Rather unusually for a Marvel movie that was a hit at the box office, there’s been no concrete news on a third Fantastic Four movie (or a spin-off for the Silver Surfer) since Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer made $288 million at the global box office last year. So director Tim Story – who’s odds-on favourite to finish the trilogy, if it ever happens – is taking advantage of the gap in his schedule by signing on to direct the inspirational true-life tale, Patriots, for The Weinstein Company. - 1/16/08, Empire [link]
"I know as much as you do about that; I wish I knew more," he answered. "I suppose they have a writer hired who's been talking about it at Comic-Con, so that's how I heard about him. As far as the timing goes, don't know. As far as whether they're going to come back for me again, I'm contracted for two more, whether they exercise that contract is up to them. I would like to..." - 10/25/07, Doug Jones via SuperHeroHype [link]
"Feeling bullish on the eve of the release of its "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," Fox has already put a feature spinoff into development that will star the enigmatic Surfer, with J. Michael Straczynski currently crafting the screenplay." - 6/13/07, Hollywood Reporter [link]
"Well, perhaps the studio has heard the negative static, since it apparently hopes to spin the new Surfer franchise in a darker direction to attract the slightly older demographic of its X-Men films. If so, Straczynski, whose original screenplay "The Changeling" is on director Clint Eastwood's slate, is a logical pick for the Surfer story line." - 6/13/07, Hollywood Reporter [link]
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