Fantastic Four's Secret Formula Exposes Why the Movies Are So Lifeless

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The Fantastic Four are beloved in Marvel Comics, but the many cinematic adventures of the team never quite measured up to the source material — and Marvel recently revealed exactly why. The four Fantastic Four films released between 1994 and 2015 (not counting the upcoming MCU Fantastic Four adaptation) failed at the box office for various reasons, from an exceedingly-low budget to massive liberties taken from the source material to overly comedic and/or dramatic tones. But writer Dan Slott, in an interview chronicling the upcoming Fantastic Four #46, reveals one of the reasons why the films continue to fail.

Dan Slott took charge of the book in 2018 as part of Marvel's Fresh Start initiative. While not a reboot, the initiative began new story arcs for their many classic teams, including the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. Slott took the team to new heights — and lows, including the Human Torch ruining Doctor Doom's wedding, forcing the villain to permanently activate the Human Torch's powers. Slott also launched the Reckoning War, a massive event for which the groundwork was laid all the way back in 2006 (also by Slott).

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In a recent interview with Marvel.com, Dan Slott outlines his feelings regarding the end of his years-long Fantastic Four run, including giving an eye-opening observation regarding how the team is usually written. «You always want to find interesting match-ups,» Slott says, referring to a story in which Reed Richards and Johnny Storm are partnered for a limited time.«You don’t usually see Ben and Sue or Reed and Johnny, and whenever you can get either of those sets, I think it yields good stories.» Slott