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Thanks to Empire, we have four new photos from Josh Trank's Fantastic Four movie. They feature Miles Teller as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara as the Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan as the Human Torch, and Jamie Bell as Thing. A lot of people seemed to warm up to this reboot a little more after the teaser trailer was released. But there are still a bunch of people out there that aren't on board.
When talking to Empire, Trank talked about the tone of the film, and describes it as a "dark Amblin movie." Writer and producer Simon Kinberg added that "there was an Amblin-style approach to the characterisation, and to contextualising everything in a real world". Trank then explained:
"There's the opportunity to make something that is challenging and tragic and dramatic. The opportunity is right there in the material. We'd rather steer it in that direction as opposed to just embracing a tone that comes right off the page."
I'm on the fence with the movie. What I've seen looks cool, and if it wasn't a Fantastic Four reboot, I think a lot of people would but a lot more open to it. I'm looking forward to seeing more footage. In the meantime, here's the synopsis and the additional photos:
FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
The movie hits theaters on August 7th, 2015.
