Fantastic Four (2015 film)

Childhood friends Reed Richards and Ben Grimm have worked together on a prototype teleporter since youth, eventually attracting the attention of Professor Franklin Storm, director of the Baxter Foundation, a government-sponsored research institute for young prodigies. Reed is recruited to join them and aid Storm's children, scientist Sue Storm and engineer Johnny Storm, into completing a "Quantum Gate" designed by Storm's protégé Victor Von Doom.

The experiment is successful, and the facility's supervisor, Dr. Allen, plans to send a group from NASA to venture into a parallel dimension known as "Planet Zero". Disappointed at being denied the chance to join the expedition, Reed, Johnny and Victor along with Ben use the Quantum Gate to embark on an unsanctioned voyage to Planet Zero, which they learn is a world filled with otherworldly substances. Victor attempts to touch the green lava-like substance, causing the ground they are standing on to erupt. Reed, Johnny and Ben return to their shuttle just as Sue brings them back to Earth and Victor is seemingly killed after he falls into the collapsing landscape. The Quantum Gate explodes, altering Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben on a genetic level and granting them superhuman abilities beyond their control: Reed can stretch like rubber, Sue can become invisible and generate force fields, Johnny can engulf his entire body in fire and fly, and Ben acquires a rock-like hide which gives him superhuman strength and durability. They are then placed in government custody to be studied and have their abilities tested. Blaming himself for the accident, Reed escapes from the facility and tries to find a cure for their changes.

One year later in 2015, Reed is now a fugitive and has built a suit that helps him control his ability. Hiding in Central America, he is eventually found by the United States military with Sue's help and captured by Ben, who has become a military asset along with Johnny and Sue. Johnny and Sue have been outfitted with specialized suits designed to help them control their abilities. Reed is brought to Area 57, where Dr. Allen conscripts him into rebuilding the Quantum Gate in exchange for giving Reed the resources to find a cure. Arriving in Planet Zero, Dr. Allen's explorers find Victor, who has been fused to his spacesuit and now possesses telekinetic abilities, and bring him back to Earth. Believing that Earth needs to be destroyed to protect his new home world from future invasions, Victor kills the scientists and soldiers in the base, including Dr. Allen and Professor Storm, and returns to Planet Zero using the Quantum Gate, with Ben, Johnny, Reed and Sue in pursuit.

Now dubbing himself "Doom", Victor activates a portal on Planet Zero using the Quantum Gate and begins consuming the landscape of the Earth using a structure he created from the rock formations in Planet Zero. He is confronted by the four and, after a short battle, Ben punches Doom into the portal's energy beam, disintegrating him while Johnny closes the portal. Returning to Earth, the group is rewarded by the US military for their heroics by being given a new base of operations known as "Central City" to study their abilities without government interference. They decide to use their powers to help people and adopt the mantle of the "Fantastic Four".

• Miles Teller as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic:
  Richards has been exploring the universe in his garage after school. He gains the ability to stretch his body into different forms and lengths.{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/reed-richards |title=FANTASTIC FOUR In Theaters August 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124023713/http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/reed-richards |url-status=live }} Teller said of the role, "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." Owen Judge portrays Reed as a child while Fernando Rivera portrays Reed in disguise.
• Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm / Human Torch:
  A troublemaker, thrill-seeker and the adopted younger brother of Sue Storm, he has the ability to shoot fireballs and fly.{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/johnny-storm |title=FANTASTIC FOUR In Theaters August 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124023713/http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/johnny-storm |url-status=live }} Jordan said of the cast, "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."{{cite web |url=http://www.225batonrouge.com/7222014/The-Movie-FIlter/Michael-B-Jordan-talks-Fantastic-Four |title=Michael B. Jordan talks Fantastic Four |date=July 22, 2014 |publisher=225batonrouge.com |access-date=August 3, 2014 |last=Roedel |first=Jeff |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729170040/http://www.225batonrouge.com/7222014/The-Movie-FIlter/Michael-B-Jordan-talks-Fantastic-Four |url-status=live }} Jordan previously worked with Trank on 2012's Chronicle, and according to Trank, Jordan's character in Chronicle shares characteristics with Johnny Storm. Trank has described Storm as "smart, hilarious and charismatic."{{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXZLOs6qe4 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/XjXZLOs6qe4| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title=Fantastic Four Michael B. Jordan Cast Commentary |date= April 4, 2015 |via= YouTube |access-date= April 10, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}
• Kate Mara as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman:
  Brilliant, independent, and sarcastic, Storm has the ability to become invisible and generate force-fields.{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/sue-storm |title=FANTASTIC FOUR In Theaters August 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124023713/http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/sue-storm |url-status=live }} Mara has said that she intended to focus on making her character "as real as possible".{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1868328/kate-mara-fantastic-four-comics/ |title=Kate Mara, Future Fantastic Four Star, Has Never Read a Comic Book |date=July 15, 2014 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=August 3, 2014 |last=Wigler |first=Josh |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809195853/http://www.mtv.com/news/1868328/kate-mara-fantastic-four-comics/ |url-status=dead }} Trank described Storm as "smart, dignified and [with] integrity."{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-details-josh-trank/ |title=Fantastic Four Details on The Thing's Transformation Cocoon and More |author=Nemiroff, Perri |website=Collider |date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227084556/http://collider.com/fantastic-four-details-josh-trank/ |url-status=live }}
• Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm / The Thing:
  Warm, sensitive, a loyal and protective friend, Grimm's stone body gives him super-strength and makes him "indestructible".{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/ben-grimm |title=FANTASTIC FOUR In Theaters August 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124023713/http://www.fantasticfourmovie.com/#home/ben-grimm |url-status=live }} Trank said Grimm grew up an alienated child in a "tough" neighborhood. Trank also said that Bell has "qualities" of warmth and strength which people would want to see from Grimm. Bell has said that Grimm is the "heart of the group [Fantastic Four]".{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-brings-final-trailer-to-comic-con-2015/ |title=Fantastic Four Comic-Con Panel Recap: Final Trailer Details |author=Cabin, Chris |website=Collider |date=July 11, 2015 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714231045/http://collider.com/fantastic-four-brings-final-trailer-to-comic-con-2015/ |url-status=live }} In preparation for the motion-capture performance, Bell approached actor Andy Serkis for advice.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/jamie-bell-fantastic-four_n_7035192.html |title=Jamie Bell Worked With Andy Serkis to Perfect The Thing in Fantastic Four |author=Blickley, Leigh |website=HuffPost |date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413011656/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/jamie-bell-fantastic-four_n_7035192.html |url-status=live }} During filming, he wore a tracking suit and stilts to match the height and eye-line of The Thing. Evan Hannemann portrays Grimm as a child.
• Toby Kebbell as Victor Von Doom / Dr. Doom:
  A computer technician and computer scientist who is mentored by Dr. Franklin Storm. Doom finds a new father of sorts in Storm. Angry, vengeful, and bright,{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/features/347269-fantastic-four-doctor-doom#/slide/1|title=Comic Con Interview: Fantastic Four's Toby Kebbell|publisher=Superhero Hype|last=Douglas|first=Edward|date=July 12, 2015|access-date=July 13, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713085718/http://www.superherohype.com/features/347269-fantastic-four-doctor-doom#/slide/1|url-status=live}} Doom was changed in the Negative Zone, as were the other characters. Kebbell said that he concentrated the most on the voice of the character, adding, "on the animated series, they never got his voice what I imagined it to be when I read the comics as a little boy. What I spent the majority of my time doing was not just being a fan, but being a bit of pedant and making sure I got exactly what I always wanted to see."{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/doctor-doom-new-origin-fantastic-four-movie/ |title=Exclusive: Toby Kebbell Reveals Doctor Doom's Radically New Origin in THE FANTASTIC FOUR Movie |work=Collider |last=Goldberg |first=Matt |date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112034414/http://collider.com/doctor-doom-new-origin-fantastic-four-movie/ |url-status=live }} Kinberg said that Doom is as central to the film as the "titular" heroes. He added that Doom has "aspirations and struggles that are a little bit more classically tragic than the other characters" and that the film would show how he becomes a villain.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/01/30/x-men-apocalypse-rose-byrne-returning-moira-mactaggert-exclusive/ |title='X-Men: Apocalypse': Rose Byrne returning as Moira MacTaggert -- Exclusive |author=Franich, Darren |date=January 30, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930211610/https://www.ew.com/node/2106722 |url-status=live }} Dr. Doom's full name in this film was originally going to be "Victor Domashev", but after backlash by fans, it was changed back to "Victor Von Doom" during reshoots, to match his name in the Marvel Comics universe.{{cite web|last=Wilding|first=Josh|url=http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123680|title=Toby Kebbell Talks 'Victor Domashev' Name Change And Teases FANTASTIC FOUR 2|publisher=ComicBookMovie.com|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-date=August 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809005026/http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=123680|url-status=live}}
• Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm:
  The biological father of Johnny and adoptive father to Sue. Cathey described Franklin as a "brilliant scientist who has achieved much more than he thought he would" and that Franklin's main drive in life is to help "brilliant" kids who may have been dropped through the cracks or who were misunderstood.{{cite AV media |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcN8SGXuJFY | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/kcN8SGXuJFY| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title=The Fantastic Four: Reg E. Cathey "Dr. Storm" Behind the Scenes Movie Interview - 2015 |date=July 30, 2015 |via= YouTube |access-date=August 18, 2015}}{{cbignore}}
• Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Harvey Allen:
  A scientist who works for the government and takes part in training the members of the team to hone their abilities. Nelson said that Allen is "responsible for what the creative people do that he has to rein them in and discipline them."{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRXgUUnvGE |title=The Fantastic Four: Tim Blake Nelson "Elder" Behind the Scenes Movie Interview -2015 {{!}} ScreenSlam - YouTube |website=YouTube |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618213321/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtRXgUUnvGE&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}

