Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Story
Written by	Mark Frost; Michael France;
Based on	Fantastic Four; by Stan Lee; Jack Kirby;
Produced by	Avi Arad; Ralph Winter; Bernd Eichinger;
Starring	Ioan Gruffudd; Jessica Alba; Chris Evans; Michael Chiklis; Julian McMahon; Kerry Washington;
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Edited by	William Hoy
Music by	John Ottman
Production; companies	20th Century Fox; Constantin Film; Marvel Enterprises; 1492 Pictures;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 8, 2005;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States;
Language	English
Budget	$87.5–100 million
Box office	$333.5 million

Fantastic Four (sometimes stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. 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. The film follows the origins of the titular team as they learn to come into terms with their newfound abilities following their exposure to cosmic rays.

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. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, it grossed $333.5 million worldwide and was a box office success. A sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, was released in 2007. A reboot was released in 2015, while another is scheduled for release in 2025.

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[BFI-2] "Fantastic 4". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[3] "Fantastic Four (2005)". AllMovie.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

[BOM-4] Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Fantastic Four (2005)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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