Disney And Fox Bosses Respond To FANTASTIC FOUR Comic Book Cancellation
There's been a lot of controversy surrounding the decision to cancel the Fantastic Four comic book in what many claim is a move to hurt next summer's The Fantastic Four movie. Here's what both Disney Chairman Alan Horn and Fox CEO Jim Gianopulos had to say about the matter...
Earlier this week, a number of studio bosses took part in a roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter and among them were Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn and Fox Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos. ComicBook.com have been through the video and came across some very interesting information in regards to the upcoming cancellation of the Fantastic Four comic book and what, if anything, it has to do with Josh Trank's movie at 20th Century Fox. Asked if he felt bringing an end to the series was being done to harm the Marvel properties owned by Fox, Gianopulos responded, "No, I don’t think so. I don’t know how that decision came about. The comic was not a huge seller. The Fantastic Four is a very established group of characters, and the film is awesome. Yeah, I think…I don’t know how that played into their decision, but it wasn’t…the book wasn’t selling as well as others." He also points out that it doesn't really matter from their perspective, something Horn reiterated. "Fully independent decision, by the way, I didn’t even know about it. I mean, honestly, we don’t even [shrugs his shoulders]." Of course, before you think this debunks those rumours, bear in mind that the decision apparently came from Marvel Comics CEO Ike Perlmutter who sounds like an interesting character to say the least...
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