Additionally, Dan Castellaneta portrays Mr. Kenny, Reed's teacher, Tim Heidecker appears as Mr. Richards, Reed's stepfather, and Mary Rachel Dudley appears as Mrs. Richards. Wayne Pere and Rhonda Johnson Dents appear as Science Fair Judges.{{cite news|url=http://nerdist.com/the-final-fantastic-four-trailer-is-here/|title=The Final FANTASTIC FOUR Trailer is Here|work=Nerdist|date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=August 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804204733/http://nerdist.com/the-final-fantastic-four-trailer-is-here/|url-status=live}} Chet Hanks appears as Jimmy Grimm, Ben Grimm's older brother.{{cite web|url=https://2paragraphs.com/2018/05/who-is-white-rapper-blake-on-empire-thats-tom-hanks-son-chet/|title=Who Is White Rapper Blake on 'Empire'? That's Tom Hanks' Son Chet|website=2 Paragraphs|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902020117/https://2paragraphs.com/2018/05/who-is-white-rapper-blake-on-empire-thats-tom-hanks-son-chet/|url-status=live}}

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| quote = This Fantastic Four movie is sort of a celebration of all the Fantastic Four comics that have preceded it. We have elements from the original Fantastic Four that there's a sort of optimism and inspirational quality to the film. In some ways a comedy that was really distinct in the original Fantastic Four. Also, the notion of this dysfunctional surrogate family that comes together and has to work together is very present in the movie that owes a great debt to the originals and this idea that they are scientists and that it's almost like this science adventure, more than being superheroes... We also owe a lot to the Ultimate{{'}}s [sic] and the current crop of Fantastic Four comics.

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| source = —Simon Kinberg on adapting the Fantastic Four comic books into film{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/fantastic-four-is-a-celebration-of-comics-that-preceded-it-simon-kinberg-says/ |title='Fantastic Four' is a Celebration of 'Comics That Preceded It,' Simon Kinberg Says |last=Dietsch |first=TJ |date=July 24, 2014 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161201/https://www.cbr.com/fantastic-four-is-a-celebration-of-comics-that-preceded-it-simon-kinberg-says/ |url-status=live }}

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In August 2009, 20th Century Fox announced that they would reboot the Fantastic Four film franchise, with Akiva Goldsman hired as producer, and Michael Green to write the screenplay.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/99367-fox-is-rebooting-fantastic-four |title=Fox is Rebooting Fantastic Four |date=August 31, 2009 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613154752/http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/99367-fox-is-rebooting-fantastic-four |url-status=live }} At the time, actors Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers were considered for the role of Mr. Fantastic, and Kiefer Sutherland the role of The Thing. In July 2012, Josh Trank was hired to direct, and Jeremy Slater as screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171669-comic-con-fantastic-four-director-confirmed-while-daredevil-director-exits |title=Comic-Con: Fantastic Four Director Confirmed While Daredevil Director Exits |date=July 11, 2012 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607094841/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171669-comic-con-fantastic-four-director-confirmed-while-daredevil-director-exits |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171731-comic-con-fantastic-four-reboot-gets-a-writer |title=Comic-Con: Fantastic Four Reboot Gets a Writer |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=July 13, 2012 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=May 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511070000/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171731-comic-con-fantastic-four-reboot-gets-a-writer |url-status=live }} While Trank was being considered as director, X-Men: First Class writers Zack Stentz and Ashley Edward Miller were assigned to work on the script. After Trank officially signed on, he decided to write his own script instead.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz-hDnvYP8w | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/Qz-hDnvYP8w| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|title=Zack Stentz, Writer of Rim of the World, Thor, X-Men First Class |last=Smith |first=Kevin |date=30 May 2019 |publisher=Kevin Smith |via= YouTube }}{{cbignore}} Slater's original script featured the villains Galactus and Dr. Doom with Doom depicted as a spy who becomes a herald of Galactus, and eventually the dictator of Latveria.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-original-script-had-galactus-mole-man-more-action/ |title=Original 'Fantastic Four' Script Included Galactus, Mole Man, and Much More Action |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=August 19, 2015 |website=Collider |access-date=August 22, 2015 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821234905/http://collider.com/fantastic-four-original-script-had-galactus-mole-man-more-action/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/08/18/what-was-fantastic-four-like-before-simon-kinberg |title=What Was FANTASTIC FOUR Like Before Simon Kinberg? |last=Faraci |first=Devin |newspaper=Birth.movies.death. |date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=February 20, 2016 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402143020/http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/08/18/what-was-fantastic-four-like-before-simon-kinberg |url-status=live }}

Trank and Slater's ideas for the movie were tonally opposite, with Slater revealing that he viewed 2012's The Avengers as a template, but Trank hated all of his ideas. Despite claiming to have been a fan of the Fantastic Four "when [he] was a kid",{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmGmBMEdDrk|title=The Fantastic Four: Director Josh Trank Behind the Scenes Movie Interview -2015 {{!}} ScreenSlam|website=YouTube|publisher=ScreenSlam|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2022|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212223246/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XmGmBMEdDrk|url-status=live}} Trank had only seen the 1994 cartoon series and had no interest in the superhero movie genre. He admitted that he found himself unable to identify with Slater's more comic book-centric tone. Trank left Slater out of discussions with Fox Studios and withheld certain studio notes. Slater added "I never saw 95% of those notes," and left after six months.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/5/21246679/josh-trank-capone-interview-fantastic-four-chronicle|title=The post-disaster artist|website=Polygon|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505224500/https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/5/21246679/josh-trank-capone-interview-fantastic-four-chronicle|url-status=live}} In February 2013, Matthew Vaughn was attached to produce, and Seth Grahame-Smith hired to polish the script.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175179-matthew-vaughn-to-produce-fantastic-four |title=Matthew Vaughn to Produce Fantastic Four |last=Lesnick |first=Silas |date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706101841/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175179-matthew-vaughn-to-produce-fantastic-four |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175237-seth-grahame-smith-boards-fantastic-four |title=Seth Grahame-Smith Boards Fantastic Four |last=Lesnick |first=Silas |date=February 26, 2013 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613183933/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/175237-seth-grahame-smith-boards-fantastic-four |url-status=live }} In October 2013, Simon Kinberg was hired as co-writer and producer.{{Cite news |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fantasic-four-simon-kinberg-tapped-640054 |title=Simon Kinberg Tapped to Write 'Fantastic Four' (Exclusive) |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=October 1, 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 2, 2013 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002004814/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fantasic-four-simon-kinberg-tapped-640054 |url-status=live }} In April 2014, the Cavalry FX was hired for the film's pre-visualization.

According to Mark Millar, 20th Century Fox's consultant for their Marvel Comics–based films, the film would take place in the same universe as the X-Men film series.{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/08/19/sfx239-preview-mark-millar-on-fantastic-four |title=SFX239 Preview: Mark Millar On Fantastic Four |date=August 19, 2013 |publisher=SFX.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822130012/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/08/19/sfx239-preview-mark-millar-on-fantastic-four |archive-date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2013}} Although Kinberg contradicted this statement,{{cite web |url=https://screencrush.com/fantastic-four-x-men/ |title='Fantastic Four' Writer-Producer Simon Kinberg on Shared Universes and the Challenges of an Origin Story |last=Ryan |first=Mike |date=May 12, 2014 |publisher=Screencrush |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514035800/http://screencrush.com/fantastic-four-x-men/ |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2014}} Bryan Singer confirmed talks of a potential crossover among Fox.{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/post/124844035536/bryan-singer-hints-at-x-men-fantastic-four |title=Bryan Singer Hints At X-Men/Fantastic Four Crossover (Exclusive) |date=July 23, 2015 |publisher=Yahoo UK |access-date=December 31, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119223254/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/post/124844035536/bryan-singer-hints-at-x-men-fantastic-four |url-status=live }} Trank has said that the film is heavily influenced by David Cronenberg, that 1981's Scanners and 1986's The Fly influenced the look of the film, and that its overall tone would feel like a "cross between Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/09/fantastic-four-ew-preview |title=Fantastic Four: EW preview |date=April 9, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-date=January 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118084106/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/09/fantastic-four-ew-preview |url-status=live }}

