AVENGERS Director Joss Whedon Rumored To Have Met With Marvel About FANTASTIC FOUR

AVENGERS Director Joss Whedon Rumored To Have Met With Marvel About FANTASTIC FOUR

Take this one with a big grain of salt, but a new rumor doing the rounds online claims that Avengers director Joss Whedon met with Marvel about developing the studio's planned Fantastic Four reboot...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 16, 2020 07:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Marvel Studios still hasn't given us any indication that they've begun to actively develop a reboot for the Fantastic Four, but a new rumor may suggest that Kevin Feige and co. have now set the wheels in motion.

On his YouTube show, John Campea said he'd heard that Joss Whedon met with Marvel Studios about bringing Marvel's First Family into The MCU. He stresses this may simply have been a casual conversation or a brainstorming session, but there is also a possibility that Whedon is lining up the project to direct.

Whedon was said to have had a falling out of sorts with the studio after Age of Ultron, which by his own admission wasn't a particularly pleasant experience for the filmmaker. However, both parties now seem to have put whatever differences they may have had behind them, so it's certainly possible that Feige is again looking to his one-time go-to guy for inspiration. That said, the source is... a little shaky!

Campea has been an online presence for many years and is sure to have amassed some solid sources, but he has been known to spout nonsense in the past, so it's probably best not to put too much stock in this until we hear more.

Another recent rumor claimed that John Krasinski has also met with Marvel about an upcoming project, which obviously led to speculation that he might be in line to play Reed Richards. The Quiet Place director did cheekily reference "playing a superhero" in a YouTube video, which has since rather ludicrously been reported as having something to do with this (the video was posted the day before the rumor hit).

At any rate, what do you guys make of this? Wou;d you like to see Whedon return to The MCU to direct a FF movie? Drop us a comment in the usual place.

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Origame
Origame - 4/16/2020, 7:57 PM
I feel more that this is brainstorming. Last time he worked on a marvel project he left directing for a while.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/16/2020, 7:58 PM
@Origame - that doesn’t necessarily mean he did it bc of that though. The dude probably just made enough from those two movies that he didn’t have to do anything for a while
LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/16/2020, 8:41 PM
@Origame - Let's not forget that after that Feige put his job on the line to get full control of Marvel Studios, pretty sure Joss and Kevin are still close but it was the "others" who made things more stressful than need be.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/16/2020, 8:45 PM
@LongMayHeReign - exactly. That was the creative committee Era. Joss came back for the directors round table which tells you how his relationship with marvel is
dracula
dracula - 4/16/2020, 9:04 PM
@Origame - Well he has done stuff like his show on HBO, coming out, either this year or next year and the Buffy reboot/sequel.
Himura
Himura - 4/16/2020, 10:58 PM
@Origame - Probably didnt help that his wife called him out on a lot of his bullshit
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 4/16/2020, 7:58 PM
Hmmm while I’d be totally fine with that not only has he said that he didn’t want to helm another Marvel movie but also has stated he wanted to stay away from ensembles even before taking on Justice League. If that didn’t put the nail in the coffin for him i dont know what will but that makes me seem it’s unlikely
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 4/16/2020, 8:00 PM
Don't dismiss the source. Guy was right about Affleck being done as Batman before anyone else.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 4/16/2020, 8:03 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Still low key heartbroken I never got to see a solo Affleck written and directed Batman film. Looking forward to Reeve's take though.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 4/16/2020, 8:13 PM
@Highflyer - Same. Deathstroke as the main villain and all in Arkham? Sounded sublime.
dracula
dracula - 4/17/2020, 12:48 AM
@MCUKnight11 - When Matt Reeves is done they should consider getting him to direct Pattinson, maybe even rewrite his script to fit the pattinson batman
Highflyer
Highflyer - 4/16/2020, 8:01 PM
Okay, I'm not one of those Snyder fans who think this guy is crap because of JL. Whedon did an impressive job with the Avengers. At this point, I'd be cool with him doing FF. Unlike Spider-Man, I really do feel like Fantastic Four NEEDS Marvel/Disney because holy sh*t there hasn't been ONE good FF movie. The closest to decent one was Rise of the silver surfer. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was 2015 FF.

Marvel, do your thing.
inkniron
inkniron - 4/16/2020, 8:17 PM
@Highflyer - How dare you post a pic of Reed that looks nothing like John Krasinski. For shame.
Highflyer
Highflyer - 4/16/2020, 8:41 PM
@inkniron -


inkniron
inkniron - 4/16/2020, 8:51 PM
@Highflyer - That's absolutely horrifying.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 4/17/2020, 12:15 AM
@Highflyer - you best believe Adam Sandler is my top pic for Ben Grimm.
comicfan100
comicfan100 - 4/16/2020, 8:07 PM
I'd love to see his take on the FF. He'd probably nail their family dynamic.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/16/2020, 8:13 PM
I still want to see the alternate universe where Whedon directed the last two Avengers.
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