 PM
@DoubleD - seeing it tonight. How are Ghost and Sunny Burch??? Withour giving anything away of course.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 7/5/2018, 6:16 PM
@MrCamw1 - Very good they both were great. Ghost was kick-ass
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 7/5/2018, 7:37 PM
@DoubleD - good to hear. I'll be watching midnight.
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 7/5/2018, 9:02 PM
I just saw AaW . liked it alot. But it could have been just a taste less "funny "
TheSanitizer
TheSanitizer - 7/5/2018, 6:09 PM
I love the idea of the FF movie starting in the 60’s and them being “lost in space” only to return to earth in our current time.
The character dynamics lend to such a fun fish-out-of-water story.
And the idea of Reed Richards being a friend and contemporary of Hank Pym’s in the 60s is awesome.
Imagine how interesting it would be to see Reed Richards reconnect with old Hank Pym.
Reed still being young so to speak.

I really hope this happens!
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 7/5/2018, 6:22 PM
@TheSanitizer - Thats a good idea. Seeing how the world is for each of them.
Supercat6376
Supercat6376 - 7/5/2018, 6:13 PM
Let’s not jinx them making their way back to where they belong ok ??? 🙏🏻
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 7/5/2018, 6:15 PM
Just saw Ant-Man and the Wasp. If this is any indication of what his FF movie would be then No thanks. I’m shocked this has a higher rating on RT than IW.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 7/5/2018, 6:18 PM
@Oberlin4Prez

Chris Stuckmann gave it a C+. He’s a fanboy for most CBMs too.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 7/5/2018, 6:19 PM
I won’t be able to see the movie until Sunday at the earliest but I’ve tempered my expectations.
SpideyQuad
SpideyQuad - 7/5/2018, 6:35 PM
@regularmovieguy - Same here Sunday at the earliest.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 7/5/2018, 6:41 PM
@regularmovieguy - I would agree with that rating. It's not terrible, it's fun. But I'm tired of "fun" being a placeholder for quality. After the year they've had to end on this is really disappointing.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 7/5/2018, 6:44 PM
@regularmovieguy - I didn't love the first one either so my expectations were pretty low and I was still pretty disappointed. Hope you enjoy it though.
Battabing
Battabing - 7/5/2018, 7:39 PM
@Oberlin4Prez -

Yeah, not that great. Ant-man and the Wasp is a nonchalant tag onto Marvel's 2018 phase of films.
I'd say Peyton is not very good at action scenes, which, incidentally, are all spoiled in the main trailer.
Visualiza
Visualiza - 7/5/2018, 7:46 PM
@Oberlin4Prez - Bud, fun and quality aren't mutually exclusive concepts. A serious tone isn't a free ticket to quality. Those types of movies run the entire spectrum, from good to bad.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 7/5/2018, 7:56 PM
@Visualiza - I'm not discounting fun so long as the story is good. The two may not be mutually exclusive, as this movie makes evidently clear, but they are possible. For all the seriousness of IW it was still fun to watch. I think the problem is that people conflate comedy with fun and the two are similar in a sense but not entirely. If this movie were a song it'd be a top 40 hit. Here one minute gone the next. Whereas movies like TDK, WS, Avengers are classics that will always be seen as greats.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 7/5/2018, 7:58 PM
@Battabing - Exactly. If you've seen the trailers then you've pretty much seen the movie.
JamesPunn
JamesPunn - 7/6/2018, 12:32 AM
@Oberlin4Prez - I loved Ant-Man and the Wasp, particularly the family aspects of it, so I say we give it to him.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 7/5/2018, 6:24 PM
WELL DESERVED GREAT MOVIE

Ant-Man & The Wasp.

88%

Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 162
Fresh: 142
Rotten: 20

Critics Consensus: A lighter, brighter superhero movie powered by the effortless charisma of Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man and The Wasp offers a much-needed MCU palate cleanser.
Battabing
Battabing - 7/5/2018, 7:40 PM
@DoubleD -
Movie was pretty mediocre.
YoloSwaggins812
YoloSwaggins812 - 7/6/2018, 7:59 AM
@Battabing - That moment when people think their opinions are fact XD
Battabing
Battabing - 7/6/2018, 9:04 AM
@YoloSwaggins812 -
You only got shot to say to people who didn't like the movie, I see.
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