Fantastic Four reborn!

[Willie Lumpkin]

Willie, while I agree with most of you big 5 franchise list, I would say they two Iron Man movies have bumped the Hulk off that list.

That's an interesting point. I wasn't really factoring in the films, but rather thinking about the general interest in the characters pre-film. But there may not be any way to extracate them. I hope that's not completely true, because that would mean that the damage done to the FF is irrevocable and I'd like to believe it's possible to undo the harm.

But the bottom line is, you're right. We don't live in a comic book world and the films that have come before do affect the value of the franchise to some degree. Related to that, the value of the Hulk franchise wasn't just based on Hulk comic books, but the TV show also introduced the character to a broad audience who never picked up a comic book.

 

[bubbadoom]

I think the t.v. exposure was a key factor in most of the Marvel movies of the past decade. Certainly the interest in the Hulk movies [including the one not made] was fueled more by the t.v. show than the comics [a show I, for one, wish they would put far out of their minds for future Hulk movies]. Likewise the X-Men movies were a result of the popularity of the cartoon, as was Spider-Man [in some part] and Iron Man. Blade may be the only one that was taking a real risk at the time on an unproven property.

I don't think the FF is a lost cause. The crappy Hulk t.v. show and ho-hum Ang Lee version did not hurt TIH that I can see. A good and profitable FF movie is possible, but it will most likely take Marvel to make it. Here's hoping that happens sooner than later.

 

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