Miles Teller Knows FANTASTIC FOUR Fans Hate Him For 'Mr. Fantastic' And 'Ruining the Franchise'

Miles Teller Knows FANTASTIC FOUR Fans Hate Him For 'Mr. Fantastic' And 'Ruining the Franchise'

The latest from Miles Teller on The Fantastic Four has the 'Reed Richards' actor discuss the preconceived hate towards him and the rebooted Fox/Marvel franchise's "mature" direction. Check it out!

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Oct 08, 2014 09:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: Huffington Post


During a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Miles Teller discussed his Whiplash movie as well as his role as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, in the forthcoming Fantastic Four reboot. When asked if he is bothered by the mostly-negative response to his casting and seemingly Josh Trank's overall direction, Teller vented that, "there are a million blogs and websites talking about the casting and they hear one little thing, like, oh, there was rumor it was a found-footage movie, so then there were a million comments on that." He continued, "If we’re going to be up for everybody’s public disposal of it, I try not to get too caught up with anything on the Internet. Out of sight is out of mind for me a lot of the time. I already know that people hate me for the fact that I’m playing Reed Richards and that we’re ruining their franchise. It’s tough because when you’re taking on a franchise that’s already been established, you do kind of owe something to the characters and to the creator. At the same time, you want to bring it to a fresh audience. My dad grew up with the "Fantastic Four" comic book and not a lot of kids did, so you also want to make a movie that they can enjoy. I will say that this film that we made is not really for little kids, I don’t think. We do take a more mature approach."

Directed by Josh Trank, The Fantastic Four stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell with Reg E. Cathey, and the film is scheduled for release on August 7, 2015.
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Pasto
Pasto - 10/8/2014, 9:35 AM
This film is going to suck, plain and simple.

And Teller has an incredibly punchable face.
MCUsDarkKnight
MCUsDarkKnight - 10/8/2014, 9:43 AM
"Ruining the Franchise"

LOL WHAT?!?! the franchise was already ruined
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 10/8/2014, 9:44 AM
Why I get the feeling he's been to this site?lol

"I will say that this film that we made is not really for little kids, I don’t think. We do take a more mature approach"

There have been dark moments in the F4 comics but it shouldn't be dark/serious as The Avengers or X-Men....
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/8/2014, 9:47 AM
These actors don't give a shit about our opinions.

YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 10/8/2014, 9:47 AM
SuperCat
SuperCat - 10/8/2014, 9:47 AM
He has a face only a turtle could love.
SpiderFraud
SpiderFraud - 10/8/2014, 9:48 AM
Miles Teller is going to kill it as Reed. Dude is coming up, sucks that people will still belittle him because of his first few roles. Robert Pattinson falls right in the same category.

I faith in this movie. Nothing really sounds that bad to make me want to jump on the hate bandwagon.
MrBatmor
MrBatmor - 10/8/2014, 9:49 AM
Hmm....nope...no interest at all... And when did making everything dark become equal to critical success??!! It works for batman , cap ....but fantastic four!! Common it has FANTASTIC in its name for [frick]s sake!!
McGee
McGee - 10/8/2014, 9:49 AM
F*ck you Josh Trank.

F*ck you Miles Teller!

F*ck you Michael Jordan!







......Human Torch wasn't a 50 year old former NBA player....that's why we mad right?
Dmon
Dmon - 10/8/2014, 9:51 AM
In that pic it looks like Miles Teller is Sucking the D just like this movie will.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 10/8/2014, 9:51 AM
LMFAO when he says this I can only feel its directed at the people who say 'this movie sucks' without even seeing a official poster or synopsis like they traveled to the future.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 10/8/2014, 9:52 AM
@blackandyellow

And they shouldn't.

This movie has me very interested. I'm not a FF fan at all, I find them cheesy and boring. Maybe that's why no one reads their comics anymore (hence the cancellation). I like the casting in the film, and the director is a talented up and comer. Could be great, could be shit. Need a trailer first to make any kind of opinion.
EhMaybeSays
EhMaybeSays - 10/8/2014, 9:55 AM
The F4 were always a fun team but gritty reboot is the way to go these days.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 10/8/2014, 9:58 AM
"I will say that this film that we made is not really for little kids, I don’t think. We do take a more mature approach."

