Michael B. Jordan has become the unofficial pipeline
of information about Josh Trank's upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Jordan is set
to play Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch in the film, which is set to open in
less than a year, and despite that nothing has been released, not a trailer,
teaser, poster, stills, nothing! why is that?
"Well, they just moved the release date to August
7," the actor simply says, but adds that they "had a great time
going to Baton Rouge to film. Josh Trank [the director] is really happy with
it. I'm really happy with it. I'm really excited for everyone to see a
different take on the franchise. It's a grounded superhero film. You really
care and get to know the characters a lot. You get a feeling like you're
discovering the characters at the same time they're discovering
themselves."
Jordan was also asked how he felt
suiting up as the Human Torch for the very first time, the
actor said that "during the
fittings when I put on the full outfit and looked at myself in the mirror, and
I was like, 'Oh shit. Game on!' It was like, this is it! This is what it looks
like. This is what it feels like. It felt good." He continued, "You can talk about it and discuss it and what
not it. But it's not until you get on set and put on those clothes that you
become that person. You kind of check out. Mike checked out. I was playing
Johnny Storm. I was doing it. No more talking about it. You gotta be about it."
In a separate interview the actor spoke about the
actual costume, and revealed that it will be different from the one Chris Evans
wore and won't be cheesy.
"The costume part wasn't that bad. I think we did
a really good job at making it modern, new, fresh without going to the cheesy
superhero outfits. We didn't take the easy way out at all. So I didn't mind it
so much. I just want people to see it"
The physical differences between him and
the character were brought up once again, and the actor simply puts it as "a reflection of the times we live in right now.
It reflects the world that everyone lives in right now. When it did dawn on me,
I was very proud to be that guy. I knew it was a huge responsibility and weight
on my shoulders, but at the same time I looked forward to tackling that
challenge and doing great work. I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing my
whole career: putting the hard work in, doing my homework, and showing up and
giving 100 percent."
Fantastic Four stars Michael B. Jordan as Johnny
Storm/Human Torch, Miles Teller as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Jamie Bell as
Ben Grimm/Thing, Kate Mara as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Toby Kebbel as Dr.
Doom, Tim Blake Nelson as Harvey Elder/Mole Man and Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Storm.
Source -
The Daily Beast | Wonderwall
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