Fantastic Four (2005 film) 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 "Fantastic Four" film to be filmed. A previous attempt, titled "The Fantastic Four", was a B-movie produced by Roger Corman that ultimately went unreleased. "Fantastic Four" was released in the United States on July 8, 2005. It received negative reviews but was
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