What led to the flop of the recent "Fantastic Four" movie? Despite the fantastic word that has been added to the title, the movie was not fantastic for all.
It failed in the box office, got less-than-glowing reviews, and even the film's director, Josh Trank, tweeted his disappointment too. Entertain This noted an interview with Larry King, Stan Lee says he knows why "Fantastic Four" was such a flop and its "It's probably because Stan Lee didn't have a cameo in it." According to an earlier post by Entertainment Weekly, Lee, who produced the first Fantastic Four with Jack Kirby, additionally stated that that the filmmakers didn't converse the story with him.
It looks like "Fantastic Four" is among the few movies that Lee hasn't appeared in. looking back at all the appearances he has made. It seems he's made dozens of cameo entrances in Marvel movies and TV shows, such as from "The Avengers" to "Agent Carter." He even appeared in the "2005 Fantastic Four" having the character of the mailman Willie Lumpkin.
Is it the timing that led to its fall? The produces should have watched the signs and enlisted Lee's output for the making of the movie. According to a recent post Entertainment Weekly, "Fantastic Four" ended the weekend with a valued $26.2 million. The uneven start puts "Fantastic Four" on the near to the ground end for superhero movies. It did not only garnered low profits but it received a low rating as well. According to Entertainment Weekly, "Fantastic Four" earned a C-minus Cinema Score and didn't even manage to secure first place this weekend.
As the movie flopped in the screens, Stan Lee hasn't seen the movie as well. Stan Lee declared that he doesn't rush out to see every Marvel movie on its opening weekend, but he always checks 'em out eventually as stated in a previous post by Starpulse.
