One of the challenges of a live-action adaptation is that there are certain things that look cool in a game or a comic strip or a cartoon that look utterly ridiculous when done on screen with real people. Elastigirl's stretchy limbs in The Incredibles? Great. Reed Richards' stretchy limbs in any of the Fantastic Four movies? Stupid.
As proof, the new Fantastic Four movie trailer that came out this week shows everyone using their powers except Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards, because even a level-100 Zaddy can't make stretchy noodle arms look cool.
