fantastic four (2015 film)

Fantastic Four (stylized as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. 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. The film follows a group of intelligent teenagers who build a transdimensional portal, causing them to gain superhuman abilities.

Fantastic Four premiered at Williamsburg Cinemas in New York City on August 4, 2015, and was released on August 7 in the United States. The film received negative reviews from critics and was considered a box-office bomb, grossing $167.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $120 million, with an estimated loss between $80–$100 million for the studio. Fantastic Four received several Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Director and Worst Picture. Trank also voiced his displeasure with the final film, which he attributed to production studio 20th Century Fox's interference.