Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- Actor Ioan Gruffudd, who played Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in the original 'Fantastic Four' film, has shared his views on the cancellation of the franchise.

Before Pedro Pascal took up the role in this year's 'Fantastic Four: The First Steps,' Gruffudd led Marvel's first family in two films. He debuted as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in 2005's 'Fantastic Four' and reprised the role in 2007's 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.'

Actor Jessica Alba played Sue Storm, Chris Evans starred as Johnny Storm and Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm in the two films. The films, however, could not generate much at the box office and each grossed just over $300 million worldwide.

In a recent interview with a US media outl...