FANTASTIC FOUR Updates - Containment Suits and X-Men Crossover
I have a couple little updates regarding Josh Trank's Fantastic Four reboot to share with you today. One of them is about the suits that the characters will wear in the movie. The other addresses the notion of possibly seeing a crossover with Fantastic Four and X-Men. While talking to Good Morning America, Fantastic Four star Michael B. Jordan said,
"It's a new look. We are all in containment suits. It's gritty. It's a gritty film. The costume process definitely took some time to get in and out of that thing, especially since I was bulking up. It was a little more snug during filming. We got through it man. It was a process, but we did it. It was hard work. I'm really excited about it, everyone is really happy. We worked hard for three months, put a lot of time into it. The script is very grounded and relatable to everybody, as much as you can. You really get a chance to grow with these characters. It's an origin story. You get to discover these abilities. These disabilities rather and grow with them."
I'd love to see what these containment suits look like. I'm sure Trank and his team of concept artists came up with something really cool. A lot of fans seem to be turned off by what they've heard about this movie, but I will remain optimistic. I want it to be cool!
In a separate interview with ComicBook.com, X-Men writer and producer Simon Kinberg talked about the possibility of the Fantastic Four crossing over with the X-Men films.
"I love the characters, I love the characters in Fan Four, and I love the new cast. Obviously I love the characters and cast of X-Men. So, hypothetically, the notion of putting them together is really intriguing, and there’s some really fun stuff that the comics have done in the past. So it’s not out of the realm of possibility."
Nothing is official or set in stone, but it seems like they would do it if they could find a way to make it work. Jordan plays Johnny Storm in the movie, while Miles Teller is Reed Richards, Kate Mara is Sue Storm, Jamie Bell is Ben Grimm, and Toby Kebbell is playing Victor Von Doom. The Fantastic Four is set to be released on August 7th, 2015.