Twentieth Century Fox will release a new take on Marvel Comics' "Fantastic Four", March 6, 2015, to be directed by Josh Trank ("Chronicle"), from a screenplay by Michael Green and Jeremy Slater.
The 2005 "Fantastic Four" feature and 2007 sequel "Rise of the Silver Surfer" were directed by Tim Story, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis.
It is unfortunate that Fox does not have screen rights to Marvel Comics' first mutant, 'Namor the Sub-Mariner'.
Namor was originally in development with Universal and now sits with Disney.
Many fans would be interested in seeing the comic book secret love affair between 'Sue Storm Richards', aka 'The Invisible Woman' and Namor, in the new movie.
Created in 1939 by writer/illustrator Bill Everett, 'Namor' was born in the capital of the 'Atlantean Empire', located off the Antarctic coast, the son of 'Fen', the 'sea-mammal' daughter of 'Atlantean Emperor Thakorr' and an American sea captain, 'Leonard McKenzie', of the icebreaker 'Oracle'.
When Fen failed to return from investigating the ship, Thakorr sent soldiers to attack the Oracle, not realizing his daughter was having sex with McKenzie.
In the ensuing attack, McKenzie was killed and Fen returned to the kingdom. Nine months later, a pink-skinned child was born among the blue-skinned Atlanteans.
When he matured, Namor would swim the oceans with his Atlantean woman 'Namora' by his side and on the surface to keep an eye on the human race.
Although distrustful of humans, Namor was more than willing to join the Allies in their battles across Europe during World War II.
If Namor doesn't appear in the new "Fantastic Four" feature, here's to the character making a cameo in Marvel Studios' "The Avengers 2".
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