Reed Richards and Ben Grimm create a teleportation machine and are recruited by a government agency to help complete a "Quantum Gate." Upon completion, Richards, Grimm, Sue Storm, and Johnny Storm teleport to an alternate universe. Their lives are forever changed, as their bodies morph and they gain superhero abilities. "Fantastic Four' hit theaters on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. The action adventure film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America.
"Fantastic Four' stars Miles Teller as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Owen Judge as young Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm (Human Torch), Kate Mara as Susan "Sue" Storm (Invisible Woman), Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm (Thing), Evan Hannemann as young Ben Grimm, Toby Kebbell as Victor von Doom (Doctor Doom), Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm, Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Allen, Dan Castellaneta as Mr. Kenny, Tim Heidecker as Mr. Richards.
"We're more or less a bunch of kids that had an accident and we have disabilities now that we have to cope with, and try to find a life afterwards - try to be as normal as we can," said Jordan.
The film was directed by Josh Trank and edited by Elliot Greenberg. The producers of the film are Gregory Goodman, Simon Kinberg, Robert Kulzar, Hutch Parker, and Matthew Vaughn. The screenplay is by Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater, and Josh Trank. The story is based on Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The $120 million budget film features music by Marco Beltrami and Philip Glass. Cinematography is by Matthew Jensen. It was produced by 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Constantin Film, and Marv Films. "Fantastic Four' was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film runs for 1 hour and 46 minutes.
"When I read the script, I didn't feel like I was reading this larger-than-life, incredible superhero tale. These are all very human people that end up having to become, I guess, what is known as the Fantastic Four. So for me it was just a really good story and gives me an opportunity to play something different from my own skin," said Teller.
Movie Reviews:
"Aside from the known story -- in a few words, science-loving humans experience a cosmic accident while exploring inter-dimensional travel and emerge with formidable superpowers -- we have some talented actors on hand," wrote Jocelyn Noveck from Associated Press.
"At every stage of Fantastic Four, you're never watching this thing as a movie, per se, but as a dire, cautionary X-ray of one," wrote Wesley Morris from Grantland.
"The dysfunctional family dynamics that were considered the hallmark of the comic books, and their chief source of humour, have been reduced to the occasional quip," wrote Kate Taylor from Globe and Mail.
"Fantastic Four" takes its time establishing its heroes and then lets them throw only a few punches before saying goodbye, see you at the sequel," wrote Tom Long from Detroit News.
"This is pure Saturday matinee filler that will keep 13-year-olds happily occupied for a couple of hours "” no more, no less," wrote Randy Cordova from Arizona Republic.
"It's not just fate or some nefarious global menace bringing them together, as with the Avengers or the Justice League - the FF are kin," wrote Tom Russo from Boston Globe.
"There are hints of a more compelling story but they are never developed and the movie as a whole seems like the unhappy marriage of competing agendas," wrote James Berardinelli from ReelViews.
