Hey folks, Harry here. SuperHeroHype.Com has confirmed the name change of Fantastic Four 2... it's FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. They've also got a curious paragraph which feels like it was pulled out of a press release from Fox:
In the sequel, the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of The Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.
So - it seems we're not really looking at a straight adaptation of FANTASTIC FOUR 48, 49 and 50... aka the holy trinity of comic stories. It seems as though they have decided to deal with Dr. Doom and Silver Surfer stuff - which was a pretty fucking great storyline in it's own right - FF #s: 57, 58, 59 and 60. And they've probably taken both the original 3 story cycle and the 4 story cycle and done some sort of combination. For those - less familiar with the second story - it concerned Doc Doom stealing the "power cosmic" that the Silver Surfer had. Now - who knows what they've cut and changed - but given Rothman's general dislike for big metallic purple things - he's probably not a big Galactus fan. Or they may just leave this film on the teaser of Galactus arriving at the end of the story. We know they won't deal with Black Bolt or Sandman from the 2 story series... and I've a sneaking suspicion that the Watcher will be cut too. Of course - that's just speculation on my paranoid part. BUT - the good thing is this. If they're changing it this much... It means that 20 years from now when Rothman has long since been fired from Fox... there's a chance for better versions of these classic stories, much like I'm hoping will one day be down with the Phoenix saga.
