Michael Chiklis defends 'Fantastic Four' films: Might be "imperfect, but they’re really good movies"

Michael Chiklis, who previously played Ben Grimm, has been vocal with his support for the new cast of Fantastic Four: First Steps, both on social media and in interviews. 

"I had a great experience doing them, and I just… I hope that it kills. And it seems like it’s doing really well. And by the way, I really like Ebon Moss-Bachrach. He’s a terrific actor, so I’m really looking forward to see what he does with… the Thing," he told Collider, noting he's planning to see the movie during a planned weekend trip with friends. 

As for the new appreciation for Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, he explained, "There were a lot of people, I think, critically who got it wrong. They really maligned our films, and they were very underrated considering… they were very loved by the audience. It was one of those cases where critics weren’t great to those films, but the audience was, and that still remains. I’ve always sort of quietly gone like, okay, say what you want to say, but the people see it. And now all these years later, people are sort of acknowledging like, hey, these films are family-friendly, fun movies… they got a lot right. They may be imperfect, but they’re really good movies."