Published 16:52 IST, January 4th 2021
Director Paul Greengrass opens up about 'X-Men' Vs. 'Fantastic Four' talks
Paul Greengrass recently reported during a new podcast interview that Fox was preparing a crossover for their two largest franchises of superheroes.
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2020 Investor Day of Walt Disney Company was recently held and revealed numerous projects in ir subsidiary companies under development. This includes Marvel Studios, as company anunced several Marvel movies, series, and more in Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Four (MCU). It has some brand new shows and a reboot of Fantastic Four. However, plans for X-Men are still in works.
Although se Fantastic Four and X-Men live-action properties were produced and distributed in 2000s and 2010s with 20th Century Fox, each stayed in ir own universe, even with over a dozen X-Men and Fantastic Four films combined. Within MCU, that will most likely be corrected, especially because fans have long imagined teams interacting with each or. director recently reported during a new podcast interview that Fox was, at one point, preparing a crossover for ir two largest franchises of superheroes.
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During a recent interview on Happy S Confused Podcast, director Paul Greengrass revealed about plans for a Marvel crossover movie with properties previously owned by 20th Century Fox. While before Disney/Fox merger this idea was scrapped, Greengrass details that he thought of directing an "X-Men vs Fantastic Four" film that was in studio works.
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He said that Fox spoke to him about movie and he would t say that he was attached to it. He said that he thought about it and in end, he slightly felt like he was t right for such kinds of movies. Greengrass did t include a timeline of when se talks took place, but prior reports suggest that around 2010, Fox was making most progress on ir ambitious crossover project.
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About 'Fantastic Four'
Investor Day of Disney Company closed with a massive revelation for Phase 4 Marvel movies. Marvel Studios is creating a new take on Fantastic Four. Marvel's First Family will be introduced to MCU by Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (Human Torch), and Ben Grimm ( Thing). Jon Watts, who directed two MCU Spider-Man projects, has come on board to helm upcoming movie.
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16:52 IST, January 4th 2021