Fantastic Four Actor Gives the Best Advice for Marvel Studios’ Reboot
Marvel's First Family, the Fantastic Four, has a cinematic track record that seems to be less than stellar. The two films from the mid-2000s got many things right but still missed the mark with a large number of fans. And then there was the 2015 outing, starring Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller. Widely viewed as merely a ploy by 20th Century Fox to hold onto the Fantastic Four film rights, the 2015 movie was a certified critical and box office bomb. In 2005's Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer , a definite standout among the cast was Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm aka The Thing. Through a thick layer of makeup and a restrictive costume, Chiklis still managed to imbue Ben with the character's trademark humor and humanity that has always been present in his comic book incarnation. ADVERTISEMENT Additionally, Chiklis seemed to understand the core of the character as well as what makes the Four tick...