The comic book series follows four individuals--Reed Richards--Mr. Fantastic (Teller), Sue Storm --The Invisible Girl (Mara), her brother Johnny Storm--The Human Torch (Jordan), and Ben Grimm The Thing (Bell) who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space.
The trade says there's still scheduling issues that need to be worked out with Teller. Bell is the surprise name here , taking on the role of Grimm, after initial tests with other actors failed to produce the right choice.
Saoirse Ronan ("The Host") Margot Robbie "Girls" star Allison Williams was rumored to be circling Invisible Girl last May. Samira Wiley also denied Sue chatter. Mara and Emmy Rossum were said to have both tested for Sue Storm; Christian Cooke is was eyed for Grimm. Actor Josh Gad was rumored as well but that talk was denied via Twitter
No names have been mentioned for the role of the bad guy yet. The film's bad guy is most likely Doctor Doom but that the masked villain is being written as though the character is a female has been denied...Julian McMahon played the character as Victor Von Doom in the previous big screen incarnations
Simon Kinberg ("Sherlock Holmes," "X-Men: Days of Future Past") recently finished scripting duties. Jeremy Slater was hired to pen the previous script draft.--that Seth Grahame-Smith polished. Michael Green ("Green Lantern") also wrote a draft as well.
"Chronicle" director Josh Trank is set to helm the pic.
"X-Men: First Class" and "Kick-Ass" director Matthew Vaughn signed on to produce the reset
The leads were previously portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. The first Fantastic Four in 2005 and its sequel 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer in 2007--both helmed by Tim Story--grossed $620 million despite awful reviews (I liked em both!)
Fox wants to restore some credibility and quality to the property, that is currently targeting a June 2015 release. Vancouver has lost out on the shoot for the upcoming reboot. The film's production will now take place in Louisiana due to tax incentives in place.
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Weird. I love Mara and Bell, and Jordan and Teller have impressed me before. I suppose it can't actually get much worse than the original. I'll be interested in seeing where this goes.
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