In January 2014, Kinberg finished rewriting the script, and casting for the roles of Reed Richards and Susan Storm began.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/fantastic-four-script-in-actors-to-test-by-end-of-month-1201066108/ |title=Fantastic Four' Script In, Actors to Test by End of Month |last=Kroll, Justin |date=January 21, 2014 |website=Variety |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814195821/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/fantastic-four-script-in-actors-to-test-by-end-of-month-1201066108/ |url-status=live }} Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, and Jack O'Connell were tested for the role of Reed, before Teller was cast. Meanwhile, Kate Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, and Emmy Rossum were tested for Susan.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/fantastic-four-3-1200708738/ |title='Fantastic Four': Actors and Actresses Lining Up for Roles |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=October 9, 2013 |website=Variety |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220081127/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/fantastic-four-3-1200708738/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fantastic-four-screen-tests-emmy-677249 |title=Fantastic Four' Screen Tests: Emmy Rossum, Kate Mara and Miles Teller in the mix |last=Kit, Borys |date=February 5, 2014 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 16, 2014 |archive-date=January 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105195252/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fantastic-four-screen-tests-emmy-677249 |url-status=live }} In February, it was revealed that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Mara was cast as Susan Storm / Invisible Woman.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/miles-teller-kate-mara-fantastic-four-1201099921/ |title='Fantastic Four' Cast Revealed |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=February 19, 2014 |work=Variety |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065433/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/miles-teller-kate-mara-fantastic-four-1201099921/ |url-status=live }} In March, Toby Kebbell was cast as Victor von Doom,{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/toby-kebbell-fantastic-four-doctor-doom-1201125911/ |title=Toby Kebbell to Play 'Fantastic Four' Villain Doctor Doom (EXCLUSIVE) |date=April 1, 2014 |work=Variety |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702005100/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/toby-kebbell-fantastic-four-doctor-doom-1201125911/ |url-status=live }} and Teller confirmed that Jamie Bell had been cast as Ben Grimm / The Thing.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/08/miles-teller-on-what-appealed-to-him-about-the-fantastic-four-reboot |title=Miles Teller on What Appealed to Him About The Fantastic Four Reboot |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=March 8, 2014 |website=IGN |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106185715/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/08/miles-teller-on-what-appealed-to-him-about-the-fantastic-four-reboot |url-status=live }} Sam Riley, Eddie Redmayne, and Domhnall Gleeson were considered for Doctor Doom.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/whats-deal-jeff-sneider-fantastic-four-casting-dr-doom-video/ |title='Fantastic Four': Dr. Doom Short List Down to 4 Actors With Accents (Exclusive) |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=March 11, 2014 |publisher=The Wrap |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505184353/http://www.thewrap.com/whats-deal-jeff-sneider-fantastic-four-casting-dr-doom-video/ |url-status=live }} Mads Mikkelsen also auditioned for the role of Doom; Mikkelsen later stated that the only thing he was asked to do during his audition was stretch his arms as long as he could make them.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/fantastic-four/news/a823629/hannibal-mads-mikkelsen-walked-out-fantastic-four-audition-benedict-cumberbatch/ |title=Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen walked out of his Fantastic Four audition |last=Watson |first=Lexi |date=March 16, 2017 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=March 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317065850/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/fantastic-four/news/a823629/hannibal-mads-mikkelsen-walked-out-fantastic-four-audition-benedict-cumberbatch/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.screengeek.net/2017/07/31/exclusive-mads-mikkelsen-interested-playing-doctor-doom/ |title=Exclusive: Mads Mikkelsen Interested In Playing DOCTOR DOOM |last=Hadden |first=James |date=July 31, 2017 |website=ScreenGeek |access-date=November 4, 2017 |quote=I didn’t walk out. When I left it, I was just like – this is crazy. I don’t even have long arms. What am I doing in here? The audition was only about long arms. No lines. I felt a little funny. |archive-date=November 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103030858/http://www.screengeek.net/2017/07/31/exclusive-mads-mikkelsen-interested-playing-doctor-doom/ |url-status=live }} In April, Tim Blake Nelson entered final negotiations to play Harvey Elder.{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tim-blake-nelson-final-talks-700318 |title=Tim Blake Nelson in Final Talks to Join 'The Fantastic Four' (Exclusive) |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=April 30, 2014 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 30, 2014 |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503032001/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tim-blake-nelson-final-talks-700318 |url-status=live }} In May, Reg E. Cathey was cast as Susan's and Johnny's father, Dr. Storm.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/foxs-fantastic-four-reboot-adds-702328 |title=Fox's 'Fantastic Four' Reboot Adds 'The Wire's' Reg E. Cathey (Exclusive) |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=May 8, 2014 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702052617/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/foxs-fantastic-four-reboot-adds-702328 |url-status=live }}

The casting of a Black actor, Michael B. Jordan, as the new Johnny Storm spawned controversy among some fans.{{cite web |url=http://www.thegeektwins.com/2015/08/5-reasons-black-johnny-storm-is.html |title=5 Reasons Black Johnny Storm is a Terrible Idea (In "Fantastic Four" Anyway) |last=Maurice Mitchell |date=October 8, 2015 |publisher=The Geek Twins |access-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220163008/http://www.thegeektwins.com/2015/08/5-reasons-black-johnny-storm-is.html |url-status=live }} Director Josh Trank justified his decision by saying the move to cast Jordan as Johnny Storm was taken to bring the iconic comic book team in line with real-world demographics.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/04/fantastic-four-film-makers-respond-to-criticism-of-decision-to-cast-black-actor |title=Fantastic Four film-makers respond to criticism of decision to cast black actor |last=Ben Child |date=June 4, 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304082146/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/04/fantastic-four-film-makers-respond-to-criticism-of-decision-to-cast-black-actor |url-status=live }} Trank would receive numerous death threats through IMDb message boards and slept with a .38 Special on his nightstand. He returned the gun after production had wrapped. He later admitted that he wanted to cast a Black actress for the role of Susan Storm, but that the studio insisted on retaining her ethnicity for the film. "I was mostly interested in a Black Susan Storm and a Black Johnny Storm and a Black Franklin Storm...when you're dealing with a studio on a massive movie like that, everybody wants to keep an open mind to who the big stars are going be...I found a lot of pretty heavy push back on casting a Black woman in that role." He added that being denied a Black Susan Storm should have convinced him to step away from the project.{{cite web|url=https://geeksofcolor.co/2020/06/05/josh-trank-fantastic-four-interview/|title=Exclusive: Josh Trank Wanted Black Actress For Role of Sue Storm in 'Fantastic Four'|website=Geeks of Color|last=Butler III|first=Robert|date=June 5, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605234017/https://geeksofcolor.co/2020/06/05/josh-trank-fantastic-four-interview/|url-status=live}}

Fantastic Four had a production budget of $155 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-box-office-whats-behind-790318 |title=Summer Box Office: What's Behind Warner Bros.' Risky Move to Release Nine Movies |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=April 21, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116153700/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-box-office-whats-behind-790318 |url-status=live }} Principal photography commenced on May 5, 2014, at the Celtic Media Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and ended on August 23, 2014, lasting for 72 days.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-fantastic-four-movie-details-josh-trank/ |title='The Fantastic Four' Movie Details, Images, Easter Eggs, Tone, and More |last=Weintaub |first=Steve |date=January 27, 2015 |website=Collider |access-date=January 27, 2015 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723155059/https://collider.com/the-fantastic-four-movie-details-josh-trank/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/05/fantastic_four_reboot_begins_f.html |title='Fantastic Four' reboot begins filming today in Baton Rouge; here's what we know so far |last=Scott |first=Mike |date=May 5, 2014 |website=Times-Picayune |access-date=May 5, 2014 |archive-date=May 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505200843/http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/05/fantastic_four_reboot_begins_f.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/05/05/fantastic-four-begins-filming-in-louisiana/ |title='Fantastic Four' begins filming in Louisiana! |last=Christine |newspaper=On Location Vacations |date=May 5, 2014 |publisher=onlocationvacations.com |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506134812/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/05/05/fantastic-four-begins-filming-in-louisiana/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/08/fantastic-four-the-thing-first-look/ |title=Fantastic Four Director Josh Trank Tweets a First Look At The Thing |last=Panda |first=Robo |date=August 23, 2014 |publisher=Uproxx |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826131107/http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/08/fantastic-four-the-thing-first-look/ |url-status=live }} The film received $29.1 million in tax incentives and spent $97.4 million in Louisiana.{{Cite news |url=https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2015_film_study_v5_WEB.pdf |title=2015 Feature Film Study |last=FilmL.A. |date=June 15, 2016 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160704082640/https://indd.adobe.com/view/87976431-f650-4be0-a9c3-392d676b5514 |url-status=live }} Matthew Jensen served as director of photography.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/montana-artists-agents-matt-birch-ralph-berge-join-apa-below-the-line-department-646355/ |title=Six Montana Artists Agents & Executives Led By Toppers Matt Birch & Ralph Berge Join APA |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=December 3, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520123411/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/montana-artists-agents-matt-birch-ralph-berge-join-apa-below-the-line-department/ |url-status=live }} The film was planned to be shot in Vancouver, Canada, but was moved to Louisiana due to the state's film production tax incentives.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/fantastic-four-reboot-moving-production-vancouver-louisiana-exclusive-105601/ |title='Fantastic Four' Reboot Moving Production From Vancouver to Louisiana (Exclusive) |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=July 24, 2013 |publisher=The Wrap |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821164808/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/fantastic-four-reboot-moving-production-vancouver-louisiana-exclusive-105601/ |url-status=live }} During filming, producers Hutch Parker and Simon Kinberg rewrote Trank's original script and gave the film a different ending.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-four-flop-how-much-damage-did-director-josh-tranks-tweet-cause/ |title='Fantastic Four' Flop: How Much Damage Did Director Josh Trank's Tweet Cause? |date=August 9, 2015 |website=TheWrap |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811053207/http://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-four-flop-how-much-damage-did-director-josh-tranks-tweet-cause/ |url-status=live }} In January 2015, reshoots were ordered by 20th Century Fox executives who were not satisfied with the film, feeling that the movie felt more like a sequel to Trank's previous film, Chronicle.{{cite news |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/01/fantastic-four-may-be-a-mess-reshoots-ordered-trai.html |title=The Fantastic Four May be a Mess; Reshoots Ordered; Trailer Date Revealed |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=January 16, 2015 |website=Paste |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820002325/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/01/fantastic-four-may-be-a-mess-reshoots-ordered-trai.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-reboot-2015-reshoots-rumors/ |title='Fantastic Four' Rumors: Reboot a 'Mess' & Reshoots Scheduled [Updated] |last=Agar |first=Chris |date=January 15, 2015 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229203507/https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-reboot-2015-reshoots-rumors/ |url-status=live }}

