Quote Originally Posted by UChessmaster View Post
People didn`t want Jack Nicholson or Michael Keaton either, then loved them afterwards.

I learned not to judge an actor by his looks or previous work after Heath Ledger (unlike the internet), the only way I can comment on Affleck is when I actually see the movie.
Nicholson had played roles (The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) where he could pull off the crazy Joker role. Keaton I can agree with, but it's not like he did a great job as Bruce Wayne or Batman (despite what Maxim magazine thinks).

Ben Affleck could pull off Bruce Wayne, but it'll be hard after Bale played it so well.



Quote Originally Posted by Splash! View Post
This. After seeing the entire cast, I must say that the race of Johnny Storm is the least of their problems. Reed Richards looks terrible. (the guy playing Ben would have looked better as Reed since he at least has a little bit of an aged look). Also, Kate Mara has always been one of those actresses that looks a lot younger than she actually is so it feeds into the whole kiddy vibe. Johnny doesn't stand out as the younger goofy guy anymore surrounded by a cast like that.
To be fair, later in the article (the page is a jumbled mess) it says

The story of the film will reportedly be more based on the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic book than the series that launched in 1961. In the newer book, the team forms at a much younger age, with a teleportation experiment being the impetus of their powers, rather than a botched space shuttle flight.
So that explains the youth movement. The movie is still going to suck though.