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Yahoo
12-04-2025
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Actor knocks 'Fantastic 4' hero as 'womanizing' guy, says his portrayal in new film will be different
Film actor Joseph Quinn claims in a new interview that his portrayal of The Human Torch in Marvel's reboot of the "Fantastic Four" franchise will be a departure from the past. Marvel Studios is working on a reboot of one of the oldest teams of superheroes in the genre. The new version of the series, with an entirely new cast, will be set in a retro-futuristic, alternative-history version of the 1960s. Entertainment Weekly writer Christian Holub, who got a behind-the-scenes look at the film in production, noted "these classic characters are headed back to the big screen to see if they can inspire the same kind of wonder they did when they debuted in the '60s — and in the process, save not just their fictional world but also the struggling Marvel Cinematic Universe." Chris Hemsworth Detests When Other Marvel Actors 'Bash' Superhero Franchise After A Flop One of the actors, Joseph Quinn, who will be playing Johnny Storm, a.k.a. Human Torch, spoke with the magazine about how he hopes to put a new spin on the character. "Johnny is Marvel's archetype of a 'hothead' teenager, but what exactly that means has been open to interpretation over the years," Holub observed. "In the 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies, for instance, Chris Evans played the character as a skirt-chasing scallywag. Quinn wanted to do something different." Read On The Fox News App "He's a man that leads with a lot of bravado, which can be an affront sometimes. But also he's funny," Quinn told the magazine. "Myself and [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin [Feige] were speaking about previous iterations of him and where we are culturally. He was branded as this womanizing, devil-may-care guy, but is that sexy these days? I don't think so. This version of Johnny is less callous with other people's feelings, and hopefully there's a self-awareness about what's driving that attention-seeking behavior." Holub also wrote about how Sue Storm, better known as the "Invisible Woman" and portrayed by Vanessa Kirby, will have a political aspect to her character. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "Sue has accomplished just as much in the political realm. As head of the Future Foundation (a concept taken from writer Jonathan Hickman's 21st-century Fantastic Four comics, one of the successor stories that is as beloved by fans as Lee and Kirby's originals), she has helped achieve global demilitarization and peace," Holub wrote. "When Shakman and his collaborators say the dreams of the '60s have been made real in this movie, they don't just mean rocketships."Original article source: Actor knocks 'Fantastic 4' hero as 'womanizing' guy, says his portrayal in new film will be different
CNN
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Pedro Pascal jokes his insanely strong coffee order being revealed to the internet was ‘violating'
Pedro Pascal would like a little bit of privacy when it comes to his coffee order. Photos of the 'Last of Us' star holding a cup of coffee, which revealed his highly-caffeinated order of six espresso shots on the side of the cup, went viral last year, and Pascal is less than pleased to have had his 'incredibly private' morning sip exposed. 'I cannot begin to tell you how violating this was,' he said, laughing, on last night's episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after host Kimmel prodded Pascal about why he needs six espresso shots to get his day started. Pascal went on to provide 'so much context' as to how his coffee order evolved, saying, 'It was always a quad, but then I feel like the cups got bigger and, I don't know, the shots got less strong and at some point it became six (shots).' 'It was an incredibly private morning ritual that I never wanted anyone to know about,' he said. 'I don't have more coffee for the rest of the day, I swear!' 'You have it all in one, big gulp,' Kimmel replied, going on to call Pascal's coffee a 'methaccino.' The mega-shot of caffeine does, however, help with productivity, according to Pascal, who said that 'you sip it, you get really high, and you answer emails and stuff.' Maybe Pascal does need all that juice these days, as the actor has been plenty busy. He is set to return in HBO's Emmy-winning video game-inspired zombie drama 'The Last of Us,' which will debut its second season on April 13. (HBO, like CNN, is a property of Warner Bros. Discovery.) Pascal is also tapped to play Mr. Fantastic in the upcoming 'Fantastic 4' reboot, as well as 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars.' With all that work, who would be surprised if Pascal's espresso count shot up to eight?
