Why Fantastic 4 Flopped

About this episode

The episode discusses the reasons behind the failure of the Fantastic 4 films and analyzes the latest reboot's performance.

The Fantastic 4 have long been one of Marvel’s most beloved super-groups. With a plethora of poor films about the group Marvel has once again rebooted the team following its merger with Disney. Despite mixed reviews, it has been one of this summer’s hottest films at the box office. Tune in as J. Mac & Ryder break down the movie and where it ranks among Marvel’s post-Endgame films.

People in this episode

Hosts: J. Mac, Ryder Vance

Topics covered

• Fantastic 4
• Marvel movies
• film analysis
• box office performance
• superhero films

Keywords

• Fantastic 4
• Marvel
• Disney
• superhero
• box office
• film review
• post-Endgame

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marvel, Disney

Books & works: Fantastic 4

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