Reed, who was originally attached to 20th Century Fox movie, long before it was handed over to director Josh Trank, said he was a huge Marvel fan but his version differed from the one Fox wanted to make, reported Digital Spy.
“I was a huge Marvel fan when I was a kid and knew Fantastic Four inside out, so I went in and got (hired for) the movie. I developed it for the better part of a year with three different sets of writers.
“But it became clear after a while that Fox had a very different movie in mind and they were also chasing a release date... so we ended up parting company. I felt like I couldn't make the movie I wanted to make in that environment,” he said.
Reed, who recently directed the superhero film Ant-Man, added that such an ‘environment’ is very different to the way that Fox and Marvel Studios work today.