

Segal later left the project in the same year. In 1997, Peter Segal was attached to a script which had been written by Columbus and Michael France. As a result of the radiation from the storm, they gain new abilities and powers that they have deal with in their own ways.Ĭhris Columbus was hired by 20th Century Fox to write and direct the film in 1995. The story features Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Victor Von Doom getting hit by a space storm after boarding a space station. Tim Story films (2005–2007) Fantastic Four While released neither to theaters nor home-video, bootleg copies did surface. Marvel Comics paid in exchange for the film's negative, so 20th Century Fox could go ahead with the big-budget adaptation. Stan Lee and Eichinger stated that the actors had no idea of the situation, instead believing they were creating a proper release. Some accused the film of being an ashcan copy, made only to retain the license. The 1994 adaptation The Fantastic Four had its trailer released to theaters, while the cast and director went on a promotional tour however the film was never officially released.

In order to maintain the rights, Eichinger hired Roger Corman in 1992 to produce a low-budget film. The plot follows four astronauts on an experimental spacecraft who are bombarded with a comet's cosmic rays, whereby they acquire extraordinary abilities.īernd Eichinger of Constantin Film acquired the film rights of the Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics in 1986. Main article: The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) Jon Watts is currently set to direct a new film featuring the team, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of its Phase Four slate.Īfter the acquisition, the 20th Century Fox-produced Fantastic Four films were rebranded as "Marvel Legacy" films on Disney+ alongside the studio's X-Men movies, thus separating them from Marvel Cinematic Universe titles produced by Marvel Studios. In March 2019, Marvel Studios regained the film rights to the Fantastic Four and associated characters after the Walt Disney Company acquired the former 21st Century Fox. A sequel to the reboot was scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017, but it was canceled. Directed by Josh Trank, Fantastic Four was released on Augand received largely negative reviews from both critics and audiences, as well as from Trank himself and became a box office bomb. In 2009, the development for a reboot was announced. Due to 20th Century Fox's disappointment with the box-office return of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a potential third Fantastic Four film and a Silver Surfer spin-off film were canceled. Both films received mixed to negative reviews from critics, yet earned a combined US$619 million worldwide at the box office. Fantastic Four was released in 2005 and the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was released in 2007. In 2004, after Constantin sub-licensed the film rights to 20th Century Fox, a second Fantastic Four film entered production.

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