{"id":173664,"date":"2025-09-05T14:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=173664"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:15:35","slug":"original-fantastic-four-star-ioan-gruffudd-says-the-plan-was-to-do-three-movies-but-studio-cut-franchise-short-decisions-beyond-my-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=173664","title":{"rendered":"Original \u2018Fantastic Four\u2019 Star Ioan Gruffudd Says the \u2018Plan Was to Do Three Movies\u2019 but Studio Cut Franchise Short: \u2018Decisions Beyond My Control\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long before Pedro Pascal stretched his limbs as Reed Richards\/Mister Fantastic in \u201cFantastic Four: The First Steps,\u201d it was Ioan Gruffudd who led Marvel\u2019s first family in 2005\u2019s \u201cFantastic Four\u201d and 2007\u2019s \u201cFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.\u201d The films were critical duds and only mild box 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