For the first time since his casting confirmation as Johnny Storm, Michael B. Jordan responds in a video to some vocal fan criticism.
It is no secret that ever since the confirmation of the Fantastic Four reboot included what many had long known—that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch—that some fans’ feathers had been more than a bit ruffled. Despite being an actor who gave a nuanced and riveting performance in last year’s Fruitvale Station, Jordan did not fit some fans’ image of a guy who shouts “flame on.” Now for the first time since that casting, Jordan reacted to the fan criticism.
While speaking at a press conference in Rome and asked if he found the backlash annoying, Jordan told Cinefilos.net the following:
“It was expected. You kind of know going into it that people are used to seeing something one way. It's a continuity thing more than anything. People don't like change too much. But annoyed? Eh, you just kind of accept it. It is what it is. You can't make everybody happy. You just gotta’ accept that and know. I'm an actor, I have to do my job. I'm going to do my job the best I can and the way I've been doing it my entire life, my entire career. I grew up a comic book guy, I read comic books as a kid growing up, and the Fantastic Four, Human Torch is one of my favorite characters so I'm going to give it my everything. I can't wait. I don't really let it bother me at all. I just want to go into it and do the best job I can. We'll see what happens [in] 2015.”
Full video below.
The Fantastic Four opens June 19, 2015.
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