Ioan Gruffudd, who portrayed Mister Fantastic in Fox's Fantastic Four, reflected on the scrapped plans for a third film that never came to be.

The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $333.5 million globally. It was followed by a sequel titled Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which was released in 2007. Despite its success, a third installment was canceled and a reboot was ordered.

Ioan Gruffudd recently spoke about why the scene in which his character Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic transforms into Wolverine was cut from director Tim Story’s Fantastic Four. Notably, Gruffudd portrayed Reed in two movies,