Tim Story MySpace Blog updated

[Retroman]

The fantasticar sounds really cool and i'm glad they're introducing it too.

As for the overbudget comment i think Story may have to cut one or two cool ideas.Getting a feeling of deja vu here.

 

[Shang-Chi]

It's going to be so cool to see the Fantastic-Car. From learning from the first movie, i really think we can expect alot bigger and better things for this sequel.

 

[_Qwerty_]

It's good that Story is over budget. It shows that he has some epic ideas in his head.

Either that, or he is terrible at budgeting.

 

[highguard]

I heard the board is fine it's the silver that's just too costly to reproduce. I'm hearing Fantastic Four and the Bronze Surfer...with the Bronze Surfer being just some very tan alien surfer.

I'm also hearing that Herbie will indeed replace Johnny again because that flame effect eats budget like crazy. Herbie will simply be a talking George Foreman grill who has a secret crush on Sue. Machines learning emotions always please the sci-fi crowd and it give Alba yet another love interest. This is cost effective AND brilliant.

Yeah, as a matter of fact, the plan according to a "knowlegeable" source is to do a story where the fantastic four have lost all their powers, Reed aparently will perfect the tranformation chamber. This will remove the need to have them use their powers for much of the movies until the threat of Galactus forces them to get their powers back as he did in the first movie.

While we are on a roll figuring out how to get under budget, how about we switch from live action to animation with the actors doing voice.

Now are these some brilliant ideas or what.

hahahahahahahahhahahah, we fan boys are a nervous lot are we not.

 

[Darthphere]

What do you guys think about something like this?

 

[Fantastic-Boy]

Cool!

 

[antariksh]

What do you guys think about something like this?

Please Tim story use that version of fantasticar!!!

Otherwise i will be really dissapointed.

 

[MattC]

Please Tim story use that version of fantasticar!!!

Otherwise i will be really dissapointed.

But can that version split up? If not then it probably isn't that one, as he has already mentioned the pods.

 

[Darthphere]

No, I dont think so.

 

[VICTORVONDOOMX]

Let's just remember that a couple years ago Doom in the FF movie was "the coolest thing" Tim Story had ever seen.

Now, in CLASSIC Hollywood-think, Story imagines that throwing FF Fans the ol' flyin' bathtub will make up for some faults in the first film. What's really sad is... for some, it will.

 

[GoblinScrier]

Let's just remember that a couple years ago Doom in the FF movie was "the coolest thing" Tim Story had ever seen.

Now, in CLASSIC Hollywood-think, Story imagines that throwing FF Fans the ol' flyin' bathtub will make up for some faults in the first film. What's really sad is... for some, it will.

VVDX, I share your thoughts but at the same time, I am willing to give Story one more chance to get it right...if he realizes the mistakes that were made in the first one, especially to Doom, then I think we should grant him the opportunity to right his wrongs. Going from business tycoon with metallic skin and electric powers with cheesy dialogue to a Latverian monarch with armor and hopefully a more commanding presence and hopefully, better dialogue.

 

[MattC]

VVDX, I share your thoughts but at the same time, I am willing to give Story one more chance to get it right...if he realizes the mistakes that were made in the first one, especially to Doom, then I think we should grant him the opportunity to right his wrongs. Going from business tycoon with metallic skin and electric powers with cheesy dialogue to a Latverian monarch with armor and hopefully a more commanding presence and hopefully, better dialogue.

That is my opinion too. The good thing is that they really seem to be actively trying to right the wrongs from the first film. Only time will tell whether or not they get it fully right, but there were some great things going on in the first movie as well.

 

[Carp Man]

Let's just remember that a couple years ago Doom in the FF movie was "the coolest thing" Tim Story had ever seen.

Now, in CLASSIC Hollywood-think, Story imagines that throwing FF Fans the ol' flyin' bathtub will make up for some faults in the first film. What's really sad is... for some, it will.

Who said anything about the flying hot tub ? Pods have allready been mentioned by Story, so it is not the tub. That would be lame as hell, and a huge disapointment.

 

[bdpaco]

Who said anything about the flying hot tub ? Pods have allready been mentioned by Story, so it is not the tub. That would be lame as hell, and a huge disapointment.

why couldnt it be the tub? It split up into seperate pods....with a little modernization a tub inspired Fantsaticar could work..

 

[Malus]

why couldnt it be the tub? It split up into seperate pods....with a little modernization a tub inspired Fantsaticar could work..

It could work, I think. Maybe...

 

[Carp Man]

It could work, I think. Maybe...

Come on. LOL. You really want to see the FF flying around in a hot tub ? LOL. I'm as traditional as anyone, but really.

 

[Malus]

Come on. LOL. You really want to see the FF flying around in a hot tub ? LOL. I'm as traditional as anyone, but really.

I said "could" work.
And what do you mean you're a traditionalist? You don't want them to add the brow Ben's had for 40 years.

 

[kirbyfan]

They should follow Kirbys designs for any and all things F4 related.

 

[Malus]

They should follow Kirbys designs for any and all things F4 related.

If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it.

 

[Carp Man]

I said "could" work.
And what do you mean you're a traditionalist? You don't want them to add the brow Ben's had for 40 years.

The brow developed over time. Kirby did not draw the brow in his original drawing of the Thing. If they can make the brow, so it does not interfere in any way with Chilkis performance then I would be all for it, but I don't want to sacrafice the emotion, and the facial expressions in the name of progress. The facial expressions were piceless.

 

[Malus]

The brow developed over time. Kirby did not draw the brow in his original drawing of the Thing. If they can make the brow, so it does not interfere in any way with Chilkis performance then I would be all for it, but I don't want to sacrafice the emotion, and the facial expressions in the name of progress. The facial expressions were piceless.

Basically, I think we agree.

I'd just point out that originally (we're talking FF#1) Ben looked nothing like he appeared by issue 3 or 4, other than being orange, and that's only a slight exaggeration. As originally concieved, Ben was about twice as wide and he was a huge lump, basically. The FF didn't have uniforms 'til issue #3. Sue didn't have a force field 'til issue...#20 I think. The Torch's flames obscured his features for quite a while, too.
The Hulk was grey in Hulk #1, and only changed into the Hulk at night for the first few issues. Spider-man had those webs under his arms for the first 40 issues or so. Daredevil wore yellow & red tights to start with. Etc etc...
As for the brow, it began to emerge ever so slightly around issue 10 or 11. It's clearly evident on the cover of FF #12 and Its full realization came about (if I'm not mistaken) when Joe Sinnot took over the inking sometime in the early 40-something issues. His rocky hide found its definitive look under Sinnot's inks as well. Sinnot brought in the heavier shadows to define the plates as Kirby brought the character's look to fruition.
The look of that period is the look that the character retains to this day. Because that look was complete before Lee & Kirby hit their mid-way point, I'd call it definitive. My guess is they would, too.
Certainly the world at large knows the character of the Thing by that look, which includes the brow. To me, the Thing's brow is as iconic as the blue uniforms and the phrases "Flame on!" and "It's clobberin' time!"
It's like purple pants on the Hulk, Clark Kent's glasses and the bat signal.

So when I say "traditional," I'm talking about the look of the FF overall, the look that arrived by 1964 and the look that has been as the model for every FF "public appearance" and product since that time.

Bottom line: I don't want anything to take away from Chiklis' performance, including the brow. But done properly, I really believe it will enhance it.

 

[Carp Man]

You are correct on all your points. Many do not know that Sue only had invisability at 1st. The force shield came about 20 issues later, when Stan decided he did not want Sue to be the lady in distress all the time. Once he gave here her force shield, she could be an active part of the team. Like I said, I have absolutly no problem with the brow, and would like to see it myself, IF it did not take away from the facial expressions.

 

[bdpaco]

Another Update!

Thing gets a BROW!!!....Talks about Doooms new mask and the Silver Surfer...and his 6 hr studio meeting....pretty cool stufff...

 

[MattC]

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REALLY cool that WETA is doing SS They are the best, he couldn't be in safer hands.

 

[Retroman]