Before the film's release, several sources had reported that there were multiple disagreements between 20th Century Fox and Trank during production. After being dissatisfied with Trank's original cut, Fox ordered their own changes to the film without Trank's supervision, changing and omitting certain major plot points from Trank's version. Many other sources claimed that there was "erratic behavior" from Trank on the set of the film, which resulted in Fox's negative treatment of him.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-reboot-josh-trank-fox/ |title='Fantastic Four': What We Know About What Went Wrong |date=August 8, 2015 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=August 13, 2015 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527215919/https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-reboot-josh-trank-fox/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/8/12/9136947/fantastic-four-2015-trank |title=Fantastic Four's director says Fox made his great movie terrible. Is he right? |date=August 12, 2015 |website=Vox |access-date=August 13, 2015 |archive-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814155211/http://www.vox.com/2015/8/12/9136947/fantastic-four-2015-trank |url-status=live }} One day prior to the film's release Trank posted a message on Twitter that criticized the finished film. Expressing dissatisfaction towards the final product, he stated, "A year ago I had a fantastic version of this. And it would've received great reviews. You'll probably never see it. That's reality though."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fantastic-four-josh-trank-tweet |title=Why did Fantastic Four director Josh Trank slam his own movie? |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=August 7, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423043932/https://ew.com/article/2015/08/07/fantastic-four-josh-trank-tweet/ |url-status=live }} Trank deleted the message shortly after.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Josh-Trank-Responds-Fantastic-Four-Criticism-75827.html |title=Josh Trank Responds To Fantastic Four Criticism |date=August 7, 2015 |publisher=Cinema Blend |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808033244/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Josh-Trank-Responds-Fantastic-Four-Criticism-75827.html |url-status=live }} While Fox distribution chief Chris Aronson claimed that Fox supported Trank's version of the film,{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-four-flop-how-much-damage-did-director-josh-tranks-tweet-cause/ |title='Fantastic Four' Flop: How Much Damage Did Director Josh Trank's Tweet Cause? |date=August 9, 2015 |website=TheWrap |access-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331181008/http://www.thewrap.com/fantastic-four-flop-how-much-damage-did-director-josh-tranks-tweet-cause/ |url-status=live }} Kebbell conversely stated, "I tell you, the honest truth is [Trank] did cut a great film that you'll never see. That is a shame. A much darker version, and you'll never see it."{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/07/the-best-actor-you-may-never-recognize.html |title=The Best Actor You May Never Recognize |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=June 7, 2016 |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-date=July 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718150941/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/07/the-best-actor-you-may-never-recognize.html |url-status=live }} Trank further disowned the film by removing it from his Instagram filmography.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/josh-trank-fantastic-four-filmography-instagram/ |title=Josh Trank Redacts Fantastic Four From Filmography On Instagram |last=Chapman |first=Tom |date=March 24, 2018 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=March 24, 2018 |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324190512/https://screenrant.com/josh-trank-fantastic-four-filmography-instagram/ |url-status=live }}

After Stan Lee's death three years later, Trank lamented that he had "let him down", even though after the film's release, he had received a personal letter from Lee asking him if he was okay.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/fantastic-four-josh-trank-stan-lee-tribute/ |title=Fantastic Four Director Says He Let Stan Lee Down |last=Chapman |first=Tom |date=November 13, 2018 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100715/https://www.cbr.com/fantastic-four-josh-trank-stan-lee-tribute/ |url-status=live }} In 2020, Trank admitted that many of the sequences he had planned had gone unfilmed, making a director's cut practically nonexistent. Later that year, Kate Mara admitted that her experience working on the film was "horrible". While she did not go into great detail, she implied that much of her discomfort came from questionable directions stating, "I think that speaking up is something that I think that we all probably learn {{sic|it|nolink=y}} over and over again... I don't regret doing it at all, but do regret not having stood up for myself. I regret that for sure."{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-kate-mara-regrets/|title=Kate Mara Reflects on 'Fantastic Four' Experience: "I Do Regret Not Having Stood Up for Myself"|website=Collider|last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|date=November 12, 2020|access-date=November 12, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113041213/https://collider.com/fantastic-four-kate-mara-regrets/|url-status=live}}

The film used the Los Angeles-based company OTOY for its visual effects. Moving Picture Company, Pixomondo, Rodeo FX and Weta Digital also created visual effects for the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.moving-picture.com/film/filmography/the-fantastic-four |title=MPC — Fantastic Four |access-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508065027/http://www.moving-picture.com/film/filmography/the-fantastic-four |archive-date=May 8, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wetafx.co.nz/in_production |title=Weta Digital |access-date=February 4, 2015 |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215071856/http://www.wetafx.co.nz/in_production |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=10241 |title=Fantastic Four |last=Frei, Vincent |date=August 4, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415170557/http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=10241 |url-status=live }} Moving Pictures Company took on the visual effects for The Thing, rendering a fully digital character based on Jamie Bell's on-set performance and the Human Torch's fiery visual effects. Weta Digital handled Reed Richards' stretch effects. Pixomondo delivered Susan Storm's force-field and cloaking effects and augmented Doom's costume. James E. Price served as the over-all visual effects supervisor.{{cite web |url=http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/fantastic-five |title=Fantastic five |last=Failes, Ian |date=August 9, 2015 |publisher=FXguide |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814141310/http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/fantastic-five/ |url-status=live }} Kinberg stated that the film would be converted to 3D in post-production,{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-fantastic-four-reboot-sequel-3d-news-simon-kinberg/ |title=Writer/Producer Simon Kinberg Talks THE FANTASTIC FOUR, Post-Converting to 3D, the Grounded Tone, and Writing Towards the Sequels |date=May 8, 2014 |publisher=Collider.com |access-date=June 13, 2016 |archive-date=June 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613003810/http://collider.com/the-fantastic-four-reboot-sequel-3d-news-simon-kinberg/ |url-status=live }} but those plans were canceled, with Trank stating that he wanted "the viewing experience of Fantastic Four to remain as pure as possible for the audience, which means in 2D".{{cite web |url=http://www.finalreel.co.uk/fantastic-four-3d-post-conversion-cancelled/ |title=Fantastic Four 3D Post-Conversion Officially Cancelled |last=Lloyd |first=Kenji |date=July 11, 2015 |website=Final Reel |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711061210/http://www.finalreel.co.uk/fantastic-four-3d-post-conversion-cancelled/ |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |access-date=July 11, 2015}} A sequence showing The Thing performing a "dive-bomb" in the film was cut due to budget constraints.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/17/heres-what-thing-was-supposed-clobber-deleted-fantastic-four-scene/ |title=Here's what the mysterious deleted 'Fantastic Four' scene was supposed to be... |last=Brenizcan |first=Anthony |date=August 27, 2015 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020090657/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/17/heres-what-thing-was-supposed-clobber-deleted-fantastic-four-scene |url-status=live }}

The studio was caught off-guard by the first cut of the film for having a "morose tone". The ending had not been finalized and the studio hastily had to cobble together a new ending that was essentially composed of script pieces of the original draft, plus new ones that were being written on the day of reshoots. Many of Trank's suggestions were swiftly ignored. Stephen E. Rivkin was hired to edit the film together with Trank referring to him as the "de facto director" for the new cut. Despite Trank's efforts of having two edits of the film, Rivkin's was ultimately chosen over his.

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In January 2015, Marco Beltrami was hired to compose the film's score.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/01/06/marco-beltrami-to-score-the-fantastic-four-reboot/ |title=Marco Beltrami to Score 'The Fantastic Four' Reboot |date=January 6, 2015 |publisher=Film Music Reporter |access-date=January 7, 2015 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728083451/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/01/06/marco-beltrami-to-score-the-fantastic-four-reboot/ |url-status=live }} Philip Glass was also hired to work on the score with Beltrami. Additional music contributions were made by Miles Hankins, Brandon Roberts, Marcus Trumpp, and Buck Sanders,{{cite web |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/fantastic_four3.html |title=Filmtracks: Fantastic Four (Marco Beltrami/Philip Glass) |date=November 12, 2015 |publisher=Filmtracks Publications |access-date=August 13, 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201213512/https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/fantastic_four3.html |url-status=live }} with American hip-hop recording artist El-P scoring the end credits of the film.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60338-el-p-scored-the-end-credits-for-the-new-fantastic-four-movie/ |title=El-P Scored The End Credits For The New Fantastic Four Movie |last=Beauchemin, Molly |website=Pitchfork |date=July 11, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712214511/http://pitchfork.com/news/60338-el-p-scored-the-end-credits-for-the-new-fantastic-four-movie/ |url-status=live }} To promote the film, Kim Nam-joon, known as RM of the K-pop group BTS, and American recording artist Mandy Ventrice, worked on the digital single "Fantastic", which was released alongside the South Korean run of the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/07/rap-monster-to-drop-a-digital-single-in-collaboration-with-hollywood-film-fantastic-four |title=Rap Monster to drop a digital single in collaboration with Hollywood film 'Fantastic Four'! |last=thewesterngirl |date=July 31, 2015 |website=allkpop |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802204828/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/07/rap-monster-to-drop-a-digital-single-in-collaboration-with-hollywood-film-fantastic-four |url-status=live }} In July 2015, Beltrami attended the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con to discuss scoring the film. Beltrami described the score as "eerie" and "mysterious", landing it in a "musical territory leaning towards fantasy."{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/junkie-xl-brian-tyler-marco-beltrami-discuss-scoring-for-superheroes-at-sdcc/ |title=Junkie XL, Brian Tyler, Marco Beltrami Discuss Scoring for Superheroes and Franchises |last=Charrow |first=Abel |date=July 11, 2015 |website=Nerdist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716163818/http://nerdist.com/junkie-xl-brian-tyler-marco-beltrami-discuss-scoring-for-superheroes-at-sdcc/ |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2015}} The film score was released on August 7, 2015, by Sony Classical Records.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/07/09/fantastic-four-soundtrack-details/ |title=Fantastic Four Soundtrack Details |date=July 9, 2015 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-date=December 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229145602/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/07/09/fantastic-four-soundtrack-details/ |url-status=live }} Despite the film's negative reception, the soundtrack was singled out by critics as one of the film's better qualities.{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrackgeek.com/v2/soundtrack-review-fantastic-four/ |title=Soundtrack Review: Fantastic Four |last=Tillnes |first=Jørn |website=Soundtrack Geek |access-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821085958/http://www.soundtrackgeek.com/v2/soundtrack-review-fantastic-four/ |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrackdreams.com/2015/08/soundtrack-review-fantastic-four-marco-beltrami-and-philipp-glass-2015/ |title=Soundtrack review: Fantastic four (Marco Beltrami and Philipp Glass – 2015) |last=Manduteanu |first=Mihnea |website=Soundtrack Dreams |access-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806080054/http://www.soundtrackdreams.com/2015/08/soundtrack-review-fantastic-four-marco-beltrami-and-philipp-glass-2015/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.scifimoviepage.com/fantastic-four-soundtrack-review/ |title=Fantastic Four Soundtrack Review |last=Trate |first=Robert |website=Scifi Movie Page |access-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813030219/http://www.scifimoviepage.com/fantastic-four-soundtrack-review/ |url-status=live }}

