FANTASTIC FOUR Director Tim Story On Cloud Galactus; Talks Upcoming Reboot

FANTASTIC FOUR Director Tim Story On Cloud Galactus; Talks Upcoming Reboot

Tim Story talked a lot about his version of the Fantastic Four with Screencrush, as well as Josh Trank's reboot. Check out his thoughts on finally seeing a reboot in the works, and what he feels is the weakest point in his series.

By Abary - Jun 24, 2014 05:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: ScreenCrush

Tim Story's Fantastic Four has been released in 2005, and one decade later we would see Josh Trank's Fantastic Four hit the big screen. It feels like so long ago that this was made, mostly because of how movies has been changing over the past few years. Tim Story got to talk with Screen Crush about his Fantastic Four movie, and the 2007 sequel for that matter. He was asked if he felt old seeing as how it has finally become time to reboot his movies. "Well, it’s weird. It kind of makes you feel old! It’s like, “Gosh, how old am I?” But it is the world we’re in. And it’s going to happen when I’m 80 and it will be the fifth installment of the ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot. Look, it’s what the business has become. I really enjoy the movies that are done well, so I’m definitely not going to go against any of it. What’s great about it is being a fan of movies; I’ve always been it. And it’s fun to watch these, especially when they work." His Fantastic Four movies weren't exactly masterpieces, but they did receive some solid reviews at the time of its release. However, one of the things that was hated about the sequel since it was first created was the fact that one of the most powerful Marvel villains, Galactus, was turned into a cloud. He was asked to talk about the character, saying they were just nervous to do him right. "Yeah. I must admit, I think at the time there was a little bit of a fear of going all of the way with that. Because it’s hard to completely grab the concept. You know, if you know about Galactus, you know how powerful he is and how big or small he could be. And the fact that he does travel in a spaceship and so forth and so on. That’s a very big concept to kind of digest. And I think at the time we made the movie, I think the studio also had a little fear of what that was going to be. I think to a certain degree, we shied away from it because of that. But, I think in today’s world now, especially with them looking to do things like Ultron."

He also talked quite a bit about the way the tone of comic book movies are beginning to become a lot more serious since he made his, which is of course starting to become noticeable lately. "Look, I don’t want to say only the fanboys, but I’d say the normal audience has just gotten into more serious tone," he said. "I don’t want to say “darker,” because that doesn’t seem right. But, just a little more straightforward. And I don’t know if that’s come from the videos that kids are playing now or whether it comes from what I consider to be a great medium now, television. It just has a lot of darker stuff. I don’t know where it really comes from, but the tone has gotten a lot edgier and kind of straightforward. It’s going to be interesting just to see, when you think of some of the few superhero movies that may garner a different tone, like an ‘Ant-Man’ or even with rebooting ‘Fantastic Four.’ It’s going to be interesting to see if there’s room for that. I just like laughing and when it can make you kind of smile, it just makes the characters a little more accessible. We’ll see what happens." Since things have changed so much between 2007 and now, he was asked if he would have prefer ed making the Fantastic Four now, when it's a regular thing to have the tone be really serious. "Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. Because the Silver Surfer, if you know his origin, it’s very alien. It’s outer space. It’s a whole other thing and, so, I don’t think at the time I was making the movie the appetite was for that. I really don’t believe I could have gone that far then. I don’t believe I could have. So, when you look at where the audiences are now, it would be fun to bring that to the screen. The excitement is so big for the filmmaker, whether it’s this group or what — to bring that to the screen, yes, to answer your question, it would have been really fun to do it in this day now. It’s just more acceptable of the supervillain because, my gosh, when you think of somebody like Galactus — that’s big. That is big. The costume is big. And you’ve got to really go for it and you can’t just put your toe in the water, you’ve got to freaking dive in." Did you enjoy Tim Story's Fantastic Four or its sequel? Sound off below, as we wait for more news regarding the upcoming reboot.

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Pasto
Pasto - 6/24/2014, 5:33 AM
Excuses, excuses.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/24/2014, 5:41 AM
You suck, Tim Story!
Dragon8
Dragon8 - 6/24/2014, 5:43 AM
I have a sneak feeling this will be lot better than people expect it to be.
Phronesis
Phronesis - 6/24/2014, 5:54 AM
It's so frustrating to me. Ben, Johnny, origin, B-Building, costumes, gadgets, Celebrity status, <-All got right. Hell, even bits & pieces had Reed and Sue right. Then you got the biggies like Silver Surfer, Galactus, Doom, the sense of adventurers and so on was all wrong. And of course it all came down to execution- which was horrible.
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 5:57 AM


Maven
Maven - 6/24/2014, 5:57 AM
Hope for the best with the reboot.




Sad part? Tim Story might have given us the closest cinematic adaptation of the FF than whatever the hell Josh Trank is filming in Baton Rogue right now.
Phronesis
Phronesis - 6/24/2014, 5:57 AM
And honestly, I saw the film on HBO couple weeks ago. I actually some-what enjoyed it, but how ironically crazy this may sound, the movie doesn't really start to get bad till the conflict heats up.
Darth258
Darth258 - 6/24/2014, 6:00 AM
Since all the movies are going the Ultimate route they could have explained it with this...



Even if i hope not to see that, ever.
Darth258
Darth258 - 6/24/2014, 6:06 AM
After all...


TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 6/24/2014, 6:17 AM
funny how Alicia Masters and Johnny Storm are somehow on the same level of obscurity that two drastically different filmmakers would give this franchise the same "who cares, flip the race-switch" treatment

KallarkKent
KallarkKent - 6/24/2014, 6:26 AM
This saying rings very true, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 6/24/2014, 6:29 AM
Tim Story and Marc Webb should collab on something.
MightOfMagneto
MightOfMagneto - 6/24/2014, 6:34 AM


I think Tim Story is more suited for the MCU.

You can clearly see from this interview that he is willing to bend over to the Studio's demands. Thus, making him a 'Yes Man'.
grif
grif - 6/24/2014, 6:37 AM
even tim story knows the torch is white.
TheBrotherhood
TheBrotherhood - 6/24/2014, 6:43 AM
And I think at the time we made the movie, I think the studio also had a little fear of what that was going to be. I think to a certain degree, we shied away from it because of that. But, I think in today’s world now, especially with them looking to do things like Ultron.


Goes to show that Fox doesn't have what Marvel has, courage? Nope, BALLS.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 6/24/2014, 6:46 AM
What i enjoyed from the two Fantastic Four films where:
-Silver Surfer.
-The costumes.
-The relationship between Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm.
-Johnny Storm.
-Ben Grimm.
That's about it. Everything else seemed to be poorly developed or goofy. I'm still disappointed about F4 still at FOX but maybe it could be great or it could end up being a disaster. Spider-man is still with Sony and we all know how TASM 2 turned out.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 6/24/2014, 6:54 AM
To be honest if they changed Bruce Banner or superman to a black guy, i don't think i would like it but when it comes to Johnny storm, I don't give a frick even though I am a fan of the character.
matthuliz
matthuliz - 6/24/2014, 6:55 AM
The reboot will be just as bad!
You know it, I know it, FOX knows it!
This reboot is being done for the sole purpose of preventing the rights going back to Marvel.


:-P
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 6/24/2014, 6:59 AM
Wait, you mean to tell me there is another studio that dictactes what their directors do? [gasp] Lol... Doesn't this confirm that Tim Story was a "yes man" for Fox? Alright, alright. Enough of that.

Really though, what has Fox done since then on the scale of Galactus that gives us confidence that they are ready to take that leap of faith this time around? Even the sentinels in DoFP were modest in both size and screen time, so, that doesn't really cut it. The fact that Fox has still found success without being able to take any major risks, leads one to believe that it's little more than wishful thinking to expect them to drastically change their formula now all of a sudden. The most we can hope for is GotG to be a hit and they will find the confidence to copy a Celestial design in their prematurely announce F4 sequel. Point being, they just aren't passionate enough about the source material to risk the financial potential. Also, I don't just think their production talents are creative enough on their own.
MightOfMagneto
MightOfMagneto - 6/24/2014, 6:59 AM
The only problem I have with Josh Trank's F4 is not casting Chris Pine as Human Torch.

But I think Micheal B Jordan is a good actor.
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 6/24/2014, 7:02 AM
Tim Story gave us an unlikable protagonist (Ioan Gruffudd is still more magnetic than Miles Teller) he gave us shoehorned race diversity (still less noticeable than changing one of the blonde siblings) he gave us an authoritative black man cliché (I'd take Andre Braugher over Reg E Cathy any day) and that rat-bastard Tim Story cast a brown eyed brunette sex-symbol Jessica Alba in her prime 22, (Kate Mara is 31 and past her prime) because apparently a natural blonde with blue eyes is so hard to come by. and only Tim Story would screw us over so badly by making Ben shorter than Reed (Jamie Bell is 5'7")

someone tell me how Josh Trank is proving to be any better
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 6/24/2014, 7:06 AM
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 6/24/2014, 7:08 AM
MightOfSentinel - 6/24/2014, 6:34 AM



"I think Tim Story is more suited for the MCU. You can clearly see from this interview that he is willing to bend over to the Studio's demands. Thus, making him a 'Yes Man'."

Another textually transmitted disease from the peanut gallery president...

Excuse me but didn't the great Bryan Singer admit to having some of his ideas hampered by some of the former big wigs at Fox with the original X-Men movies? Keep talking and you won't have any directors left to blow.
MightOfMagneto
MightOfMagneto - 6/24/2014, 7:16 AM


I recently got a chance to see Chronicles last week and it was good. Much better than what I expected. It has heart and fight scenes were finely done.

I think Trank could pull it off.
Enphlieuwince
Enphlieuwince - 6/24/2014, 7:17 AM
0mega Who needs facts when we can rewrite history with our opinions? Isn't it funny how the role of antagonist changes for a director from studio to studio?
McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 7:17 AM

"Excuse me but didn't the great Bryan Singer admit to having some of his ideas hampered by some of the former big wigs at Fox with the original X-Men movies? Keep talking and you won't have any directors left to blow."-Enphi

@MightOfSentinel

Ocelot
Ocelot - 6/24/2014, 7:19 AM
Other than Von Doom, the Tim Story movies were fine.

The only thing wrong with Galactus was that he didn't materialise into anything(this was supposed to happen in the Silver Surfer spinoff), the cosmic cloud idea as way of him travelling through space was fine.

McNyagano
McNyagano - 6/24/2014, 7:25 AM
Fox ruined one of, if not Marvel's greatest villain imo. I'll never forgive them for that.

ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/24/2014, 7:29 AM
These movies were bad representations of the F4, they had some good things in it. Overall though, they were bad.
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