Fantastic Four (2005 film) encounter the Silver Surfer. The sequel had a mixed but overall better reception than its predecessor. When plans for a sequel to "Rise of the Silver Surfer" fell through, 20th Century Fox rebooted the series with the critically panned "Fantastic Four" (2015). Fantastic Four (2005 film) Fantastic Four (stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington. This was the second live-action
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