Ioan Gruffudd starred in 2005's "Fantastic Four" and the follow-up "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" before plans for a third film were canned, something he told Vulture was "beyond my control" despite fan disappointment.

While "First Steps" suffered an unexpected blow at the box office this weekend, 20 years ago a quartet of superheroes found success with audiences.

Ioan Gruffudd, who notably portrayed Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards in 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four duology, reflected on the scrapped plans for a proposed third film that never came to be. In a Q&A with Vulture tied to the release of Marvel’s new take on the storied comic book family,