The Fantastic Four Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 10, 2015

The Fantastic Four

Release Date: Friday, August 7, 2015 Theaters

Director: Josh Trank

Starring: Miles Teller • Michael B. Jordan • Kate Mara • Jamie Bell • Toby Kebbell

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 45 m

2.95 / 5.0

79% WILL SEE 21% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Fantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

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Who stars in The Fantastic Four – Cast List

Miles Teller
... Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

Michael , Eternity
Michael B. Jordan
... Johnny Storm / Human Torch;

Sinners, Black Panther
Kate Mara
... Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

Friendship, The Martian
Jamie Bell
... Ben Grimm / The Thing

Nymphomaniac: Part One, The Adventures of Tintin
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Toby Kebbell
... Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

Ben Hur, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Tim Blake Nelson
... Harvey Elder

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Who is making The Fantastic Four – Crew List

A look at The Fantastic Four behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Josh Trank last helmed Capone and Chronicle. The film's writer Michael Green last penned Carry-On and A Haunting in Venice.

Director: Josh Trank
Screenwriters: Michael Green
Jeremy Slater
Simon Kinberg
Producers: Gregory Goodman
Simon Kinberg
Matthew Vaughn

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Marvel Studios

Production – What we know about the The Fantastic Four

Key Facts

Tim Blake Nelson will play Harvey Elder, an eccentric and socially awkward scientist. In the comics, Elder is the Mole Man, shunned by humanity and leader of a subterranean group of monsters known as the Moloids.
The film will exist in the same universe with the X-Men film series. However, there's no actual crossover currently planned.
Filming will take place in Louisiana (The Wrap, 7/24/2013).
Based on the Marvel Comics property, which was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1961. This is a reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise. Fantastic Four was released in 2005 and the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was released in 2007.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2015

Completed

Changed The Fantastic Four movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2014

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shoots Spring 2014.

Oct 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Scribe/producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past) will be overhauling the script substantially.

Aug 2013

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. In June 2013, Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to polish the film's script. Josh Trank (Chronicle) directs the reboot.

Aug 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise. Josh Trank (Chronicle) directs with a script by Jeremy Slater.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sci-fi action violence, and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 45 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Fantastic Four Release Date: When was the film released?

The Fantastic Four was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 7 , 2015. There were nine other movies released on the same date, including Shaun The Sheep Movie, The Gift and Ricki and the Flash.