Fantastic Four (2015)

Fantastic Four is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and science fiction genres. It is based on the comic book series Fantastic Four, published by Marvel Comics. The film was directed by Josh Trank with a script written by Trank, Simon Kinberg and Jeremy Slater. It was produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in association with Marvel Entertainment and released theatrically in the United States on August 7th, 2015.

Notes & Trivia

 * Production on Fantastic Four began on April 28th, 2014. Principal filming commenced on August 2nd, 2014.


 * In 2014 at the New York Comic-Con, Marvel Comics executives announced the cancellation of the Fantastic Four comic book series. Many saw this as a form of protest against the film, as well as studio Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, who holds the license to produce material relating to the Fantastic Four. Marvel Comics sought to bring the property back to their own established Marvel Studios.


 * Unfavorable reception towards the Fantastic Four began even before its grand opening. On the night before its U.S. premiere, director Josh Trank implied on Twitter about how studio interference maligned his vision for the film. Trank deleted the tweet, but as this is the internet... nothing ever truly disappears. In the tweet, Trank stated, "A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would've recieved [sic] great reviews. You'll probably never see it. That's reality though.


 * The movie aggregate website Metacritic also tallied some unfavorable responses to the film. Out of a possible score of 100, Fantastic Four only received a Metascore of 27, based on 122 ratings.


 * Fantastic Four is the third film based on a Marvel Comics comic book series to be released in 2015. The first was Avengers: Age of Ultron, directed by Joss Whedon, which was a sequel to the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers. It was released on May 1st. The second was Ant-Man, directed by Peyton Reed. It was released on July 17th, 2015.

Fun Facts

 * The tagline for this film is "Change is Coming". This could have multiple meanings depending upon how one chooses to look at it. The obvious meaning is how the four main characters in the film are physically altered as is their nemesis Victor von Doom. It could also refer to a change in style and tone from the previous film adaptations, or it could reflect a tonal change from the traditional characterizations presented in the comic books.
 * Actress Kate Mara is the older sister of Rooney Mara, who is also known for doing remakes of previous film projects. She played Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street and she played Lisbeth Salander in the 2011 remake of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.


 * This is the second Marvel Comics project for actor Tim Blake Nelson. He is also known for playing Doctor Samuel Sterns (a proto version of the Marvel Comics baddie, the Leader) in 2008's The Incredible Hulk.


 * The Thing ain't got no pants, which is just weird. Moreover... and is a slightly more disturbing detail... he ain't got no pecker! Which is just wrong.


 * Another film released on August 7th, which involves invisibility is Invisible Agent, which came out in 1942.


 * Fantastic Four is the second film released in 2015, which begins with the letter "F" and also has a number in the title. The other is Furious 7, which came out on April 3rd.