Deadpool Co-Creator Calls New Fantastic Four 'Dull'? Mate, Have You Seen the Ticket Prices?
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld slammed the new Fantastic Four movie after a poorly attended screening, but the internet and box office numbers seem to disagree, leading to a proper kerfuffle in the superhero world. Maybe he just needed more popcorn?
Right, so Rob Liefeld, the legend who helped birth Deadpool into this crazy world, reckons the new *Fantastic Four: First Steps* flick is a bit of a snooze-fest. According to IGN South Africa, he posted on social media after a sparsely populated Tuesday evening IMAX screening, declaring it "impossibly dull and boring." Now, I'm all for strong opinions – especially when they involve superheroes – but this feels a tad… dramatic, doesn’t it?
Liefeld doubled down, suggesting the low turnout wasn't just a Tuesday thing, referencing the supposedly booming second-week grosses of *Superman* and *Jurassic World Rebirth*. But hold on a minute. Is one nearly empty cinema really enough to judge a whole film's fate? Sounds like casting 'Detect Thoughts' and getting only static, if you ask me.
The internet, naturally, had *opinions*. Many pointed out that 5 PM on a Tuesday isn't exactly prime movie-going time. Others highlighted that early box office numbers paint a very different picture. One commenter put it brilliantly: "Your local theater experience is not evidence of the fall off when the data goes against this." Fair dinkum, mate.
So, how's *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* actually doing? Well, Box Office Mojo reports a global haul of $250 million so far. That's the biggest MCU launch since *Deadpool & Wolverine*, which is, you know, *slightly* successful. The real question is whether it can maintain that momentum. Marvel's certainly hoping so, especially after a few recent stumbles and with *Avengers: Doomsday* looming on the horizon.
Speaking of Deadpool, Liefeld also used this opportunity to advocate for *Deadpool 4*, which apparently isn't as high a priority for Marvel as the X-Men or Black Panther 3. (Blasphemy, I say!). Given *Deadpool & Wolverine*'s billion-dollar success, you'd reckon they'd be rushing that out the door. But hey, what do I know? Maybe Kevin Feige is busy polishing his Infinity Gauntlet or something.
IGN South Africa's own review gave *The Fantastic Four: First Steps* a solid 7/10, calling it a "family dramedy that only stops working when it tries to be too much of a superhero movie." Sounds like a mixed bag, but definitely not “impossibly dull and boring.”
Look, I'm not saying Liefeld is wrong to dislike the film. Taste is subjective, after all. But basing your entire assessment on one half-empty screening? That's like judging a potion's effectiveness based on its smell. It requires a little more observation, right?
Tags: Marvel, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Rob Liefeld, MCU
Original article: IGN South Africa