Los Angeles, California – E be like say Marvel dey put hand for their wahala as dem ready to drop the fifth installment of the Fantastic Four. This one wey dem dey call “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” go land for cinema on July 25, 2025, and fans wey don tire for plenty flop don dey hope say this one go finally make sense.
Abeg, make we flashback small. Dis superhero team get plenty history wey no too sweet. For over 30 years, dem don try release films wey no dey collect any ratin, like say dem dey try sell ice to penguins. The first film, depending on who you ask, no even get chance to show for cinema at all! Na wah!
The whole saga begin for 1986 when German producer Bernd Eichinger pay some cash just to keep the rights for Fantastic Four. Although him try make things happen, na so dem find am dey waka round until 1992 wey Roger Corman come enter the picture. Dem manage make am film for just $1 million, but e no even follow show face! Na so dem just take am disappear like say na magic.
Fast forward to 2005, 20th Century Fox finally decide to give this superhero family another chance, call Tim Story as director for a fancy $100 million film wey see actors like Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba. The movie make $333 million but critics still chop am like say na raw onions. Wan go second one come follow, but na so dem put mouth for bread again and the sequel no happen.
Come see story wey dey sweet! In 2015, dem try reboot am again, but this one na wah! Josh Trank no fit complete the film the way e suppose do, and as critics dey blast am left, right and center, na so the project seriously flop. Vox critic wey sabi no gree talk anyhow call am ‘a new depth of terribleness’ – I no fit laugh!
But e be like say this time around, hope dey for ground! Disney wey get Marvel now, don finally land the Fantastic Four rights proper, and dem dey ready to give this family the grand entry wey dem deserve. MCU don already slip their plan into Doctor Strange film, so we dey see dem come back to our screen.
Plus, e no just end for there. Dem don already plan sequel and Avengers movie wey go follow the Fantastic Four. Na really family reunion be this, abi?
So, as we dey prepare to check “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” we dey wonder whether this one go finally break the cycles of failure. Will dem finally do justice to these flawed heroes wey dey shine for comic? Time go tell, but until then, make we just dey sip our palm wine and enjoy the gisting!
