The Fantastic Four, First Steps and Box Office
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As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.
In 1978, the animation company DePatie–Freleng (best known for The Pink Panther) teamed with Marvel to make The New Fantastic Four. The stories leaned a little more into sci-fi and tech, especially with the inclusion of H.E.R.B.I.E., the group's little robotic friend not too dissimilar from Star Wars' R2-D2.
First Steps now playing in theaters, the Marvel Studios reboot's CinemaScore has been revealed, but how does it compare to previous movies featuring the team...and Superman?
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First Steps" has a thrilling ending that teases Dr. Doom and where the MCU goes from here in "Avengers: Doomsday."
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Space.com on MSNNot so fantastic: the less than glorious history of the Fantastic Four on the big screenThe Fantastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen.
Let’s dig into some of the more important elements that make The Incredibles a contender for “best Fantastic Four movie,” as well as one of the all-time great superhero movies. Superhero stories sometimes struggle with the attempt to portray or even care about its heroes’ mundane lives.
While the current super-quartet of of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bacharach were present and accounted for, an earlier version of the FF also walked the blue carpet. Thanks to First Steps director Matt Shakman, the lead performers from legendary producer Roger Corman 's ill-fated 1994 adaptation were on the guest list.
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