Fan CastingFantastic Four 2009

Fantastic Four (sometimes stylized as Fantastic 4) is a 2009 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 Brad Bird, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is the fourth film of phase 1 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film stars Ioan Gruffurd, Jessica Alba, Chris Pine, Michael Chiklis, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau 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, 2009. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, it grossed $333.5 million worldwide and was a box office success.