Fantastic Four
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Fantastic Four (2015)
Production
Budget
$120 000 000
Revenue
$167 882 881
Director
Scenario
Composer
Producer
Robert Kulzer
Actors
Miles Teller
Reed Richards
Michael B. Jordan
Johnny Storm
Kate Mara
Sue Storm
Jamie Bell
Ben Grimm / The Thing
Toby Kebbell
Victor von Doom / Dr. Doom
Reg E. Cathey
Dr. Franklin Storm
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Allen
Tim Heidecker
Mr. Richards
Short description
Fantastic Four follows four young people who travel to an alternate dimension and return physically transformed, gaining extraordinary abilities that upend their lives. As they struggle to control what they have become, they must also confront a former ally who has turned into a threat to Earth. The story centers on Reed Richards, a gifted scientist whose experiment enables the journey, alongside his friend Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and her brother Johnny. The four must learn to work as a team.
The film is a contemporary take on Marvel's long-running superhero group, directed by Josh Trank, whose previous feature was Chronicle, and released in 2015 between that film and Capone. Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater share screenplay credit, with Kinberg also producing alongside Matthew Vaughn and Robert Kulzer. Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell lead the cast, supported by Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm.
Produced on a budget of 120 million US dollars, the film returned about 168 million dollars worldwide, a modest result against its cost. Audience response was weak, with a rating of 4.3 out of 10 on IMDb from roughly 192,000 votes and 4.4 out of 10 on TMDB from around 6,500 votes. A film critics' rating of 3.6 out of 10 from 260 reviews places professional appraisal close to the audience verdict.
What's left behind the scenes
- Saoirse Ronan, Allison Williams, Emmy Rossum, Margot Robbie, and Kate Mara auditioned for the role of Sue Storm (Invisible Woman). Ultimately, the role went to Mara.
- Terry Crews publicly expressed his interest in the role of Ben Grimm (The Thing).
- Eddie Redmayne, Jack Houston, Toby Kebbell, Domhnall Gleeson, and Sam Riley were considered for the role of Doctor Doom. Ultimately, the role went to Kebbell.
- When Sue tracks the signal, the IP address “23.21.190.125” appears on the screen. This address leads to an online article about Latveria – Doom’s homeland.
- After Josh Trank finished working on his version of the film in 2014, the studio was dissatisfied with the director’s work and demanded reshoots. Reshoots were conducted in early 2015. Due to the costs of these reshoots, the filmmakers even had to forgo converting the film to 3D.
- In this film, the character The Creature was created using computer graphics for the first time. It is also the first film in which The Creature does not wear shoes or pants.
- Kiefer Sutherland and Bruce Willis were considered for the role of Ben Grimm.
- From the very beginning, Josh Trank wanted Michael B. Jordan to play the role of Johnny Storm.
- According to Toby Kebbell, the most difficult part of playing Doom for him was the character's voice.
- Sasha Peters auditioned for the role of Susan, but she was considered too young for the part. Samira Wiley was also considered for the role.
- 20th Century Fox Studios wanted Toby Kebbell to play Doom from the very beginning.
- Josh Trank originally planned for the film to be around 2 hours and 20 minutes long, but the studio ultimately decided to cut it down to 1 hour and 40 minutes.
- During post-production, the filmmakers decided to rename Harvey Elder to Dr. Allen, as they concluded that the character of Elder in the film had nothing in common with the Elder from the comics.
- During the filming of the movie in New Orleans, several of Josh Trank's small dogs, left in the house rented for him, caused $100,000 worth of property damage.
- Work on the film began as early as 2009, but there was no progress until Josh Trank joined the project.
- Christian Cooke auditioned for the role of Ben Grimm, but ultimately the role went to Jamie Bell.
- Dumbots were originally planned to appear in the film, but were ultimately cut.
- The character of Viktor was originally conceived as a blogger with programming skills. However, in the final version of the film, references to him as a blogger were removed.
- In 2009, producer Akiva Goldsman and screenwriter Michael Green were attached to the project.
- The film was initially planned to be shot in Vancouver, but due to attractive tax incentives, filming was moved to Louisiana.
- In the film, the teacher jokes about Reed creating a flying car. In the comics, Reed Richards created the Fantasti-Car – a flying car that served as the Fantastic Four’s personal vehicle.
- Viktor suggests that the military could use another dimension as a prison for criminals. This is exactly what Reed did with the Negative Zone in the Marvel comic 'Civil War'.
- In the scene where Victor is sitting at a table with a large number of monitors, one of them displays footage from the game "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate" (2015).
- When Reed Richards hides in Panama, a mate drink can be noticed on his desk. While not common in Panama, this beverage is widely consumed in countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
- The scenes depicting Reed as a child take place in 2007. However, his computer and Nintendo 64 console are clearly outdated technology for that time.
- Victor was unaware of the others' abilities; he saw Sue use a force field to protect them while passing through the portal, but he definitely didn't know she could become invisible. However, when he begins to search for her, it's clear he is aware of this ability.
- In the scene where Reed explores the library, in some shots when he is shown through the bookshelves, his scar appears on the other side of his face.
- Sue's hairstyle and hair color change throughout the film. Her hair makes it easy to identify shots from reshoots, as she wore a wig then.
- Jamie Bell consulted with actor Andy Serkis, who was already well-versed in motion capture technology, while working on the role of the Creature.
- During filming, Jamie Bell wore a motion capture suit and stilts to match the Creature's height.
- Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Anton Yelchin, and Jack O'Connell auditioned for the role of Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic). Adrian Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers were also considered for the role. Ultimately, the role went to Teller.
- On August 6, 2015, director Josh Trank, responding to negative press about the film, wrote on Twitter: "A year ago I had a fantastic version of this movie. And it would’ve gotten great reviews. But probably you’ll never see it. That’s life." The message was deleted twenty minutes later. There was no comment from the studio.
- The garage where Reed worked as a child is the same garage where Biff kept his car in 'Back to the Future Part II' (1989).
- The music used in the film's trailer was also used as the theme song for the series 'Broadchurch' (2013).
- The hospital in the film is named 'Judith Trank Memorial.' It was named in honor of director Josh Trank's stepmother.
- Initially, Marvel Studios offered Fox the rights to "Daredevil" with all related characters in exchange for "Fantastic Four," but Fox Studios declined.
- Originally, the character of Victor von Doom in this film was conceived as a hacker named Viktor Domashov, who used the alias "Doom" online. However, due to negative fan reaction, the supervillain's image was brought closer to the classic version from the comics.
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