CNN
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Pedro Pascal jokes his insanely strong coffee order being revealed to the internet was ‘violating'
Pedro Pascal would like a little bit of privacy when it comes to his coffee order. Photos of the 'Last of Us' star holding a cup of coffee, which revealed his highly-caffeinated order of six espresso shots on the side of the cup, went viral last year, and Pascal is less than pleased to have had his 'incredibly private' morning sip exposed. 'I cannot begin to tell you how violating this was,' he said, laughing, on last night's episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after host Kimmel prodded Pascal about why he needs six espresso shots to get his day started. Pascal went on to provide 'so much context' as to how his coffee order evolved, saying, 'It was always a quad, but then I feel like the cups got bigger and, I don't know, the shots got less strong and at some point it became six (shots).' 'It was an incredibly private morning ritual that I never wanted anyone to know about,' he said. 'I don't have more coffee for the rest of the day, I swear!' 'You have it all in one, big gulp,' Kimmel replied, going on to call Pascal's coffee a 'methaccino.' The mega-shot of caffeine does, however, help with productivity, according to Pascal, who said that 'you sip it, you get really high, and you answer emails and stuff.' Maybe Pascal does need all that juice these days, as the actor has been plenty busy. He is set to return in HBO's Emmy-winning video game-inspired zombie drama 'The Last of Us,' which will debut its second season on April 13. (HBO, like CNN, is a property of Warner Bros. Discovery.) Pascal is also tapped to play Mr. Fantastic in the upcoming 'Fantastic 4' reboot, as well as 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars.' With all that work, who would be surprised if Pascal's espresso count shot up to eight?
CNN
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Pedro Pascal jokes his insanely strong coffee order being revealed to the internet was ‘violating'
Pedro Pascal would like a little bit of privacy when it comes to his coffee order. Photos of the 'Last of Us' star holding a cup of coffee, which revealed his highly-caffeinated order of six espresso shots on the side of the cup, went viral last year, and Pascal is less than pleased to have had his 'incredibly private' morning sip exposed. 'I cannot begin to tell you how violating this was,' he said, laughing, on last night's episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after host Kimmel prodded Pascal about why he needs six espresso shots to get his day started. Pascal went on to provide 'so much context' as to how his coffee order evolved, saying, 'It was always a quad, but then I feel like the cups got bigger and, I don't know, the shots got less strong and at some point it became six (shots).' 'It was an incredibly private morning ritual that I never wanted anyone to know about,' he said. 'I don't have more coffee for the rest of the day, I swear!' 'You have it all in one, big gulp,' Kimmel replied, going on to call Pascal's coffee a 'methaccino.' The mega-shot of caffeine does, however, help with productivity, according to Pascal, who said that 'you sip it, you get really high, and you answer emails and stuff.' Maybe Pascal does need all that juice these days, as the actor has been plenty busy. He is set to return in HBO's Emmy-winning video game-inspired zombie drama 'The Last of Us,' which will debut its second season on April 13. (HBO, like CNN, is a property of Warner Bros. Discovery.) Pascal is also tapped to play Mr. Fantastic in the upcoming 'Fantastic 4' reboot, as well as 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars.' With all that work, who would be surprised if Pascal's espresso count shot up to eight?
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Marvel's sleek 1960s makeover looks Fantastic. But is it enough?
This summer's Fantastic 4 film will be the 37th instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, and there is nothing its trailer would like you to think about less than that. 'First Steps,' insists the subtitle – never mind that seven previous incarnations of Marvel's so-called First Family have made it to the screen already; three times in cinemas (sort of; we'll get to that) and four on television. 'You don't recognise me!' beams the new Marvel Studios emblem – rejigged to resemble the Cinerama logo which since the 1950s has been synonymous with good old-fashioned spectacle for the masses. The online release of the trailer itself was artificially 'delayed' – no content conveyor belt here, folks – with an hour-long countdown in the style of a rocket launch followed by 10 minutes of live conversation with the four leads, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Even its opening shot of the Baxter Building foyer resembles curtains opening on an empty stage. Ant-Man and the Wasp? We don't know them. New Captain America? We didn't even meet the old one. After nearly two decades of world-building, and approaching six years of franchise decline, the big Marvel thumb finally appears to have come down on the red button marked 'Fresh Start. In theory, the Fantastic Four should be ideally suited to this purpose. They were the first classic Marvel characters to be dreamt up by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the creative duo who would go on to invent the Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, Black Panther, and almost every other Avenger on whose brawny backs brand Marvel