Chris Evans, aka the Human Torch in the two Fantastic Four films, told MTV there will not be a third. Instead, it sounds like Fox wants to use the Silver Surfer’s appearance in the second film to spin him off into this own movie.
That jibes with comments former Babylon 5 scribe J. Michael Straczynski made last month at Wondercon, saying he would write a Surfer film featuring Galactus. JMS said Fox purposely held off showing the Big G in that movie to have a “big reveal” in the Surfer’s film debut.
The first two FF films were pretty bad. Perhaps every …read more

Famed Babylon 5 and comic book scribe J. Michael Straczynski fielded an hour’s worth of questions at Wondercon ‘08, including the legacy of his acclaimed sci-fi show.
The award-winning writer said B5 (the TV show, not the awesome blog network) paved the way for current shows like Battlestar Galactica, Lost and The 4400. He believes his work allows today’s TV writers to craft long, complex story arcs with lasting consequences.
Wondercon attendees also got the announcement that JMS, no longer exclusive to Marvel Comics, will do some work for DC. He can’t yet announce what specific titles he’ll helm. His list …read more