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Trank withheld information from Slater about meetings with Fox and studio notes, and Slater eventually left the project. Other writers came on board, including Simon Kinberg who had worked on the script for many of the X-Men films. In 2019, after Disney successfully acquired Fox, the film rights of Fantastic Four were reverted to Marvel Studios, with plans to integrate the characters, along with The X-Men and Deadpool, into Marvel Cinematic Universe confirmed at Marvel's 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Hall-H panel.
20th Century Fox announced plans to reboot the franchise, and development of the film began in 2009. Trank was hired to direct in July 2012 and the principal characters were cast in January 2014. Principal photography began in May 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lasted for two months. Dissatisfied with the director's original cut, Fox executives mandated reshoots, which took place in January 2015. How did a movie with strong comic book mythology, a young director hot off a hit film, a cast of some of the most talented young actors in Hollywood with rising stars, and some impressive trailers turn out so bad?
It was the last Fantastic Four film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, as the film rights to the team, along with that of X-Men and Deadpool, reverted to Marvel Studios following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. Another reboot, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is scheduled for release on May 2, 2025. Fantastic Four (styled as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg, it stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell. The film follows a group of intelligent teenagers that build a transdimensional portal, causing them to gain superhuman abilities. As in almost all of the previous Marvel Comics-based films, Fantastic Four co-creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance.
Childhood friends Reed Richards and Ben Grimm have worked together on a prototype teleporter since youth, eventually attracting the attention of Professor Franklin Storm, director of the Baxter Foundation, a government-sponsored research institute for young prodigies. Reed is recruited to join them and aid Storm's children, scientist Sue Storm and engineer Johnny Storm, into completing a "Quantum Gate" designed by Storm's protégé Victor Von Doom. If we don’t have any ideas, we can always engage in team activities during this time, such as attending meetups, organizing barbecues or cocktail tastings, visiting our favorite ice cream store, or exploring art galleries. The Fantastic Four were the foundational building blocks of the Marvel Comics Universe.
Each character possesses a unique set of abilities that you can use and combine in the hunt for Doctor Doom. So far, this has been an amazing experience, and we have noticed that over time, we have gained more benefits from these moments. Feel free to reach out to us if you have something to share or simply have a good time on a Friday afternoon. I consider myself lucky to be part of a team of incredibly interesting people from whom I learn a lot every day. It’s not uncommon for our lunchtime conversations to evolve from simple questions like “How has your day been so far?
Trank and 20th Century Fox reportedly feuded quite a bit while filming took place, and it was noted the movie did not have an ending. Reshoots were ordered by Fox in January 2015, as they were not satisfied with the cut they had seen. A sequel was scheduled for a June 9, 2017 release, but was cancelled after the film's failure.
Canadian broadcasters Terry David Mulligan and Ben Mulroney, and American broadcaster Lauren Sánchez make cameos as reporters.[7] Cameos during the X Games scenes include professional freestyle motocross riders Kenny Bartram and Brian Deegan, and reporter Jamie Little. David Parker and Pascale Hutton appeared as Ernie and Nightclub Girlfriend, respectively. According to insiders, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were chosen to write the script of Fantastic Four, the highly-anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Marvel’s first superfamily. As Deadline reveals, the writing duo will join director Matt Shakman to bring Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing to life in a movie produced by MCU’s supervisor Kevin Feige. This Fantastic Four movie is sort of a celebration of all the Fantastic Four comics that have preceded it. We have elements from the original Fantastic Four that there's a sort of optimism and inspirational quality to the film.
While under their original publication name they created characters like Captain America and Namor the Sub-Mariner, it was Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's collaboration on The Fantastic Four in 1961 where the age of the Marvel superhero was born. The comic boldly claimed the headline 'World's Greatest Comic Magazine' and from those pages sprang characters like Doctor Doom, The Silver Surfer, Galactus, Black Panther, The Watcher, the Inhumans, and many more. They helped pave the way for other heroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers. The 2015 Fantastic Four film had a troubled production filled with behind-the-scenes clashes that resulted in a film that killed a franchise. Publisher reveals it no longer has game rights for classic comic franchise; Marvel says new license holder will be revealed in the fall. In an epilogue, Ben tells Reed to forget about his experiment with the machine, as he has accepted his condition through his relationship with Alicia Masters, a blind artist.
