20th Century Fox has unveiled a new TV spot for the ‘Fantastic Four’ that, although comprised mainly of footage that was already released, offers several new glimpses from the Aug. 7 release.
All ‘Fantastic Four’ characters and their powers, such as Mr. Fantastic’s stretching abilities, can be seen in the clip.
"This is our chance to make a difference," Sue Storm says.
While there have been few details about the upcoming reboot, the new ‘Fantastic Four’ film is expected to highlight the characters’ origin story. As Mr. Fantastic and his team do not necessarily acquire their powers in the beginning, the film will shed light on the events that led to their attainment of such extraordinary capabilities.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot writer Mark Millar opened up about working on the upcoming film as a creative consultant.
Millar did not share new plot details for the movie, but admitted he has watched several finished scenes. According to the writer, he was more than happy with what he saw and told the entertainment news site that the film will come as a “good” surprise for the fans.
“I’ve seen chunks of it but not the complete movie, and it's looking good. What I’m really excited for is to see how many people are surprised by it,” Millar said. “…The trailer came out and everyone is like ‘this is really good.’ I think it'll surprise people."
Earlier this year, one of the movie’s stars caught himself in the midst of a racial controversy after being cast for Johnny Storm, who is typically portrayed as a white male.
Michael B. Jordan shared an editorial with which he opened up about the issue that surrounded the decision of him joining the film as The Human Torch.
According to the 28-year-old actor, the Josh Trank-helmed reboot should be recognized as a family film that follows the story of four friends, including himself and Kate Mara who portrays his adopted sister, The Invisible Woman.
Jordan also believes that moviegoers and comic book fans alike should be capable of understanding the essence of the movie, which brings together a team that aims to create unity despite struggles and unfortunate circumstances.
“Sometimes you have to be the person who stands up and says, ‘I’ll be the one to shoulder all this hate. I’ll take the brunt for the next couple of generations’,” Jordan said, while adding: “I put that responsibility on myself.”
Criticisms seemingly disapproved of Jordan’s casting as The Human Torch and included negative comments, ranging from “A Black guy? I don’t like it.” to “They’ve destroyed it!’, possibly referring to the disparity between the comic books and the movie adaptation.
The former ‘Friday Night Lights’ actor then encouraged the public to understand such issue as “a creative choice by the director, Josh Trank, who is in an interracial relationship himself—a reflection of what a modern family looks like today."
With Jordan playing Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch, other cast members include Miles Teller as Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as Sue Storm aka The Invisible Woman and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm aka The Thing.
Toby Kebbell has also signed on to the film as Doctor Doom alongside Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm and Tim Blake Nelson as Harvey Elder aka The Mole Man.
The ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot is based on a screenplay written by Simon Kinberg, who previously worked on ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ and will make its way to theaters on Aug. 7.
