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Fox’sFantastic Fourmovie reboot has been a mystery throughout most of its production , but now thatthe first trailer for the filmhas been bring out , both longtime fans and mainstream newcomers are beginning to take note ( and offer opinion ) aboutChronicledirector Josh Trank ’s new visual sense of Marvel ’s first family line .
We ’ve still seen treasured minuscule of the newFantastic Four , but for those who get it on next to nothing about what this comic Quran is , and its longsighted twisty itinerary through Hollywood , we ’ve put together a warm and concise undercoat to bring you up to upper . We ’ll also go a step further to let you love what Trank ’s version will do otherwise - and just how much of that deviation was inspire by the comics .
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Who Are The Fantastic Four?
The Fantastic Four are a superhero squad first launched in 1961 by Marvel Comics architect Stan Lee and his iconic creative person partner Jack Kirby , as an response to DC ’s Justice League ( fun fact ) . Unlike so many other superhero teams , the Fantastic Four were a kinfolk building block consisting of brainy discoverer Reed Richards , his lady friend Sue Storm , her red-hot - head brother Johnny , and Reed ’s college roommate and best ally , Ben Grimm . In years since , various other Marvel characters including Spider - Man , Wolverine , Ghost Rider , Hulk , Ant - Man II - among others - have all been rotate in and out of the F4 roll .
In the original origin story , a trip-up into space and an encounter with cosmic ray gave Reed , Sue , Ben and Johnny superhuman abilities . In later tellings like theUltimate Fantastic Fourof the 2000s ( which Trank ’s film is drawing on ) , the four ( and nemesis Doctor Doom ) derive their powers in a much different way .
The Ultimate Version
Judging fromtheFantastic Fourteaser trailer , the photographic film will emulate theUltimate Fantastic Fourorigin story : Reed Richards ( Miles Teller ) is a brilliant vernal prognostic working on inter - dimensional transportation ; Sue Storm ( Kate Mara ) is a talented scientist who bonds with Reed , and is the daughter of legendary scientist Dr. Franklin Storm ( Reg E. Cathey ) ; Ben Grimm ( Jamie Bell ) is Reed ’s BFF , a suspensor who grow up protect the brianiac from ruffian ; Johnny Storm is still a hot - headed wannabe rockstar ; and Doom is an patrician and arrogant European colleague of Reed ’s .
When Reed ’s exploration of portals to the " N - Zone " proportion proceed improper , he , Sue , Johnny , Ben and Doom are get out irrevocably altered , facing an world with powers that are arguably just as drain and life-threatening as they are empowering .
Ultimate Reed Richards vs. Classic Reed Richards
TheUltimate Fantastic Fourcomic embark on out much more grounded in forward-looking sci - fi - going so far as to abandon a lot of the original ’s kitschy comic book - y chemical element ( like the use of superhero computer code names ) until later in the series ' foot race . It also did a major overhaul on the character of Dr. Doom , which this flick may also emulate , providinga raw identity and origin storey for the scoundrel .
That ’s all to say : Trank ’s picture seems to be follow theUltimate Fantastic Four ’s lead , but it should not be assumed that the movie maker are justmaking up their own version ; this is definitely theUltimate Fantastic Fourcomic book being play to liveliness onscreen ( albeit with a few tweaks ) .
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How Is the Reboot Different?
Fantastic Fourhas tried to become a bountiful - screen strike several times . apart from four dissimilar animated series since the ' 60s , the property had a mid-90s picture that never saw the Christ Within of day ( with good reason ) , and restrained success as a 2000s movie franchise that consider two installment hit theater . So what is it that this latest film is bringing to the tabular array that we have n’t envision before ?
Well , oddly enough , even though a modernized reboot of the laughable ( Ultimate Fantastic Four ) was available to them , the film producer behind the 2005Fantastic Fourmovie take to puff from the classic ancestry storey and persona visibility , resulting in a film with a campier and kitschy tone that arguably check the 1960 - 70s era of the Marvel comic .
Josh Trank’sFantastic Fourreboot , on the other hand , is endeavor to ground itself like theUltimatereboot did for the comic ; but even then , the flavor seems a lot more serious , acquaint a sci - fi persona dramatic event that just so happens to have iconic superheroes .
X - Men & F4 ?
As the tagline in the dawdler states , this reboot by all odds feel like it fits in the same world asX - Men : day of Future Past . No coincidence in that : Fox eventually coming up with aFantastic Four / X - Mencrossover movieis still a theory ifFantastic Fourdoes well .