When plans for a third film fell through, 20th Century Fox rebooted the series with 2015's Fantastic Four. The film experienced a worse critical reception than the original films and failed at the box office, leading to the cancellation of a sequel planned for a 2017 release. Trank said that shortly before production began, the studio cut $30 million from the film's budget.
Next came casting, and having worked with Michael B. Jordan on Chronicle, Trank cast him as Johnny Storm. Trank wanted to cast a Black actress to play Sue Storm but the studio reportedly blocked that decision, and the role eventually went to Kate Mara. Mara later stated that Fantastic Four was one of her worst experiences on a film, and Trank reportedly took his frustrations out on her. Trank also picked Miles Teller, hot off The Spectacular Now and Whiplash, to play Reed Richards, and the two would eventually clash on set multiple times. Fantastic Four premiered at Williamsburg Cinemas in New York City on August 4, 2015, and was released on August 7 in the United States. Critics called the film "woefully misguided" and unfaithful to the source material, although there was some praise for the musical score.
Believing that humans need to be destroyed so he can rebuild Earth in his image, Victor kills the scientists and soldiers in the base, including Dr. Allen and Professor Storm, and returns to Planet Zero using the Quantum Gate, with Ben, Johnny, Reed and Sue in pursuit. Earlier this year, John Krasinski played the role of Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The hero, however, belonged to a different timeline, and there’s no telling if Marvel Studios will bring Krasinski back to play the elastic leader of the Fantastic Four in Earth-616, the MCU main timeline. Besides dealing with the high expectations surrounding any live-action adaptation of the Fantastic Four, Kaplan & Springer will also have to deal with the MCU pressure.
It grossed over $167 million worldwide against a production budget of $155 million, becoming a box-office bomb, losing over $80 million. At the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, it won several awards, including Worst Director and Worst Picture. Trank also voiced his displeasure with the final film, blaming the studio's interference.
In their first theatrical live-action adaptation, the Fantastic Four was played by Ioan Gruffudd (Mister Fantastic), Jessica Alba (Sue Storm / Invisible Woman), Michael Chiklis (Ben Grimm / Thing), and Chris Evans (Johnny Storm / Human Torch). This version of the superfamily lasted for two movies, and while they are still remembered as the original live-action version of the heroes, neither movie was well-received enough to please comic book fans. The second version of the Fantastic Four tried to follow a completely different path, with a teen cast of characters and an interdimensional plotline that was equally rejected by critics and the audience in 2015. Add that to the 1990s live-action movie that didn’t even get to theaters and it is easy to see how the Fantastic Four doesn’t have a prosperous history in Hollywood.
Trank, through the help of the Director's Guild of America, was able to negotiate a new deal where both Fox and Trank were working on their own separate cuts of the films. While it is currently unknown what was cut or taken out, behind-the-scenes footage and concept art for the film show that the movie was supposed to include the team traveling to the Negative Zone in a makeshift version of the Fantastic Car that Reed designed. H.E.R.B.I.E. the Robot was also supposed to be included, but it's unknown if that was only meant as a small cameo.
We also owe a lot to the Ultimate's [sic] and the current crop of Fantastic Four comics. One year later in 2015, Reed is now a fugitive and has built a suit that helps him control his ability. Hiding in Central America, he is eventually found by the United States military with Sue's help and captured by Ben, who has become a military asset along with Johnny and Sue. Johnny and Sue have been outfitted with specialized suits designed to help them control their abilities. Reed is brought to Area 57, where Dr. manga Allen conscripts him into rebuilding the Quantum Gate in exchange for giving Reed the resources to find a cure. Arriving in Planet Zero, Dr. Allen's explorers find Victor, who has been fused to his spacesuit and now possesses telekinetic abilities, and bring him back to Earth.
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With a new Fantastic Four reboot in the works, here is a look at what went wrong with the Fantastic Four film from 2015. Fantastic Four (sometimes stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington. When the film entered post-production, Trank and the studio continued to clash over the film.