The release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is strategically timed after a successful DC film, potentially benefiting its performance. This is the third reboot of the 1960s comic franchise, aiming to differentiate itself from prior unsuccessful adaptations. Marvel has faced challenges attracting audiences compared to its earlier success. While the film shares some positive aspects with DC's recent release, it also faces scrutiny for its lack of sharpness and engagement, with an important focus on emotional connections that set it apart from the typical dark superhero narratives.
The timing of the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, only two weekends after James Gunn's opened in theaters to warm critical acclaim and, by 2025 standards, boffo box office, will probably work out in the former's favor.
This third attempt to reboot the 1960s comic-book franchise seems likely to draft off the energy, and the renewed interest in superheroic exploits, generated by DC's fresh take on its most storied cape-wearer.
Unlike the wan pair of Fantastic Four films made in 2005 and 2007, or the truly dire 2015 reboot that stranded a lost-looking Michael B. Jordan on the appropriately named Planet Zero, this latest iteration might actually stick around long enough to justify the movie's hopeful subtitle.
Despite benefiting from the goodwill trailing in Superman’s wake, the new Fantastic Four film also invites comparisons between that picture’s crisp wit and its own relative limpness.
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