That's what I like to hear but hopefully this doesn't mean it's too dark, just more mature. Different words are different.
m0th3r
m0th3r - 10/8/2014, 10:00 AM
ROFL..he should care...fan hatred carries into other movies..

@Merc Hmm..you seem to hit on a point..glad you are excited and all, but your not a fan otherwise?!? See, that seems to be the deal in many of these debates..If you love the franchise you hate what you hear but if you are not a fan or dont care, your game. It really goes back too....Chronicle 2...same people would still be same excited and the FF FANS wouldnt feel shit on...thoughts?!?
Mastyrwerk
Mastyrwerk - 10/8/2014, 10:01 AM
"My dad grew up with the "Fantastic Four" comic book and not a lot of kids did, so you also want to make a movie that they can enjoy."

What a pretentious douchebag. I've been reading Fantastic Four throughout the 90s and 2000s. He makes it sound like its an antiquated story that modern people wouldn't get.

Fvck this guy and fvck this movie.
gambgel
gambgel - 10/8/2014, 10:02 AM
there it is, Miles Teller is shading the bitchie haters, lol
theValentino
theValentino - 10/8/2014, 10:03 AM
how about we wait until we actually see some footage before we talk smack?
DefcoN
DefcoN - 10/8/2014, 10:04 AM
I'm not against his or anyone else's casting. The problem is that half the time I keep forgetting that this movie even exists, and that's because they haven't raised my expectations yet. All we got so far was tons of "bla bla bla grounded, bla bla bla mature" chat from the actors and the director himself. Sure, the image of The Thing on set was pretty cool, but still, it's not enough to catch any sort of interest.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 10/8/2014, 10:05 AM
@theValentino

Because that makes too much sense. People on this site love getting worked up over anything.
JAC
JAC - 10/8/2014, 10:05 AM
The dude's a good actor. I think he'll do a fine job. @Mastyrwerk Cry some more kiddie hahaha.
Fekkius
Fekkius - 10/8/2014, 10:05 AM
And then the movie is one of the best CBMs ever, and you all still cry over F4 not being owned by Marvel.
AverageDrafter
AverageDrafter - 10/8/2014, 10:05 AM
There won't be a good F4 movie until they go full Kirby with it.

So there won't be a good F4 movie ever.
MakluIV
MakluIV - 10/8/2014, 10:06 AM
It's not a Fantastic Four film, so who gives a shit. Its Chronicle 2 pretending to be Fantastic Four. I'll wait for the rights to revert back to Marvel proper, until then, the FF are not getting my money.
And you're not ruining anything Miles Teller, nobody knows who you are. It's Fox who has done the ruining.
JAC
JAC - 10/8/2014, 10:07 AM
@TheValentino Because people like to complain about a movie "ruining their childhood" before actually giving it consideration.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 10/8/2014, 10:07 AM
@RebelVulcan

I'm not sure if it will actually be dark, gritty, etc... but I think they could be using those words because people associate that tone with TDK which was obviously very successful.

I'm hoping they just mean it's more "mature" not necessarily "dark"
cheers2crime
cheers2crime - 10/8/2014, 10:07 AM
just give us some footage because all im hearing about this film is its grounded, dark and not really for kids. trying to stay positive but every time one of the cast members speaks about it I die a little inside.
theValentino
theValentino - 10/8/2014, 10:07 AM
remember last year when everyone was talking shxt about x-men days of future past? i'm pretty sure about 95% of those haters changed their minds after actually seeing it
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 10/8/2014, 10:12 AM
Well.... What now?
Mastyrwerk
Mastyrwerk - 10/8/2014, 10:13 AM
@siprelle

Actually, he is kind of one note as an actor and has no screen presence.

I appreciate your trolling, however. Your comments really show how little you know what you're talking about.
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 10/8/2014, 10:18 AM
I just don't like his face, i don't like his rat face.
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