Rumor: Fox trades Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Dr. Doom and Galactus Movie Rights for X-Men TV Sho - Polidicks

[quote]Given that Fox's Fantastic Four reboot sputtered so dramatically over the summer, it's little surprise that the studio's redoubling its attention on a property with a proven history at the box-office: X-Men. X-Men: Apocalypse is due out next May, and it's a sequel director Bryan Singer has called a "conclusion of six X-Men films, yet a potential rebirth of younger, newer characters." More recently, we've also heard that Fox and Marvel have struck an unprecedented deal which will allow Fox to make two X-Men television series, Hellfire and Legion. Now, if you've been following the storied history of Marvel character rights, you'll know what a big deal this is, and that a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes bargaining must have taken place in order to make it happen. Within the past few hours, we've been handed some information that may explain how Fox and Marvel arrived at that deal. According to our source, Fox were given the TV rights for X-Men in exchange for Fantastic Four. The deal's been in the works for some time, we're told, and further, the timing of Marvel's recent announcement of its movie slate leading up to the year 2020 and the X-Men TV series is no coincidence. You may remember that there are three, so-far untitled films on Marvel's schedule in five years' time. We're told that one of those films is a Fantastic Four movie. We don't have an independent source to back this claim up, so we'll have to treat it with a certain amount of caution for now. But given the reception Fantastic Four received earlier this summer, it makes sense that Fox would be receptive to the idea of a deal with Marvel, particularly if it meant wresting something as major and lucrative as the X-Men TV rights from Marvel's grasp. More news on this as and when we get it.[/quote] [quote]Update: Having asked for some clarification from our source, we understand that the deal Marvel have made with Fox - which will see Fantastic Four returned to the Marvel fold in exchange for the X-Men TV rights - also includes the rights to villains Galactus and Doctor Doom, as well as the Silver Surfer. If the deal pans out as our contact says it will, this means that two of the biggest villains in comic books will be able to appear elsewhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and not just in the 2020 film we've heard is already in place.[/quote] [url=http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fantastic-four/37372/fantastic-four-back-at-marvel-movie-planned-for-2020#ixzz3oe1Ot5HQ]Den of Geek[/url]

cool

No give x men back to marvel

While it's good that they have it, I doubt they'll do anything with for it a while due to how bad Fox fucked up the FF4 movie. Now all they need to do is wait for Fox to seriously fuck up a X-Men movie or series so they can get them back.

I can see why you'd want to get rid of your Fantastic 4 rights after that movie.

[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;48907483]While it's good that they have it, I doubt they'll do anything with for it a while due to how bad Fox fucked up the FF4 movie. Now all they need to do is wait for Fox to seriously fuck up a X-Men movie or series so they can get them back.[/QUOTE]i think they have a lot of power with the way their movies work, they can introduce the fantastic four in their other movies before hand, or at least hints or w/e the audience loves that stuff. plus those prior fantastic 4 movies are both bad and also just really forgettable i think, so that helps

Sounds too good to be true. I will wait for confirmation before celebrating.

I could see a FF-centric "new age" of the MCU (post Infinity War). Let's hope this deal will work out. Marvel wouldn't do anything with those X-Men TV rights anyway

I can't care for X-Men but Dr. Doom movie could be cool, if they didn't screw up so royally as they did with Ultron, maybe went with bit of a twist like with Mandarin (but not necessarily with him being outright a [sp]fake[/sp]).

they should make a Doom 2099 movie, i want to see President Doom of the United States blast shapeshifting aliens with hallucinogenic blood in the face

Phase 4+ having Norman Osborn and Dr. Doom as villains? Looks like Marvel can go somewhere.

If true, Cosmic Marvel just got a lot bigger.

Sites like io9 and Collider are now reporting that this rumor is false.

I don't get why fox would want to keep fantastic four, They just keep getting more worst the more they make them.

Apparently its not happening: [url]http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fantastic-four/37372/update-fox-denies-fantastic-four-rumours[/url] The dream is over...

[QUOTE=A_Pigeon;48907481]No give x men back to marvel[/QUOTE] The X-Men films have been better than everything Marvel has shit out in their stupid cinematic universe.

[QUOTE=Ralakis;48910170]The X-Men films have been better than everything Marvel has shit out in their stupid cinematic universe.[/QUOTE] yea, no

[QUOTE=Chrisordie;48910059]Apparently its not happening: [url]http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fantastic-four/37372/update-fox-denies-fantastic-four-rumours[/url] The dream is over...[/QUOTE] Well, yeah, Fox is gonna say that until F4ntastic is on DVD. Gotta save SOME face. Remember when Sony swore up and down their Spidey Cinematic Universe and Aunt May films were still happening?

Don't give a shit about the Fantastic Four themselves, just get Doctor Doom. He'd be amazing to have in the Cinematic Universe.