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It ’s been nearly a 10 since the lastFantastic Fourreboot , but the next one is just around the recession . Marvel Studios has denote the cast ofThe Fantastic Four , which will arrive in theaters on July 25 , 2025 . Since that ’s over a yr forth , we ’re taking the opportunity to look back at all four of the former Fantastic Four movies to date , including the unreleased edition from 1994 .
None of these films have fully catch the liveliness of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’sFantastic Fourcomic ledger , which laid the instauration for the Marvel Universe as we make out it . But most of the films have some redeem qualities , even the 1994Fantastic Fourmovie . And because all four of these movies are now streaming , we ’re also going to tell you where you’re able to see them .
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The Fantastic Four (1994)
Roger Corman’sThe Fantastic Fourmay have been an highly low - budget affair , but it ’s really the most close to the comics . The costumes were based on the characters ’ amusing Koran counterparts , and even the uncanny years difference between Reed Richards ( Alex Hyde - White ) and Susan Storm ( Rebecca Staab ) is intact . There ’s even a nice touch by casting one actor as Ben Grimm ( Michael Bailey Smith ) and another performer as his transformed alter ego , The Thing ( Carl Ciarfalio ) .
regrettably , this is a vitamin B complex - movie through and through , and it takes significant indecorum with the backstory and the characters . Johnny Storm ( Jay Underwood ) only get under one’s skin to go full Human Torch once . Rather than lease the film be turn , Marvel make up to bury it . Those cause did n’t prevent The Fantastic Four bootlegs from becoming available to corrupt at comic conventions . And now , the motion picture is also on YouTube .
WatchThe Fantastic FouronYouTube .
Fantastic Four (2005)
The first “ real”Fantastic Fourmovie did n’t arrive until 2005 , and the cast is really underrated . Chris Evans went on to roleplay Captain America after two pleasure trip as Johnny Storm / the Human Torch , whileThe Shield‘s Michael Chiklis was an invigorate choice for the Thing . Ioan Gruffudd was n’t quite as impressive as Reed Richards , but Jessica Alba set about a lot of undeserved flack for her take on Susan Storm / unseeable Woman . In retrospect , Alba did a much respectable Book of Job in her twoFantastic Fourfilms than Dakota Johnson did inMadame Web .
As for the plot , it ’s not too different from the 1994 film , although it takes greater liberties with the origin and places Doctor Doom ( Julian McMahon ) on the team to excuse the eldritch powers that the filmmakers gave him . This is n’t just a beloved pic , but it ’s the onlyFFmovie that ’s ever earned a subsequence .
WatchFantastic FouronDisney+ .
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
As the only subsequence on this list , Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surferdoesn’t have to care about reiterate the origin again . alternatively , it focuses on adapt one of the comic ’s most famous storylines : The Galactus Trilogy , which featured the first appearance of the Silver Surfer . The movie maker also wisely chuck two actors as the Surfer : Doug Jones for his physical stand - in , and Laurence Fishburne as his voice .
There ’s in reality a heap more fun scenes in this movie than in the previous one , as Johnny accidentally swaps the FF ’s powers after his face-off with the Surfer . alas , the tax return of Doctor Doom as the master villain did n’t work out as well , and no one liked the idea of Galactus , the earthly concern - devouring giant humanoid , being portrayed as a space swarm .
WatchFantastic Four : lift of the Silver SurferonDisney+ .
Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Four , orFant4stic , as it was stylized by the studio , was the forbidding and glowering reimagining of the comic ledger heroes that no one asked for . Director Josh Trank even got himself put in director ’s clink for five years for openly bashing studio executives for interfering in his vision before the movie was even released . Out of this cast , Michael B. Jordan ’s Human Torch was probably the safe portraying . The rest of the stamp include Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic , Kate Mara as Invisible Woman , Jamie Bell as the Thing , and Toby Kebbell as Dr. Doom . That ’s far from a fearsome lineup , but the execution and the script were enough to tank this one .
It was very expensive for Disney to ensure that 20th Century Fox could never make anotherFantastic Fourfilm by purchase the ship’s company ’s Hollywood properties and holdings in 2019 , but it had to be done . Now , hopefully , the fifth time will be the charm for Marvel ’s first kinfolk of superheroes .
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