Fantastic Four (2015 film)
Fantastic Four (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Josh Trank |
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| Based on | Fantastic Four by Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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| Cinematography | Matthew Jensen |
| Edited by | Elliot Greenberg |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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100 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $122 million[3] |
In August 2009, the development of the film was announced. In July 2012, Trank was hired to direct and Slater to write the screenplay. In October 2013, Kinberg was hired as a co-writer. By January 2014, Kinberg finished rewriting the script and casting began. Principal photography commenced in May 2014 and concluded in August the same year. The film was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Fantastic Four is scheduled for release on August 7, 2015 in North America. A sequel is scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017.
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Synopsis
When four people teleport to an alternate universe, which alters their physical form and grants them new abilities, they must learn to harness their abilities and work together as a team to save the Earth from a familiar enemy.[4]Cast
- After school, Richards has been exploring the universe in his garage. After being transformed by one of his experiments, he gained the ability to stretch his body into different forms and lengths.[5] 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."[6]
- A troublemaker, thrill-seeker and the younger brother of Susan Storm, he has the ability to shoot fireballs and fly.[7] 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."[8] Jordan previously worked with Trank for 2012's Chronicle and according to Trank, Jordan's character in Chronicle shared characteristics to Johnny Storm.[9] Trank described Storm as "smart, hilarious and charismatic."[10]
- Brilliant, independent and sarcastic, Storm has the ability to become invisible and generate force-fields.[11] Mara said that she was supposed to read the Fantastic Four comic books for preparation. However, director Josh Trank suggested to her that it was unnecessary, with writer Simon Kinberg adding that the film is not based on a single issue of the Fantastic Four comic books.[12] Mara has also said that she intended to focus on making her character "as real as possible".[13] Trank described Storm as "smart, dignified and has integrity."[14]
- Warm, sensitive, a loyal and protective friend, Grimm's stone body gives him super-strength and makes him "indestructible".[15] Trank said Grimm has a childhood element in the film who was an alienated kid from a "tough" neighborhood.[9] Trank also said that Bell
has "qualities" of warmth and strength which people would want to see from Grimm.[14] In preparation for the motion-capture performance, Bell approached actor Andy Serkis for advice.[16] Bell said that Grimm is the "heart of the group [Fantastic Four]".[17]
- A computer technician and a computer scientist who is adopted to a certain capacity by Dr. Storm. Doom finds a new father of sorts in Storm, after being born to a Latverian Romani gypsy mother, and a father who perished from exposure looking after him. Angry, vengeful, and bright, Doom tries to make people proud while working at Baxter.[18] Doom will also be changed in the Negative Zone as will 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."[19] 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 will feature how he becomes a villain.[20]
- The biological father of Johnny and adoptive father to Sue.[18]
Production
Development
"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 scientist and
that it's almost like this science adventure, more than being
superheroes... We also owe a lot to the Ultimate's and the current crop of Fantastic Four comics."[12]
—Simon Kinberg on adapting the Fantastic Four comic books into film.
Kinberg said that the film is a celebration of all Fantastic Four comic books and its inspired by its history. He added that Trank had a vision for the film to be more grounded, more character driven, more emotional, and a little more dramatic compared to the previously released Fantastic Four films.[12] According to 20th Century Fox's consultant for their Marvel Comics based films, Mark Millar, it would take place in the same universe as the X-Men film series.[27] However, Kinberg contradicted his statement.[28]
Trank said that the film is heavily influenced by David Cronenberg, and that 1981's Scanners and 1986's The Fly influenced the look of the film, and its overall tone will feel like Steven Spielberg meets Tim Burton.[9][29]
Casting
In January 2014, Kinberg has finished rewriting the script and casting for the roles of Reed Richards and Sue Storm began.[30] Miles Teller, Kit Harington, Richard Madden and Jack O'Connell were tested for the role of Reed Richards, while Kate Mara, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie and Emmy Rossum were tested for Susan Storm.[31][32] In February, it was revealed that Michael B. Jordan would play Johnny Storm / Human Torch and Mara was cast as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman.[33] In March, Toby Kebbell was cast as Doctor Doom.[34] Teller confirmed that he would portray Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic and in addition, confirmed Jamie Bell had been cast as Ben Grimm / The Thing.[6] Sam Riley, Eddie Redmayne, and Domhnall Gleeson were considered for Doctor Doom.[35] In April, Tim Blake Nelson entered final negotiations to play Harvey Elder.[36] In May, Reg E. Cathey was cast as Sue's and Johnny's father, Dr. Storm.[37]Filming
Fantastic Four had a production budget of $122 million.[3] Principal photography commenced on May 5, 2014 at Celtic Media Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and ended on August 23, 2014, lasting for 72 days.[9][38][39][40] Matthew Jensen served as director of photography.[41] The film was planned to be shot in Vancouver, Canada, but was moved to Louisiana due to the state's film production tax incentives.[42]Post-production
The film is using OTOY for the visual effects. According to Josh Trank, with the use of cloud-rendering technology from OTOY, they can create visual effects at a much lower cost.[43] Moving Picture Company and Weta Digital are attached to create visual effects.[44][45] The film was planned to be converted to 3D in post-production but was canceled with Trank stating that he wanted "the viewing experience of Fantastic Four to remain as pure as possible."[46]Music
| Fantastic Four (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||
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| Film score by Marco Beltrami and Philip Glass | |||||
| Released | August 14, 2015 | ||||
| Genre | Film score | ||||
| Label | Sony Classical | ||||
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In July 2015, Beltrami attended the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International to discuss about scoring the film. Beltra
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