Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:31PM3 comments ›
Fri Mar 21, 2008 — by Chris Ullrich
'Fantastic Four 3?' Not According to The Human Torch
Flame Off...

If you happen to be one of the people who really liked the first two Fantastic Four films and were anxiously awating a third installlment, you may be waiting a lot longer than you thought. In fact, your wait might be endless.
Why? Well, according to an interview over at MTV with actor Chris Evans, who plays Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch) in the films, a third film doesn't seem to be in the cards. His main reason for thinking so? He hasn't gotten any scripts or story ideas from Fox.
"After the first one was released we got wind of potential titles and plots [almost immediately], and I’ve heard nothing from anyone at Fox [yet],” said Evans in the interview. “We had all planned on doing [another] one but if there were going to be a third I think a week after the second one was released we would have heard.”
In truth, Evans doesn't seem all that disappointed that a third film probably won't happen. "It takes up a lot of time. It’s a big commitment,” said Evans. “I’m happy with walking away.”
Although he might be willing to walk away from another Fantastic Four film, he's not closing the door completely on playing The Human Torch again -- especially if it was a cameo appearence in some other Marvel franchise like The Hulk or Spider-Man. Said Evans: "Absolutely. If Johnny Storm wanted to make a pop in appearance in one of those movies that would be a treat.”
Of course, the opportunity for another big-screen appearance by Marvel's favorite family might not be a complete impossibility, given the discussion of a potential Silver Surfer spin-off film.
So, now that we know another Fantastic Four film is probably not going to happen, is this good news or bad?
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Comments (3)
Esbat (6:32 PM on Sat Mar 22, 2008)
I was hoping for a Black Panther dedicated FF film.
Anonymous (2:11 PM on Fri Mar 21, 2008)
Hoping that they'll do a third. Finding Atlantis and introducing movie Namor would be pretty cool. Or Reed discovering the Negative Zone and unleashing Annihilus on our world.
Jon M (6:37 PM on Fri Mar 21, 2008)
If it means not having to sit through anymore of Tim Story's awful stuff, I'm ok with walking away.