Simon Kinberg Will Rewrite Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’
By Germain Lussier/Oct. 1, 2013 5:39 pm EST
Kinberg has been part of Fox’s Marvel Universe for a while. He wrote X-Men: The Last Stand, co-wrote X-Men: Days of Future Past and produced X-Men First Class. On those last two films, Kinberg also worked extensively with Matthew Vaughn, who is producing Fantastic Four. Outside of Fox, he’s a co-producer on Star Wars Episode VII and is writing a Star Wars spinoff.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of this not-so-surprising development. Most fans had assumed the next announcement we’d hear about Fantastic Four would be casting. Several names, such as Michael B. Jordan, had been floated about possibly coming on board the flick. Plus, with a March 6, 2015 release date set, things would likely have to start pretty quickly.
While nothing is official, this development seems to suggest a release delay seems imminent. The news also suggests Kinberg has time to write this film, which means his Star Wars spin-off is either totally ready to go, or will be the second of the two announced.
