The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) The Fantastic Four is a 1994 independent superhero film based on Marvel Comics' long-running comic book and features the origin of the Fantastic Four and the team's first battle with the evil Doctor Doom, combining the superteam's origin from "The Fantastic Four" #1 and Doom's origin from "Fantastic Four Annual" #2 with original elements. Executive produced by low-budget specialist Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger (who went on to produce a big-budget "Fantastic Four" film in 2005), the film was ultimately never released officially, but illegal copies began circulating after a few years. Reed Richards (Alex
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