New FANTASTIC FOUR Casting Shortlist Includes Kit Harington, Saoirse Ronan And Others

Variety reports that 20th Century Fox is zeroing-in on it's young cast for The Fantastic Four reboot. It looks like Alison Williams (Girls) is now out of the running for Sue Storm. As actresses Saoirse Ronan, Kate Mara (House of Cards, Transendence, Iron Man 3) and Margot Robbie (Wolf of Wall Street) are now in the mix. They also include that actors Kit Harington (Seventh Son, Game of Thrones), Miles Teller and Jack O'Connell (300: Rise of An Empire) are now being looked at for Reed Richards. Michael B. Jordon (Chronicle) is still be mentioned as front-runner for the role of The Human Torch. There is talk that studio has yet to see a completed script and because of this haven't greenlit the project.  Even though a release date of March 16th, 2015 has been set. Producer and newly added screenwriter Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past) has been brought on to rewrite the existing script. Josh Trank is still set to direct with X-Men First Class' Matthew Vaughn attached to produce/shepherd the reboot.

Danish Director Nikolaj Arcel To Make FABLES Movie With A Script From Fantastic Four Reboot's Jeremy Slater

THR reports that Warner Bros. is back to making a live-action film based on the DC Comics/Vertigo comic Fables. They have a script from Jeremy Slater who was tasked to write Fox's Fantastic Four reboot and have hired Danish director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair). No word on when production is expected to begin but it sounds a little more promising than other DC based projects that are stuck in limbo (The Flash, Wonder Woman, Lobo, Sgt. Rock, Suicide Squad). Harry Potter producers David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films are also involved.

Noel Fisher In The Mix For FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot?

Ex-Variety journalist Jeff Snider dropped a bit of tidbit of information concerning Noel Fisher's recent casting in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He hints that Noel might also be in the mix for a role in Fox's Fantastic Four reboot. Which is looking to shoot sometime later this year with director Josh Trank and new producer Matthew Vaughn ready to go.

There goes the Noel Fisher scoop I've been holding for 2 weeks. It's NOT the only big role he's being eyed FOUR..
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) March 25, 2013

Seth Grahame-Smith Hired To Polish FANTASTIC FOUR Script, Will The Kree And Skrulls Be Involved?

THR reports that author turned screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows) will polish Jeremy Slater's Fantastic Four script. It sounds like Fox is really putting the project in high-gear as Matthew Vaughn (X-Men First Class, Kick-Ass) was recently hired to produce the reboot with Josh Trank (Chronicle) set to direct.

Oddly, enough they also mention that it's possible that aliens such as the Kree, Skrulls and even characters from the Negative Zone (Blastaar and Annihilus) could be apart of the new franchise. The first two might not even be allowed to be featured in the film because Fox might not own the rights to them. While it was revealed that Fox owns the Super Skrull it was never mentioned they also owned the Kree or could use the entire Skrull race. It will be interesting to see if Marvel has agreed to share the rights with Fox or if the studio has bought them. You might remember that Marvel and Fox also share characters such as Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Coming March 2015

ExhibitorRelations reports that Fox's attempt at the Fantastic Four reboot will be released on March 6th 2015. Josh Trank best known for last year's sleeper-hit Chronicle will direct with newcomer Jeremy Slater writing. 2015 is already boasting some very big films with Avengers 2, Ant-Man, Star Wars VII, Justice League and Avatar 2.

'FANTASTIC FOUR' Reboot Lands Director And Writer

It's official, Josh Trank who was long rumored for the directing gig for Fox's Fantastic Four reboot has been confirmed by Deadline. Trank gave Fox sleeper hit with his debut film Chronicle and would later be attached to direct Sony's Venom spin-off. HeatVision also reports that newcomer Jeremy Slater will write the script. Let's just hope they save us from rehashing the origin with a opening scene/title sequence.