Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Star Ioan Gruffudd Says the ‘Plan Was to Do Three Movies’ but Studio Cut Franchise Short: ‘Decisions Beyond My Control’

Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Star Ioan Gruffudd Says the ‘Plan Was to Do Three Movies’ but Studio Cut Franchise Short: ‘Decisions Beyond My Control’

Ioan Gruffudd, who played Reed Richards in the original 'Fantastic Four' movies, says the studio cut his franchise short.

Ioan Gruffudd Reflects on Why His Third ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Was Scrapped

Ioan Gruffudd reflects on why his third 'Fantastic Four' movie was scrapped and says the plan was to do three.

A Fantastic Four trilogy was planned in the '00s, according to Reed Richards actor Ioan Gruffudd: "The mindset was that we were going to do three"

"There was definitely that sort of momentum, and the plan was to do three movies"

Ioan Gruffudd isn't sure why Fantastic Four 3 didn't happen

Twenty years ago, Ioan Gruffudd played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four, the first live-action movie based on Marvel’s first family (not counting the unreleased Roger Corman version). Despite the largely negative reviews, the film still did well at the box office, grossing $333.5 million on a budget of less than $100 million. A sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, followed two years later and was met with a slightly warmer reception…