Millar sold the movie option for the book to 20th Century Fox, even though the book itself never ended up happening; now Fox is looking to use that option as the basis for its rebooted Fantastic Four movie.
So when it was announced a few months ago that 20th Century Fox would be angling for a more kid-friendly reboot of the Fantastic Four, people figured, sure, why not.
In Hollywood’s race to reboot, remake, and just generally fix every one of its disappointing superhero franchises, the one nut studios haven’t been able to crack is the Fantastic Four.
This weekend, a few additional details emerged about the movie, and they might need a little bit of explaining.