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
Fantastic Four in film McMahon, the film was released on July 8, 2005. The story, both inspired by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's "Fantastic Four" comic-book storyline "The Galactus Trilogy" and Warren Ellis's comic-book "Ultimate Extinction", features the Silver Surfer, whose cosmic energy has been affecting the planet Earth and leaving craters around the planet. Set against an impending wedding between Reed and Susan, the U.S. Army recruits the Fantastic Four to help stop the Silver Surfer, and separately gain help from Doom. With "Fantastic Four" grossing $330.5 million worldwide, 20th Century Fox hired director Tim Story and screenwriter Mark Frost in December 2005