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The teaser trailer for Fantastic Four was released in January 2015 to a generally positive response.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/327987-the-fantastic-four-trailer-is-here |title=The Fantastic Four Trailer is Here! |date=January 27, 2015 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129123329/http://www.superherohype.com/news/327987-the-fantastic-four-trailer-is-here |url-status=live }} Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter gave the trailer a positive review, calling it a "surprisingly strong step in the right direction for a faithful adaptation of an often-problematic property."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-new-fantastic-four-trailer-767586 |title=How the New 'Fantastic Four' Trailers Stays Faithful to the Original Comics |last=McMillan, Graeme |date=January 27, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-date=January 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130013600/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-new-fantastic-four-trailer-767586 |url-status=live }} Abraham Riesman of New York{{'}}s Vulture also responded to the trailer positively, saying that the film "could be the most innovative and tonally unique marquee superhero movie."{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/fantastic-four-movie-seems-really-good.html |title=The Fantastic Four Movie Seems Really Good! |last=Riesman, Abraham |date=January 28, 2015 |publisher=Vulture.com |access-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132803/http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/fantastic-four-movie-seems-really-good.html |url-status=live }} However, correspondents for Newsarama noted that there was "nothing" in the trailer to characterize it as being based on the Fantastic Four, feeling it could have easily been a substitute for similar science fiction films such as 2014's Interstellar.{{Cite news |url=http://www.newsarama.com/23350-the-fantastic-four-trailer-our-first-reactions.html |title=The FANTASTIC FOUR Trailer: Our First Reactions |date=January 27, 2015 |work=Newsarama |access-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129193113/http://www.newsarama.com/23350-the-fantastic-four-trailer-our-first-reactions.html |url-status=live }} The trailer became the most-watched trailer in 20th Century Fox's history, surpassing the previous record-holder, 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.

The second trailer for the film was released in April 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/337653-the-new-trailer-for-fantastic-four-is-here |title=The New Trailer for Fantastic Four is Here! |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=April 19, 2015 |website=SuperHeroHype |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421140529/http://www.superherohype.com/news/337653-the-new-trailer-for-fantastic-four-is-here |url-status=live }} Sean O'Connell of CinemaBlend called the trailer "amazing" and said that it "does a much better job of setting up everyone's roles."{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Fantastic-Four-Trailer-Online-It-Amazing-70962.html |title=A New Fantastic Four Trailer Is Online, And It's Amazing |last=O'Connell |first=Sean |date=April 19, 2015 |website=CINEMABLEND |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421100613/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Fantastic-Four-Trailer-Online-It-Amazing-70962.html |url-status=live }} Drew McWeeny of HitFix said the film "looks like it was approached with serious intent" and that the scale "feels positively intimate."{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/new-fantastic-four-trailer-gives-us-our-best-look-yet-at-the-team-in-action |title=New Fantastic Four trailer gives us our best look yet at the team in action |last=McWeeny, Drew |website=HitFix |date=April 19, 2015 |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422010046/http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/new-fantastic-four-trailer-gives-us-our-best-look-yet-at-the-team-in-action |url-status=live }} In the same month, the cast attended CinemaCon to present footage from the film, which also generated positive reviews.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/fantastic-four-movie-cinemacon-1201478578/ |title='Fantastic Four' Footage, Cast Impress Exhibitors at CinemaCon |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=April 23, 2015 |website=Variety |access-date=April 24, 2015 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425030440/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fantastic-four-movie-cinemacon-1201478578/ |url-status=live }}

The world premiere of Fantastic Four was at Williamsburg Cinemas in New York City on August 4, 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kate-mara-valentino-at-fantastic-813404 |title=Kate Mara in Valentino at the Fantastic Four Premiere |last=Reed, Sam |date=August 5, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122614/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kate-mara-valentino-at-fantastic-813404 |url-status=live }} It was released in North America on August 7, 2015, on 3,995 screens.{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-men-spin-deadpool-gets-734172?mobile_redirect=false |title='X-Men' Spin-Off 'Deadpool' Gets Winter 2016 Release Date |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=September 18, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-date=September 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919020612/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/x-men-spinoff-deadpool-gets-734172 |url-status=live }} In December 2012, it was scheduled for March 6, 2015 release,{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/173981-release-date-set-for-fantastic-four-reboot |title=Release Date Set for Fantastic Four Reboot |date=December 8, 2012 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724205845/http://www.superherohype.com/news/173981-release-date-set-for-fantastic-four-reboot |url-status=live }} which was changed in November 2013 to June 19, 2015, before settling on its final date of August 7, 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/180297-fantastic-four-the-secret-service-and-assassins-creed-get-new-release-dates |title=Fantastic Four, The Secret Service and Assassin's Creed Get New Release Dates |last=Perry, Spencer |date=November 12, 2013 |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com |access-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724172525/http://www.superherohype.com/news/180297-fantastic-four-the-secret-service-and-assassins-creed-get-new-release-dates |url-status=live }}

Fantastic Four grossed $56.1 million in North America and $111.8 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $167.9 million, against a production budget of $120 million (estimated $200 million including marketing and distribution costs), making it the lowest grossing theatrically released Fantastic Four film to date.{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fantasticfour15.htm |title=Fantastic Four (2015) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-date=February 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223081946/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fantasticfour15.htm |url-status=live }}

In the United States and Canada, Fantastic Four was projected to take the top spot and earn around $40–50 million on its opening weekend, which would be lower than the opening weekend gross of 2005's Fantastic Four ($56.1 million) and 2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ($58.1 million).{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-fantastic-four-813449 |title=Box-Office Preview: 'Fantastic Four' to Lead Jam-Packed Weekend |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 5, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807082107/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-fantastic-four-813449 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/fantastic-four-box-office-preview-shaun-the-sheep-the-gift-ricki-and-the-flash-1201491080/ |title='Fantastic Four' Will Top Busy Box Office Weekend – Preview |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=August 4, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805230526/http://deadline.com/2015/08/fantastic-four-box-office-preview-shaun-the-sheep-the-gift-ricki-and-the-flash-1201491080/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/box-office-fantastic-four-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-1201556197/ |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Muscles in on 'Mission: Impossible 5' |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=August 4, 2015 |website=Variety |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809060525/http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/box-office-fantastic-four-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-1201556197/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4093 |title=Forecast: 'Fantastic Four' Takes First |last=Keith Simanton |date=August 6, 2015 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808232131/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4093 |url-status=live }} The film made $2.7 million from late night previews on the night of August 6.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-takes-27-million-813724 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Takes in $2.7 Million Thursday Night |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=August 7, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508095947/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-fantastic-four-flames-813724/ |url-status=live }} On its opening day, Fantastic Four earned $11.3 million (including Thursday's preview screenings), lower than early tracking,{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/fantastic-four-box-office-projection/ |title='Fantastic Four' box office could be doomed by its bad reviews |last=Pallotta |first=Frank |date=August 7, 2015 |website=CNNMoney |access-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810035710/http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/07/media/fantastic-four-box-office-projection |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-fantastic-four-floundering-813724 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Falls Flat, Could Lose to 'Mission: Impossible' |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 7, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508095951/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-fantastic-four-flames-813724/ |url-status=live }} and $25.6 million on its opening weekend,{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=fantasticfour15.htm |title=Fantastic Four (2015) – Daily Box Office Results |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=September 29, 2015 |archive-date=September 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929023702/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=fantasticfour15.htm |url-status=live }} marking one of the lowest openings of all time for a big-budget superhero movie which box office analysts have attributed to poor critical reviews and audience reception. It came in second place behind Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ($28.5 million).{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-fantastic-four-flops-814123 |title=Box Office: 'Fantastic Four' Flops with $26.2M, Loses to 'Mission: Impossible' |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 9, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108164018/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-fantastic-four-flops-814123 |url-status=live }} When asked by The New York Times to comment on the weekend box office results, Chris Aronson, Fox's president of domestic distribution said: "There's not much to say. I have never seen a confluence of events impact the opening of a movie so swiftly," referring to negative reviews and a tweet by Trank that blamed the studio for the poor reviews.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/10/movies/fantastic-four-lacks-superpowers-at-box-office.html |title='Fantastic Four' Lacks Superpowers at Box Office |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=August 9, 2015 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810185607/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/10/movies/fantastic-four-lacks-superpowers-at-box-office.html |url-status=live }} In the film's second weekend, it grossed $8 million, dropping 69% from the opening weekend.{{Cite journal |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=August 16, 2015 |title=Box Office: 'Straight Outta Compton' Breaks Out With Massive $56.1M |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-straight-outta-compton-815650 |journal=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828222011/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-straight-outta-compton-815650 |url-status=live }} The Hollywood Reporter described the film as the second biggest box office failure of 2015, behind Tomorrowland, estimating the film's losses to be between $80 million and $100 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-box-office-flops-tomorrowland-820498 |title=Summer Box-Office Flops: 'Tomorrowland,' 'Fantastic Four' Top List |last=McClintock, Pamela |date=September 4, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054044/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/summer-box-office-flops-tomorrowland-820498 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/fantastic-four-flop-fox-earnings-1201633196/ |title='Fantastic Four' Failure Takes Bite Out of Fox's Earnings |last=Brent Lang |date=November 4, 2015 |website=Variety |access-date=November 4, 2015 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106204722/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/fantastic-four-flop-fox-earnings-1201633196/ |url-status=live }}

