Fantastic four should have been released in 2021 not Eternals

Disney completed fox acquisition in 2019. F4 should have been in eternals spot to introduce the multiverse to casuals as well as reboot. instead eternals.lost endgame.momentum by.showing godlike figures missing in action vs thanos. the idea that celestials ends earth population devalues the avengers sacrifices to bring back half of population. lastly, early f4 films would have set up an arc earlier for kang or even when doom replaced kang. they couls.have connected the multiverse in multi films.

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Caciulacdlac2025-09-29 14:44

Eternals was in development since before they got the rights for F4.

Grayx_28872025-09-29 19:21

And that's really says something. When they prioritize adapting a comic book line-up that **REALLY** doesn't make a lot of money in comic book sales much like Alpha Flight and Ant-Man do over a much bigger name like the Fantastic Four that has been struggling for 30 years to get a proper film adaptation. You know there's a problem with the management of the company.

Caciulacdlac2025-09-29 19:30

How could they prioritize Fantastic Four when they didn't have the rights for it yet?

CaptHayfever2025-09-29 20:00

Grayx doesn't know what he's talking about.

hismario1232025-09-29 14:47

the movie wouldn't have been done by 2021. they would've only been allowed to greenlight in 2019. They then would have to go through pre-production, production and post production all within the span of two years. And the fact that one of those years was 2020, the year that they would've probably started filming if they had finished pre-production by the end of 2019, it probably wouldn't have been done anyway.

they should've done it earlier but at the same time they've been hit with problem after problem (covid, strikes, etc.) so it wouldn't have shocked me if fantastic four was at some point in their plan supposed to come out in like 2022 or 2023 or smn (back when phase four was supposed to start in 2020 instead of 2021)

matwithonet132025-09-29 14:50

Yeah, it’s weird this dude thinks these movies can be made that quickly.

Wtygrrr2025-09-29 14:53

They’re thinking of Spider-Man movies coming every 2 years.

gabriel_ol_rib2025-09-30 18:29

And we had the Pandemics in 2020, so no way it would be ready for 2021. It wouldn't even be close to shoot by when we had the fist lockdowns worldwide, so they'd have to wait until the second semester to even build sets and stuff.

Wtygrrr2025-09-29 14:53

Sequels can have a fast turnaround, but first films take a while.

Defiant_Wheel48882025-09-29 15:07

so PS will be become another waste of time showing the villan who got defeated by bunch of super ants.

ChaoticCaptain1772025-09-29 16:15

Marvel already had plans even before getting the rights, and releasing F4 in 2021 would've been a rushed product that may not have been good

CruzAderjc2025-09-29 16:26

Marvel took a big swing with Eternals as a new direction for the MCU. It didn’t pan out, but that was honestly the least of their misses in the post-Endgame era. They had plenty of contingencies if Eternals wasn’t the new flagship for the MCU. I think they fumbled having Spider-Man and/or Doctor Strange leading the legacy team of heroes moving forward, without having the legacy heroes interact much over the past five years. And then we actually DID have a great new potential flagship new hero with Shang Chi that could have been our “Iron Man”-like origin singular movie that should have spun off a sequel in 2-3 years, and then lead to a team up movie of him and other heroes a couple years later. Shang Chi 2 in 2023, Thunderbolts in 2024, and then perhaps Avengers vs Thunderbolts in 2025. That would have very nicely set up our cast for Avengers Doomsday for like 2027

MTM_28146162025-09-29 16:35

The closest they probably could have done was allow Doctor Doom's solo movie by Noah Hawley to be made. That film was in development before the Disney/Fox merger happened and maybe could have fit into Phase 4. I believe Marvel missed a good opportunity to introduce Doom in the MCU through that instead of getting RDJ as Doom (I think he will be great but still).

CaptHayfever2025-09-29 19:59

They couldn't even *pitch* a Fantastic Four movie until the acquisition was complete, or else a colossal lawsuit would've happened. Then the writing, casting, & design processes would all have to kick in before filming. Then editing, scoring, & VFX after filming. Rushing all of that for a 2021 release would've resulted in a *terrible* film.

eagc72025-09-29 21:18

Remember Eternals was in development before the merger was complete and Marvel could not work on any X-Men or FF movie until March 2019, by that time Eternals was already mere months away from starting filming.

Plus remember Eternals was meant to release in 2020, but COVID had other plans

gabriel_ol_rib2025-09-30 18:25

* Marvel couldn't work on the film until the Fox acquisition was complete (and by work I mean even hearing pitchs from writers ). It wouldn't be ready for release in 2021 even if we didn't have the Pandemics. Eternals was ready because it was shot in 2019.
* F4 wouldn't set up Kang because by that point he wasn't set to have a central role ine the saga (Marvel decided it after Major's appearance in Loki and early footage from Quantumania).
* If your problem is what Eternals brings to the MCU, any other film releasing in 2021 instead of Eternals would solve the problem.
* There is no guarantee the movie would be good. Just look at how they worked hard to make the film we had this year work well.

gabriel_ol_rib2025-09-30 18:30

Oh, and having F4 wouldn't impede Eternals of being made.

pixelledger892025-09-30 19:25

its interesting how the release order impacts audience engagement, introducing the Fantastic Four earlier couldve given a fresh spin on the multiverse and brought a stronger tie to the broader narrative. Eternals felt a bit disconnected in comparison even if it had its moments