As for the experience of filming a Fantastic Four movie, Malkovich said it was "not that dissimilar to doing theater." He noted, "You imagine a bunch of stuff that isn't there and

Basically, it boils down to John Malkovich knowing his worth and not accepting anything less. I’m curious to learn what these other Marvel movies are that he’d ben approached for, but regardless, he didn’t think he was being offered a fair deal for half his year being taken up on a blockbuster production.