Outside North America, the film grossed $33.1 million on its opening weekend from 43 countries from 8,996 screens, coming at second place behind Rogue Nation at the international box office. While it underperformed in certain countries, it opened at number one in 20 countries. Its top openings were in Mexico ($5.29 million), the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($4.19 million), France ($3.85 million), Venezuela ($3.81 million) and Brazil ($3 million).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-fantastic-four-ant-man-international-box-office-results-1201496065/ |title='Rogue Nation' Flies Higher In 2nd Frame With $65M; 'Fantastic Four' No. 2 With $33.1M Bow – Intl Box Office Update |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=August 10, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103641/https://deadline.com/2015/08/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-fantastic-four-ant-man-international-box-office-results-1201496065/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/international-box-office-terminator-genisys-china-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-minions-inside-out-hitman-agent-47-uncle-results-1201503912/ |title='Terminator' Back To No. 1 As China Re-Opens; 'M:I5' Adds $25M; 'Hitman' Contracts $8.5M – Intl B.O. Update |last=Nancy Tartaglione |date=August 23, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=(Penske Media Corporation) |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110232/https://deadline.com/2015/08/international-box-office-terminator-genisys-china-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-minions-inside-out-hitman-agent-47-uncle-results-1201503912/ |url-status=live }}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|9|3.7|259|Dull and downbeat, this Fantastic Four proves a woefully misguided attempt to translate a classic comic series without the humor, joy, or colorful thrills that made it great.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fantastic_four_2015|title=Fantastic Four (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=August 7, 2015 |publisher=Fandango|access-date=2024-12-13|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524085333/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fantastic_four_2015|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} As of 2025,{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/worst-lowest-rated-marvel-movies-rotten-tomatoes/ | title=The 20 Lowest-Rated Marvel Movies on Rotten Tomatoes (Photos) | date=March 3, 2023 }} it has the lowest ratings on Rotten Tomatoes out of all theatrical films based on Marvel Comics properties.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-failure/ |title='Fantastic Four' Is The Worst Reviewed Marvel Movie Ever |last=Keyes |first=Rob |date=August 8, 2015 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821024359/http://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-failure/ |url-status=live }} {{Metacritic film prose|score=27|count=40|ref=yes|access-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818044650/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fantastic-four-2015 |url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C−" on an A+ to F scale; this fact was referred to by Pamela McClintock of The Hollywood Reporter as "the worst grade that anyone can remember for a marquee superhero title made by a major Hollywood studio."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-gets-worst-cinemascore-814137 |title='Fantastic Four' Gets Worst CinemaScore Ever for Studio Superhero Movie |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 9, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331115541/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fantastic-four-gets-worst-cinemascore-814137 |url-status=live }}

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave Fantastic Four one star out of four, calling it "the cinematic equivalent of malware" and "worse than worthless."{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/fantastic-four-20150806 |title=How bad is this reboot of Marvel's first superheroes? Worse than you can imagine |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=August 6, 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808194733/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/fantastic-four-20150806 |url-status=live }} Jim Vejvoda of IGN criticized the film as "aesthetically drab and dramatically inert", said that the two previous Fantastic Four films "seem better in hindsight", and that the film did not show enough character development between the members of the team. He also criticized the continuity errors, such as Mara's changing hair style and color and Teller's disappearing facial hair, brought on by the film's reshoots.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/fantastic-four-review |title=Fantastic Four Review |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=August 6, 2015 |website=IGN |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807180347/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/06/fantastic-four-review |url-status=live }} Brian Lowry of Variety found the film to be a technical improvement over the 2005 release but criticized its uneven pacing and writing, saying "Ultimately, Fox's stab at reviving one of its inherited Marvel properties feels less like a blockbuster for this age of comics-oriented tentpoles than it does another also-ran—not an embarrassment, but an experiment that didn't gel."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/fantastic-four-review-reboots-marvel-comic-1201555905/|title=Film Review: 'Fantastic Four'|last=Brian Lowry|date=August 4, 2015|website=Variety|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427164126/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/fantastic-four-review-reboots-marvel-comic-1201555905/|url-status=live}} Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter felt the film is "like a 100-minute trailer for a movie that never happens." He called the film "maddeningly lame and unimaginative" in addition to criticizing the visual style as a "dark, unattractive, gloomy mode."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/fantastic-four/review/813140 |title='Fantastic Four': Film Review |last=Todd McCarthy |date=August 5, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806144634/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/fantastic-four/review/813140 |url-status=live }} In a review for Screen Daily, Tim Grierson criticized the film's narrative as nonsensical, making the film "progressively more muddled and tedious."{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/fantastic-four-review/5091259.article?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562 |title='Fantastic Four': Review |last=Tim Grierson |date=August 4, 2015 |website=Screen Daily |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806193826/http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/fantastic-four-review/5091259.article?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562 |url-status=live }} A.O. Scott of The New York Times noted that it "feels less like a tale of superhero beginnings than like a very long precredit opening sequence."{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/movies/review-fantastic-four-the-reboot-wanted-or-not.html|title=Review: 'Fantastic Four,' the Reboot (Wanted or Not)|newspaper=The New York Times|author=Scott, A.O.|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=October 5, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807152740/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/movies/review-fantastic-four-the-reboot-wanted-or-not.html}}

David Jenkins of Little White Lies, on the other hand, praised Fantastic Four for its stylistic deviation from other recent superhero films, and argued that the film's characters "make decisions which may appear to lack credibility, but the writing works hard to show you why these people are doing what they are doing – and it's not just haphazard patching work, but believable reasons which build on the themes of the movie".{{cite web |url=http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/fantastic-four-31314 |title=Fantastic Four Review |last=David Jenkins |date=August 5, 2015 |website=Little White Lies |access-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925093825/http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/fantastic-four-31314 |url-status=live }} James Berardinelli gave the film 2.5/4 stars, saying Fantastic Four is "no better or worse [than] the other superhero movies of 2015", welcoming the dark tone, and praising the performance of the main actors. Berardinelli concluded that as a superhero film, "it falls into the 'adequate' range of the spectrum—neither memorable nor forgettable."{{cite web |url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/fantastic-four |title=Fantastic Four (United States, 2015) |last=Berardinelli |first=James |author-link=James Berardinelli |date=August 6, 2015 |publisher=ReelViews |access-date=August 11, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054602/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/fantastic-four |url-status=live }} Jake Wilson of The Sydney Morning Herald gave the film 3/5 stars, praising the Fantastic Four's transformation sequence and Teller's performance, and wrote: "what distinguishes the film's approach is the faith it puts in its young lead actors".{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Jake|date=2015-08-07|title=Fantastic Four review: Miles Teller compelling in freakish origin story|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/fantastic-four-review-miles-teller-compelling-in-freakish-origin-story-20150805-giruis.html|access-date=2021-10-30|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030044133/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/fantastic-four-review-miles-teller-compelling-in-freakish-origin-story-20150805-giruis.html|url-status=live}}

Yahoo! Movies,{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/10-worst-movies-2015-163009143/photo-1-fantastic-four-1450370403369.html |title=The 10 Worst Movies of 2015 |date=December 17, 2015 |publisher=Yahoo.com |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310162617/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/10-worst-movies-2015-163009143/photo-1-fantastic-four-1450370403369.html |url-status=live }} Toronto Sun,{{cite web |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/12/29/the-10-worst-movies-of-2015-starring-fantastic-four-jurassic-world-sisters-and-more |title=The 10 worst movies of 2015 starring Fantastic Four, Jurassic World, Sisters and |work=torontosun |date=December 29, 2015 |publisher=Torontosun.com |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312073443/http://www.torontosun.com/2015/12/29/the-10-worst-movies-of-2015-starring-fantastic-four-jurassic-world-sisters-and-more |url-status=live }} Indiewire,{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-20-worst-films-of-2015-20151209 |title=The 20 Worst Films Of 2015 |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=December 9, 2015 |publisher=IndieWire |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301211206/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-20-worst-films-of-2015-20151209 |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |access-date=March 10, 2016}} and Rolling Stone have included Fantastic Four in their lists compiling the worst films of 2015.{{Cite magazine |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=December 21, 2015 |title=10 Worst Movies of 2015 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/10-worst-movies-of-2015-20151221 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313232518/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/10-worst-movies-of-2015-20151221 |url-status=live }}