However , Ultimateconnections aside , there have been some bold Modern change to the cloth for Trank ’s film :
The Storm Family
No lowly amount of controversy has been raised about this cinema ’s depiction of Sue and Johnny Storm . Actress Kate Mara ( House of Cards ) and Michael B. Jordan ( That Awkward Moment ) are obviously of dissimilar races , which has stirred up disputation about how they could possibly be interrelate to one another .
Kate Mara & Michael B. Jordan
Just going by the preview , the assumption seems clear : Dr. Franklin Storm ( House of Cardsactor Reg . E. Cathey ) is a scientific discipline - whiz ; he ’s either a widower with a step - daughter from his late wife ’s previous marriage ( Sue ) , or at some point just took the girl into his tending ( discovered her intellect , etc . ) . Either way , the resulting situation is clear : Dr. Storm ’s biological child ( Johnny ) is a gear wheel - head with dreams of fame , while his assume ( or surrogate ) baby Sue is more like him , into science and tech .
Ultimate Reed Richards vs. Classic Reed Richards
Human Torch vs. unseeable Girl
Taken that way , abrief setting in the trailerof Sue and Johnny combat it out with their powers makes mother wit ; they are war for their father ’s love . It ’s a dynamic vastly unlike from the comics , but also productive with great potential for conflict , resolution , true role arcs and bonds - not to mention metaphoric weight unit to their powers ( Johnny ’s angry bluster , Sue ’s shyness and veneration of standing out , etc . ) .
Reed ( Miles Teller ) and Ben Grimm ( Jamie Bell ) seem pretty in line with theirUltimate F4counterparts , butthe squad ’s costume will be something of a departurefrom the page . Maybe the expectant changes will be worth it in the destruction ?
#Doom
in all probability the self-aggrandizing strike to the newFantastic Four ’s credibleness came when a report leaked about what is presumably the fresh beginning story forthis flick ’s edition of Doctor Doom- who wo n’t even be called Doctor Doom . Here ’s what thespian Toby Kebbell ( Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ) had to say about his version of the iconic Marvel villain :
“ He ’s Victor Domashev , not Victor von Doom in our account …. The Doom in ours — I’m a programmer . Very anti - social programmer . And on blogging web site I ’m ‘ Doom . '
This quote of class sent dice - hard Marvel lover into a tailspin , with common accusations of ruining source material and childhoods being ruined , along with the stock claim for Marvel Studios to repossess the property from Fox . Blogger Doom ? # FAIL
Ultimate Reed Richards vs. Classic Reed Richards
Ultimate Doctor Doom ( Click For Full Image )
Of naturally , more level - lead ( and honestly , more studied ) lover countered with the fact that inUltimate Fantastic Fourcontinuity , " Victor van Damme " is also a brilliant programmer / scientist who work with Reed Richards on the N - Zone project . In fact , it ’s Victor who reprograms Reed ’s car , leading to the accident that gives the Fantastic Four ( and Doom ) their ability .
Now , in this same continuity Doctor Doom is also living metal ( with toxic natural gas interior ) , has hoof for feet , claw for hand , and does black magic . The classic Doom is essentially Evil Iron Man with over - the - top megalomania . intelligibly a feature - film smash hit hoping to deliver a more undercoat interpreting will involve to take some liberty with the fictitious character .
But if quick glimpse of the preview are any indication , reboot Doom will be just as unnerving as his comical script counterparts , exhibiting what depend to be"Technopathic " abilities(i.e . , insure machinery with his nous ) . In fact , word is thatDoom ’s iconic " Doombots"will be drone - comparable machines the villain handle mentally .
All in all , it stay on to be seen what the final product is like , but some leakedset photograph of Doom in costumesuggest that the look of the character will be in the sprightliness of the source material .
For now that ’s all the inside knowledge to in reality have intercourse about theFantastic Fourreboot . It seems fear of a find - footage format likeChronicle , or the movie being an unwatchable slew , were all unfounded .
X-Men & F4?
The reboot has at least offend curiosity and even some ebullience , so it ’s up to that next , full trailer to really sell audiences at large on the spectacle and optic composing of the film - not to mention the personal appeal of that much - debated cast , and a convincing villain in Doom .
Fantastic Fourwill be in theaters on August 7 , 2015 .
Sue and Johnny - Reconciliation?
Human Torch vs Invisible Girl in ‘Fantastic Four’ (2015)
