Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba in 2007's 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.' Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text The Fantastic Four movies from two decades ago ended prematurely. Ioan Gruffudd starred as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in 2005's Fantastic Four and the 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and with the new Fantastic Four film recently hitting theaters, he's reflecting on how there was supposed to be a third film in the early '00s series and why it didn't happen. "The mindset was that we were going to do three," he told Vulture. "I think the second movie was equally successful as the first and equally enjoyable for the fans. I particularly loved working with Doug Jones [as the Silver Surfer] on that movie, who's just a terrific artist and an expert in the field of movement. If you want to witness somebody bringing a character to life physically, he's just untouchable." Related Stories Movies Rebecca Romijn Isn't "Sure" She's Done Filming for 'Avengers: Doomsday' Because "They Haven't Finishing Writing" the Script Movies 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Star Vanessa Kirby Says Fake Belly in Movie Was Heavier Than Her Actual Bump He added, "So there was definitely that sort of momentum, and the plan was to do three movies, but these decisions are beyond my control." The films were distributed by 20th Century Fox. In the two movies, Jessica Alba portrays Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Chris Evans is Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Michael Chiklis plays Ben Grimm/The Thing. The late Julian McMahon played villain, Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom. He died last month at age 56. Elsewhere in the interview, Gruffudd also reminisced on working with co-star Evans and shared his thoughts on the actor's cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine. "I absolutely loved working with him. I just remember laughing with Chris every single day on set, almost like giddy teenagers," he said. "It was a true delight to see Chris reprising Johnny, and that's such an iconic sequence in that film. I was laughing out loud and just overjoyed by it, and it's a beautiful homage to what Chris did as Johnny." Since then, the superhero team was rebooted for 2015's bomb The Fantastic Four, which starred Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell. The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a new iteration, hit theaters on July 25 and stars Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Heat Vision Mark Ruffalo Returning as the Hulk for 'Spider-Man 4' Heat Vision 'Star Wars: A New Hope' Will Return to Theaters in 2027 to Honor 50th Anniversary Heat Vision 'The Naked Gun' Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer Explains Why He Limited the Reboot to One O.J. Joke Heat Vision Box Office: 'Bad Guys 2' Scores $2.6M in Previews, Liam Neeson's 'Naked Gun' Loads Up With $1.6M Heat Vision 'A Quiet Place Part III' Is A Go with John Krasinski Directing for a 2027 Release Locarno Film Festival Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight Heat Vision Mark Ruffalo Returning as the Hulk for 'Spider-Man 4' Heat Vision 'Star Wars: A New Hope' Will Return to Theaters in 2027 to Honor 50th Anniversary Heat Vision 'The Naked Gun' Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer Explains Why He Limited the Reboot to One O.J. Joke Heat Vision Box Office: 'Bad Guys 2' Scores $2.6M in Previews, Liam Neeson's 'Naked Gun' Loads Up With $1.6M Heat Vision 'A Quiet Place Part III' Is A Go with John Krasinski Directing for a 2027 Release Locarno Film Festival Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight