1) Fantastic Four
Genisys wasn’t the only franchise reboot from 2015 that flopped. After the cheesy Fantastic Four and its sequel from the 2000s, Marvel’s First Family desperately needed a reboot. In the hands of Josh Trank, the director of acclaimed and unconventional superhero film Chronicle, fans were hoping that this apparently more grown up Fantastic Four movie would do the characters justice.
As it turns out, it might have actually been worse than the earlier films. At least they were proud to be about the Fantastic Four. The reboot, however, seems ashamed to feature these colourful characters and tries to fit them into a darker film that they just don’t belong to.
Sporting a poorly-told story, Fantastic Four squanders its talented young cast in an effort to set up a franchise that will now never materialize due to this movie’s failure.
After three misguided attempts, fans are really hoping Fox will just return the rights to Marvel already.