Did You Hear About the Fantastic Four/X-Men Movie Crossover? Are There Any Pants on Fire in Your Area?

Fact From the Vapor of Nuance
This article is over 10 years old and may contain outdated information

Recommended Videos

This morning a financial news site offhandedly mentioned that Fox Studios was ramping up their Fantastic Four reboot at least partially so that they could dovetail it neatly into a massive crossover with their ever-expanding X-Men franchise. It was stated offhandedly in the midst of a speculative report on the earning potential of the other two companies that own film rights to Marvel characters, Sony and Fox.

It’s been widely run with and reported as a new rumor around the web, but don’t go planning your Michael B. Jordan/Ellen Page slashfic just yet.

While it’s surprising that news of a crossover between two franchises that are already about teams of superheroes would leak as an aside in an online publication, the idea that Fox would want to do it in the first place isn’t too surprising. They’ve already crossed future X-Men with past, so why not throw four more folks into the mix? The name of the game is to top The Avengers, at least for Warner Bros., Fox, and Sony these days. But the speculation was shortlived.

The Motley Fool, who initially reported the crossover, has since edited their post, saying:

A previous version of this article inaccurately reported a planned film release that combined both X-Men and Fantastic Four. The Fool regrets the error.

So simmer down, everybody. I mean, at least lets wait and see if the new Fantastic Four is better than the last. Low bar that that is.

(The Motley Fool via /Film.)


The Mary Sue is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Susana Polo
Susana Polo
Susana Polo thought she'd get her Creative Writing degree from Oberlin, work a crap job, and fake it until she made it into comics. Instead she stumbled into a great job: founding and running this very website (she's Editor at Large now, very fancy). She's spoken at events like Geek Girl Con, New York Comic Con, and Comic Book City Con, wants to get a Batwoman tattoo and write a graphic novel, and one of her canine teeth is in backwards.