20th Century Fox has removed Fantastic Four 2 from its schedule.

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The news comes from Box Office Mojo , which notes that its old release date - June 9th, 2017 - has disappeared just months after Fox's fourth failed stab at the Marvel franchise In other 20th Century Fox news, its adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express is now due to hit theaters November 11th, 2017. This will be the fourth major film or TV adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, and is set to be directed by Kenneth Branagh, the Marvel movie veteran behind Thor.Whether Fox retains any plans for Marvel's first family is unclear. Currently, their contract with Marvel and Disney requires that they continue producing movies with those characters. Elsewise the rights revert to the comic book publisher.

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