The comic book series follows four individuals--Reed Richards--Mr. Fantastic (Miles Teller), Sue Storm --The Invisible Girl (Kate Mara), her brother Johnny Storm--The Human T/orch (Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan), and Ben Grimm The Thing (Jamie Bell) who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space.
Saoirse Ronan ("The Host") Margot Robbie "Girls" star Allison Williams were rumored to be circling Invisible Girl last year. Samira Wiley also denied Sue chatter. Mara and Emmy Rossum were said to have both tested for Sue Storm; Christian Cooke was eyed for Grimm. Actor Josh Gad was rumored as well but that talk was denied via Twitter
Reg E. Cathey will play Dr. Storm, the scientist father of Johnny and Sue. The film will be a reunion for Cathey and Jordan, as Jordan got his start on the cable series The Wire.
Toby Kebbell has won the role of bad guy Doctor Doom He beat out Domhnall Gleeson, Eddie Redmayne, Sam Riley and Jack Huston for the part.
Doom is the son of a gypsy woman who ends up the ruler of a fictional country named Latveria. His character history includes attending university with Reed Richards, the man who will become the leader of the Fantastic Four Like Richards, he is a genius but with an unchecked ego.
The Nerdist reports that: "Doombots will definitely be in the film, in the form of drones that the good Doctor controls telekinetically."
First introduced in 1965, the DoomBots are robotic duplicates of Doctor Doom which he used to do battle. Over the years they've taken on various forms, which version we'll see in the film is uknown at present.
Julian McMahon played the character as Victor Von Doom in the previous big screen incarnations.
Tim Blake Nelson will play Harvey Elder, an eccentric and socially awkward scientist who is also the Mole Man, the leader of a subterranean group of monsters known as the Moloids. The Mole Man will NOT appear in this movie but his appearance does set up the character as a potential future villain.
This is not the first time Nelson has been in this position for a Marvel-related movie. In 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" he played Samuel Sterns, a reclusive scientist who is seen mutating in his final scenes which sets up the character's potential return as the villain The Leader.
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.
"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 an August 7th 2015 release. Vancouver lost out on the shoot for the upcoming reboot. The film's production took place in Louisiana due to tax incentives in place.
In the past few days there have been eyebrow-raising reports about the film that suggest the film has major problems.
It all started a few days ago a Reddit poster claimed to have been contacted by the suits at the studio to work on the film's "second rough cut" as an editor. The poster claimed the film is not a "complete trainwreck" but a "genuinely good movie" that stays true to the characters.
Then there were several anonymous postings on a Louisiana-based message board that made some specific allegations about Trank's behavior during the film's production.
Filmmaker Vaughn responded to all of the negativity, telling Flickering Myth:
"I've seen the movie. It's good. I thought Chronicle was a fantastic movie and Trank has gone off and done his version of Fantastic Four. If you like Chronicle, then you'll like this. We're all backing Josh Trank's vision. And hopefully the world will like Josh Trank's vision."
Then yesterday Bleeding Cool posted that there is "major disquiet at Fox regarding the state of the movie". They also say that millions of dollars are being spent to pay for extensive reshoots that will take around a month) and that sets are being rebuilt in Louisiana.
Badass Digest says Trank is sticking around to direct the reshoots.
Today Kinberg spoke with Latino Review to officially clear up any confusion about the film:
"To confirm - Fantastic Four will be doing 3-4 days of additional photography with director Josh Trank and some key cast members. We are very excited about the film and can't wait for you to see what we've been up to. And you will be able to do that very soon as I can confirm here that the teaser will be on [Kingsman: The Secret Service] in theaters February 13."
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