In 2022, while promoting the Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight, the film's writer Jeremy Slater stated he had initially envisioned giving the film a lighter tone similar to that seen in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film but that Trank was against this idea.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-2015-movie-review-response-writer/ |title=Why Fantastic Four 2015 Was So Bad, According to Writer |work=Screenrant |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |date=March 30, 2022 |access-date=August 14, 2024}} In a retrospective piece on the film published in 2024 following the announcement of the reboot in the MCU Samuel Williamson of Collider giving the opinion that putting the Fantastic Four inside a gritty drama made no sense, further opining that Miles Teller was too young for the role of Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic at the time of the film's release and that Jamie Bell had been miscast as Ben Grimm/The Thing.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-2015-josh-trank/ |title=How Josh Trank's 2015 'Fantastic Four' Became a Legendary Marvel Failure |work=Collider |last=Williamson |first=Samuel |date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=August 14, 2024}}

Fantastic Four was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on December 15, 2015.{{cite web |url= http://www.walmart.com/ip/47309893 |title= Fantastic Four (Blu-ray + Digital HD) (Widescreen) |website= Walmart.com |access-date= October 20, 2015 |archive-date= May 8, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240508100000/https://www.walmart.com/blocked?url=L2lwLzQ3MzA5ODkz&uuid=bba5fb92-0d21-11ef-b323-292f5e82f0df&vid=&g=b |url-status= live }} It was later released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 1, 2016.{{cite web |title= Fantastic 4 4K Blu-ray Release Date February 14, 2016 |url= https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fantastic-4-4K-Blu-ray/145681/ |access-date= September 1, 2019 |archive-date= September 1, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190901020012/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fantastic-4-4K-Blu-ray/145681/ |url-status= live }} It was also released on the Disney+ streaming service in June 2020, the first Marvel movie produced by Fox to be on the service.{{cite web|date=2020-06-25|title=2015's 'Fantastic Four' Is Now on Disney+ Because Sure, Why Not?|url=https://decider.com/2020/06/25/fantastic-four-2015-movie-on-disney-plus/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Decider|language=en-US|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717193908/https://decider.com/2020/06/25/fantastic-four-2015-movie-on-disney-plus/|url-status=live}}

As of February 2016, Fantastic Four had sold nearly 400,000 DVD copies and 350,000 Blu-ray copies, for a total of 750,000 copies. As of December 2018, the film had grossed $13.4 million on home video.{{cite web |title=Fantastic Four (2015) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Fantastic-Four-(2015)#tab=video-sales |website=The Numbers |access-date=December 29, 2018 |archive-date=December 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229171556/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Fantastic-Four-(2015)#tab=video-sales |url-status=live }}

Before Fantastic Four began filming, 20th Century Fox announced plans for a sequel with a scheduled release date of July 14, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://news.moviefone.com/2014/03/21/2015-fantastic-four-reboot-sequel/ |title=The 2015 'Fantastic Four' Reboot Will Get a Sequel in 2017 |last=Miller |first=Jenni |date=March 21, 2014 |website=Moviefone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924055209/http://news.moviefone.com/2014/03/21/2015-fantastic-four-reboot-sequel/ |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=September 5, 2014 |df=mdy-all}} Fox then rescheduled the release for June 2, 2017, with War for the Planet of the Apes taking its place on the July 14, 2017, slot.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/channing-tatums-gambit-gets-2016-release-date-fantastic-four-sequel-moves-up/ |title=Channing Tatum's 'Gambit' Gets 2016 Release Date; 'Fantastic Four' Sequel Moves Up |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=January 5, 2015 |website=TheWrap |access-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106051121/http://www.thewrap.com/channing-tatums-gambit-gets-2016-release-date-fantastic-four-sequel-moves-up/ |url-status=live }} It changed the release date again to June 9, 2017, to be two weeks after Star Wars: The Last Jedi{{'s}} initial scheduled release date of May 26, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-2-release-date-2017/ |title=FANTASTIC FOUR 2 Fears the Force, Moves Back a Week to June 9, 2017 |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=March 12, 2015 |website=Collider |access-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907210857/http://collider.com/fantastic-four-2-release-date-2017/ |url-status=live }}

Due to Fantastic Four{{'s}} poor box office performance, negative reviews, and poor home media sales, Pamela McClintock of The Hollywood Reporter said that it "throws into question whether Fox will move ahead with a sequel". Phil Hoad of The Guardian said it would "be interesting" to see if Fox proceeds with a sequel and if it keeps the "gritty-on-paper" tone, noting that if Fox did not produce another film by 2022, the rights would revert to Marvel Studios.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/global-box-office-fantastic-four-trainwreck-monster-hunt-man-from-uncle |title=Fantastic Four flop: the biggest superhero disaster since Catwoman |last=Hoad |first=Phil |date=August 11, 2015 |website=The Guardian |access-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230125323/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/global-box-office-fantastic-four-trainwreck-monster-hunt-man-from-uncle |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/kevin-feige-no-mcu-fox-fantastic-four/ |title=Kevin Feige Confirms No MCU FANTASTIC FOUR. At Least "Right Now" |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=June 17, 2017 |website=Nerdist |access-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001223/http://nerdist.com/kevin-feige-no-mcu-fox-fantastic-four/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/08/09/when-can-marvel-get-the-rights-back-to-the-fantastic-four-/ |title=When Can Marvel Get The Rights Back To The Fantastic Four? |last=Comicbook |first=Joe |date=August 9, 2015 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000918/http://comicbook.com/2015/08/09/when-can-marvel-get-the-rights-back-to-the-fantastic-four-/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://moviepilot.com/p/spider-man-homecoming-fantastic-four-avengers-tower/4320477 |title=Did The Fantastic Four Buy Avengers Tower In 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'? |last=Tennant |first=Tom |date=July 17, 2017 |website=Movie Pilot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000605/https://moviepilot.com/p/spider-man-homecoming-fantastic-four-avengers-tower/4320477 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |access-date=September 21, 2017}} Despite the performance, Fox still planned to produce a sequel, with Simon Kinberg working on the project.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2269379/simon-kinberg-fantastic-four-2/ |title='Fantastic Four' Boss Is 'Figuring Out' How To Make A Sequel Happen |last=Wickman |first=Kase |date=September 14, 2015 |website=MTV News |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915015533/http://www.mtv.com/news/2269379/simon-kinberg-fantastic-four-2/ |url-status=dead }} Drew McWeeny of HitFix said that while a sequel may not be produced in time for the 2017 release date, Fox would likely attempt to salvage the franchise, working with Trank's defined vision and adding adjustments to it.{{cite news |url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/how-are-the-new-fantastic-four-and-2013s-arrested-development-related |title=How are the new 'Fantastic Four' and 2013's 'Arrested Development' related? |last=McWeeny |first=Drew |date=August 10, 2015 |newspaper=Hitfix |access-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045931/http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/how-are-the-new-fantastic-four-and-2013s-arrested-development-related |url-status=live }} While Kinberg affirmed his intent to make a sequel, Kate Mara said that a sequel looked unlikely, despite expressing interest in reprising her role as Susan Storm. In September 2015, Tommy Wiseau expressed enthusiasm in directing a sequel, having personal admiration for the film.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-sequel-tommy-wiseau-room-director/ |title=Fantastic Four 2: Tommy Wiseau Wants to Direct |last=Katzman |first=Gregg |website=Screen Rant |date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=February 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417084019/http://screenrant.com/fantastic-four-sequel-tommy-wiseau-room-director/ |url-status=live }}

The sequel was removed from Fox's release schedule in November 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/359435-fantastic-four-sequel-pulled-from-fox-schedule |title=Fantastic Four Sequel Pulled from Calendar |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=November 24, 2015 |website=SuperHeroHype |access-date=November 25, 2015 |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603005857/https://www.superherohype.com/news/359435-fantastic-four-sequel-pulled-from-fox-schedule |url-status=live }} In May 2016, Kinberg reaffirmed his intent to make another Fantastic Four film with the same cast.{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/fantastic-four/255365/fantastic-four-2-could-happen-with-same-cast |title=Fantastic Four 2 Could Happen With Same Cast |last=Lambie |first=Ryan |date=May 13, 2016 |website=Den of Geek |access-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514114106/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/fantastic-four/255365/fantastic-four-2-could-happen-with-same-cast |url-status=live }} Later that month, Toby Kebbell stated he had no interest in reprising his role as Dr. Doom if a sequel were to happen.{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/toby-kebbell-doesnt-want-to-make-fantastic-four-162428246.html |title=Toby Kebbell Has No Interest In Making a Fantastic Four Sequel |last=Butler |first=Tom |date=May 27, 2016 |website=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=May 31, 2016 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630055352/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/toby-kebbell-doesnt-want-to-make-fantastic-four-162428246.html |url-status=live }} In August, both Miles Teller and Kate Mara said they were open to returning for a sequel.{{cite web |url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-miles-teller-talks-more-fantastic-four-critical-impact-141 |title=Exclusive: Miles Teller talks more Fantastic Four & critical impact |last=Shirey |first=Paul |date=August 8, 2016 |website=JoBlo.com |access-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729071132/https://www.joblo.com/exclusive-miles-teller-talks-more-fantastic-four-critical-impact-141/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/08/24/kate-mara-is-game-for-a-fantastic-four-sequel |title=Kate Mara Is Game for Fantastic Four 2 |date=August 24, 2016 |website=IGN |access-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827065459/http://www.ign.com/videos/2016/08/24/kate-mara-is-game-for-a-fantastic-four-sequel |url-status=live }} When asked by Collider whether they would make another Fantastic Four film, Kinberg answered: "I have no idea. I think the truth is we would not do another Fantastic Four movie until it was ready to be made. One of the lessons we learned on that movie is we want to make sure to get it 100% right, because we will not get another chance with the fans".{{Cite news |url=https://collider.com/fantastic-four-2-plans-simon-kinberg/ |title=Producer Simon Kinberg on Plans for a 'Fantastic Four' Sequel |date=February 24, 2017 |work=Collider |access-date=February 25, 2017 |archive-date=February 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225072308/http://collider.com/fantastic-four-2-plans-simon-kinberg/ |url-status=live }}

