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4 Reasons Why Fantastic Four Should Have Worked (And 4 Reasons It Didn’t)

Oh dear. Superhero movies have enjoyed unprecedented success in the past decade, forever changing the way Hollywood approaches blockbuster filmmaking, but the cracks are finally beginning to show. The fact that Avengers: Age of Ultron is now the sixth highest grossing movie of all-time should fly in the face of that, except that analysts and critics alike were shocked when Joss Whedon's sequel failed to match the success of its predecessor. Marvel also had another hit on their hands this year with Ant-Man, an atypical hero who few had heard of outside of comic book fandom, but the film still performed relatively poorly in comparison with the rest of the studio's output.

3) Fox’s Impressive Track Record

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Marvel may reign supreme for now and DC have their sights set on the top, but X-Men: Days of Future Past was a phenomenal success for the company and the promotional material released for Deadpool so far looks extremely promising. From hilarious promo spots that broke the fourth wall to that trailer, Deadpool looks set to finally do the Merc with a Mouth justice on the big screen.

The studio has made mistakes in the past, but Fox have proven recently that they know how to appeal to their fan base… or so we thought. Even with all the negative press surrounding Fantastic Four prior to its debut, it seemed impossible that the studio would allow something that flawed and disjointed to be released under their name. Average maybe, but terrible?

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