Fantastic Four (styled as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, and is a reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise. Directed by Josh Trank, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Slater and Simon Kinberg, it stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Toby Kebbell. In the film, the team must harness their superhuman abilities gained from an alternate universe to save Earth from a friend turned enemy.
After Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer disappointed at the box office, Fox announced plans to reboot the franchise, and development of the film began in 2009. Trank was hired to direct in July 2012 and the principal characters were cast in January 2014. Principal photography began in May 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lasted for two months. Dissatisfied with the director\\\'s original cut, Fox executives mandated reshoots, which took place in January 2015.
Fantastic Four premiered at Williamsburg Cinemas in New York City on August 4, 2015, and was released on August 7 in the United States. It received largely negative reviews with criticism for its screenplay, direction, lack of humor, dark tone, pacing, editing, visuals, lack of dynamic between the main characters and unfaithfulness to the source material, though there was some praise for the performances of the cast and musical score. It grossed $168 million worldwide against a production budget of $155 million, losing over $80 million. Trank also voiced his displeasure with the final film, blaming it on studio interference.
At the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, it won in the categories for Worst Director, Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel and Worst Picture (the latter tied with Fifty Shades of Grey) and was also nominated for Worst Screen Combo and Worst Screenplay.
A sequel was scheduled for a June 9, 2017 release, but was cancelled after the first film\\\'s failure. It was also the third and final Fantastic Four film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, as the film rights reverted to Marvel Studios following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. Another reboot, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is in development.