was built. From their 1961 debut, as chirpy avatars of US nuclear-age derring-do, they were the blue-eyed embodiment of American pop culture's clean slate. Yet for all of the trailer's pristine sheen, the spectres of prior live-action Fantastic Fours still loom large in the minds of those unlucky enough to have sat through any or all of them. There was the unreleased Roger Corman take from the early 1990s, made by a German producer, Bernd Eichinger, for $1 million, primarily so he could cling onto the rights, which he'd picked up in the 1980s on the cheap. The film – a corny, Flash Gordon-esque romp – was shot with a cast of unknowns in the winter of 1992 and 1993, and scheduled for release in early 1994. But shortly before its January premiere – at a Minneapolis shopping centre, of all places – the negatives were seized and destroyed in a deal struck by Avi Arad, the veteran Marvel executive who would later found and chair Marvel Studios itself. Why? Because at that moment, a rogue, low-budget Marvel production was seen to jeopardise the value of the Fantastic Four brand – which was ironic, given what came next. With the quartet rescued from B-movie ignominy, development began on a blockbuster version, which was originally to be directed and co-written by Chris Columbus, of the first two Home Alone and Harry Potter films. But development stretched on like Reed Richards' limbs, and after a few further iterations (including a 1960s period piece sketched out by future Ant-Man director Peyton Reed), Barbershop and Taxi's Tim Story took the wheel, and a very noughties-pin-up cast (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, a pre-Captain America Chris Evans) was assembled. Fantastic Four: The First One, Honest was released in 2005: around eight months after the very concept of a superhero family had been wittily and movingly deconstructed in The Incredibles, the enormous global Pixar hit. In that unfortunate context, FF '05 felt almost aggressively shallow: sci-fi action via mid market lad magazine. (Indeed, Alba was 9th on FHM's Hundred Sexiest Women chart the following year, and topped it the year after that.) But Story's original take was popular enough for Fox to task him with rushing out a (worse still) sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, within the next two years. Reviews weren't notably worse, but Fox executives noted the profit margin had narrowed: a slightly larger budget plus slightly lower takings meant this was a franchise that had to be rethought. Warner Bros had Christopher Nolan's Batman; Marvel Studios were readying Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. How could the Fantastic Four be reworked to meet the demands of a newly sincere and ambitious superhero marketplace? The answer was: catastrophically. Work on a reboot began in 2009 and plopped and bubbled away for five years. Its director, Josh Trank, was a promising up-and-comer who had made his name with the found-footage superhero indie Chronicle, while the cast, Miles Teller, Michael B Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell, had the acting chops and diverse heritage the form now required. What they didn't have, it transpired, was a healthy working environment or a functional final script: Mara later made allusions to the 'horrible' climate on set, while Trank's original bleak, downbeat take – odd for a famously colourful, upbeat property – was heavily reshot and recut, with a climatic sequence that was partly written on set the day it was filmed. (Trank disowned the film on social media the day before its release.) The result barely scraped back its $120 million production budget worldwide – this, at a time when even Ant-Man was making half a billion – and again, Marvel's former A-team found themselves benched. In light of all that, as well as a general wearying of the broader Marvel project, it's no wonder that the new trailer goes out of its way to promise novelty, while notably lacking even the slightest gesture towards any of the preceding Marvel films. Despite the 1960s retro-futurist stylings, from the swoopingly sleek design of the Fantasti-Car design to the appearance from robotic sidekick H.E.R.B.I.E., it feels tonally closest to the Story films, albeit with a twist of 2020s earnestness. ('Whatever life throws at us, face it together,' muses Kirby's Sue Storm, while Quinn's Johnny Storm's flight into the atmosphere, during which his Human Torch flames are extinguished, smacks a little of Sistine Chapel ceiling – mortal man within prodding range of God.) Its dramatic credentials are slyly burnished with all those shots of Moss-Bachrach's Ben Grimm in the kitchen – a reference to the actor's breakout role on the acclaimed series The Bear. And if the rock-skin visual effects look a little bit fake, then perhaps that's indicative of a wider dawning problem within the superhero genre: as both artistry and technology in this field improve, the fundamental unreality of the ideas they're realising only becomes more conspicuous. (The villain Galactus is played by none other than Ralph Ineson, aka Finchy from The Office, and kept largely hidden from us in the trailer.) Still, along with James Gunn's Superman – also due in cinemas this July – Fantastic 4: First Steps has more on its itinerary than the usual leap-tall-buildings, outrun-speeding-bullets checklist. Both films are out to haul their respective comic-book worlds out of their ruts, by restoring optimism and wonder to a now drab and cynical genre. To find a path to the future, both Marvel and DC are going back to their roots.