Matthew Vaughn has expressed interest in directing a new version of Fantastic Four himself as an apology for the performance of the 2015 film.{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1704540/why-matthew-vaughn-really-wants-another-crack-at-making-a-fantastic-four-movie |title=Why Matthew Vaughn Really Wants Another Crack At Making A Fantastic Four Movie |last=Chichizola |first=Corey |date=September 19, 2017 |website=Cinema Blend |access-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092920/http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1704540/why-matthew-vaughn-really-wants-another-crack-at-making-a-fantastic-four-movie |url-status=live }} Concept artist Alexander Lozano revealed that Trank's iteration of the Fantastic Four was considered for cameo appearances in Tim Miller's take on Deadpool 2.{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/deadpool-2-fantastic-four-2015-cast-cameos/ |title=Deadpool 2's Original Director Had Fantastic Four 2015 Cameos |last=O'Donnell |first=Sean |date=August 18, 2018 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=August 18, 2018 |archive-date=August 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818233949/https://screenrant.com/deadpool-2-fantastic-four-2015-cast-cameos/ |url-status=live }}

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Toby Kebbell said that he would only be interested in returning to the role of Doctor Doom if he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Kebbell added: "Truth is, Doom is an incredible bad guy. They just keep trying to force him into the Fantastic Four... Doom is a monster, but you know my Doom was not, so there's that".{{Cite news |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1630610/one-fantastic-four-star-who-has-no-interest-in-doing-a-sequel |title=One Fantastic Four Star Who Has No Interest In Doing A Sequel |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=March 1, 2017 |work=HeyUGuys |access-date=March 1, 2017 |publisher=Cinema Blend |archive-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301211611/http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1630610/one-fantastic-four-star-who-has-no-interest-in-doing-a-sequel |url-status=live }} Stan Lee (co-creator of the Fantastic Four) also expressed interest in the Fantastic Four, as well as the X-Men, returning to Marvel Studios: "We should have all of our characters under Marvel. Remind me on my way home to do something about that. We'll do our best".{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/stan-lee-wants-the-fantastic-four-and-x-men-film-rights-to-be-back-at-marvel-3453763 |title=Stan Lee wants the Fantastic Four and X-Men film rights to be back at Marvel |last=Onder |first=Cade |date=May 21, 2017 |website=Disqus |publisher=Gamezone |access-date=May 27, 2017 |archive-date=May 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527020135/http://www.gamezone.com/news/stan-lee-wants-the-fantastic-four-and-x-men-film-rights-to-be-back-at-marvel-3453763 |url-status=live }} However, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige stated in June 2017 that there were no plans of adding the Fantastic Four to the MCU at that time.{{cite web |url=https://www.newsarama.com/34899-no-fantastic-four-in-the-mcu-says-feige.html |title=No FANTASTIC FOUR In MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE Says KEVIN FEIGE |last=Marston |first=George |date=June 13, 2017 |website=Newsrama |access-date=June 16, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614033941/https://www.newsarama.com/34899-no-fantastic-four-in-the-mcu-says-feige.html |url-status=live }} Miles Teller said in 2022 that he would return as Mister Fantastic in another Fantastic Four film "if the script is good".{{Cite web |last=Milheim |first=Russ |date=17 May 2022 |title=Fantastic Four Actor Miles Teller Would Return to Marvel Under These Conditions |url=https://thedirect.com/article/fantastic-four-marvel-miles-teller |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528172651/https://thedirect.com/article/fantastic-four-marvel-miles-teller |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=The Direct |language=english}}

In December 2017, Marvel Studios' parent company, The Walt Disney Company, agreed to acquire 20th Century Fox's parent company, 21st Century Fox. Disney's CEO Bob Iger said that they planned to integrate the Fantastic Four into the MCU.{{Cite press release |title=The Walt Disney Company To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff Of Certain Businesses, For $52.4 Billion In Stock |date=December 14, 2017 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company |url=https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire-twenty-first-century-fox-inc-spinoff-certain-businesses-52-4-billion-stock-2/ |access-date=December 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214141817/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire-twenty-first-century-fox-inc-spinoff-certain-businesses-52-4-billion-stock-2/ |archive-date=December 14, 2017 |url-status=live}} The merger was completed by March 20, 2019, and as a result, the film rights reverted to Marvel Studios.{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/disney-fox-merger-official-x-men-avatar-deadpool |title=It's official: Disney now owns Fox (and X-Men, and Avatar, and way more) |last=Weiss |first=Josh |date=March 20, 2019 |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417142126/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/disney-fox-merger-official-x-men-avatar-deadpool |url-status=live }} At the 2019 Marvel Studios San Diego Comic-Con Hall H presentation, Feige announced that a Fantastic Four film which is set in the MCU is in development.{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1085183-comic-con-fantastic-four-confirmed-for-the-mcu |title=Comic-Con: Fantastic Four Confirmed For the MCU! |date=July 20, 2019 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=July 20, 2019 |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721024336/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1085183-comic-con-fantastic-four-confirmed-for-the-mcu |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-fantastic-four-marvel-1203274712/ |title=New 'Fantastic Four' Movie in Development at Marvel |date=July 20, 2019 |website=Variety |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721025218/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-fantastic-four-marvel-1203274712/ |url-status=live }} By December 2020, Jon Watts, director of the MCU films Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, was attached to direct the film,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/marvel-black-panther-fantastic-four-reboot-casts-christian-bale-thor-4-1234851345/|title=Marvel Won't Recast Black Panther; Plots 'Fantastic Four' Reboot; Casts Christian Bale in 'Thor 4'|website=Variety|last1=Woerner|first1=Meredith|last2=Jackson|first2=Angelique|access-date=2020-12-10|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512133745/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/marvel-black-panther-fantastic-four-reboot-casts-christian-bale-thor-4-1234851345/|url-status=live}} but later stepped down from the project in April 2022, citing the need to take a break from comic book and superhero films.{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title='Spider-Man' Director Jon Watts Exits Marvel's 'Fantastic Four' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/spider-man-jon-watts-exits-marvel-fantastic-four-film-1235013110/ |website=Deadline |access-date=May 2, 2022 |date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720164254/https://deadline.com/2022/04/spider-man-jon-watts-exits-marvel-fantastic-four-film-1235013110/ |url-status=live }}

Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic made his MCU debut in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as a multiversal variant and a member of the Illuminati. He is portrayed by John Krasinski, who had previously expressed interest in portraying Richards.{{cite web|url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30950162/john-krasinski-fantastic-four-mcu/|title=John Krasinski Would Very Much Like to Be Part of the MCU's Fantastic Four|last=Ellis|first=Philip|date=2020-02-16|website=Men's Health|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216183727/https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a30950162/john-krasinski-fantastic-four-mcu/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Garbutt |first=Emily |date=May 5, 2022 |title=The Illuminati members in Doctor Strange 2, listed and explained |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/illuminati-doctor-strange-2-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505133231/https://www.gamesradar.com/illuminati-doctor-strange-2-list/ |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+}} Additionally, the Baxter Foundation is mentioned in the film as the employer of Christine Palmer.

In August 2022, WandaVision director Matt Shakman was revealed to be in talks to direct the film; his role as director was later confirmed at the 2022 D23 event.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=James |title=Fantastic Four: Kevin Feige Confirms Matt Shakman As Director |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/fantastic-four-kevin-feige-confirms-matt-shakman-as-director/ |website=Empire |access-date=2022-09-09 |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801040452/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/fantastic-four-kevin-feige-confirms-matt-shakman-as-director/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |title='WandaVision' Helmer Matt Shakman in Talks to Direct Marvel's 'Fantastic Four,' Exits Paramount's 'Star Trek' Sequel |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/fantastic-four-director-matt-shakman-wandavision-1235351853/ |website=Variety |date=August 26, 2022 |access-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801034950/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/fantastic-four-director-matt-shakman-wandavision-1235351853/ |url-status=live }} It was also revealed that Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were hired to write the script, with Josh Friedman revealed in March 2023 to be a new writer.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=HOME FILM SCREENWRITING 'Fantastic Four': Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer To Write New Film For Marvel Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/fantastic-four-jeff-kaplan-ian-springer-marvel-studios-1235123893/ |website=Deadline |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921194956/https://deadline.com/2022/09/fantastic-four-jeff-kaplan-ian-springer-marvel-studios-1235123893/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title='Fantastic Four' Movie Gets New Writer With 'Avatar 2' Scribe Josh Friedman (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-four-movie-gets-new-writer-marvel-1235364511/ |website=The Holylwood Reporter |date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-31 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331195053/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fantastic-four-movie-gets-new-writer-marvel-1235364511/ |url-status=live }}

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 25, 2025, as the first film of Phase Six of the MCU. Feige confirmed that the film would not be an origin story, a decision compared to that of Spider-Man: Homecoming.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=July 27, 2022 |title=With Next Phases Set, Marvel Homes in on Directors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/with-next-phases-set-marvel-hones-in-on-directors-1235187070/ |access-date=July 29, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728070637/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/with-next-phases-set-marvel-hones-in-on-directors-1235187070/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Marvel's 'Fantastic Four' Starts Filming in Early 2024, Director Matt Shakman Says|url=https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-fantastic-four-reboot-filming-matt-shakman-star-trek-4/|website=The Wrap|last=Oganesyan|first=Natalie|date=February 7, 2023|accessdate=February 8, 2023|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207210234/https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-fantastic-four-reboot-filming-matt-shakman-star-trek-4/|url-status=live}}

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