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The film adaptation of [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]'s [[Fantastic Four|the comic book of the same name]]. Or rather, it is based on the same general continuity and universe as the original [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|comic]] with some elements borrowed from [[Ultimate Fantastic Four]].

=== Fantastic Four (2005) ===

 

 

Ten years after the first [[Ashcan Copy]] [[The Fantastic Four (film)|adaptation in 1994]], Constantin Films, still holding the movie rights, were confident that such a big project was possible. The result was a $100 million film directed by Tim Story and starring [[Ioan Gruffudd]], [[Jessica Alba]], [[Michael Chiklis]], and [[Chris Evans]] as the titular Fantastic Four. The movie explored their origin story and the subsequent battle with [[Victor Von Doom]].

=== Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007) ===

 

 

- A sequel, which is about...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Silver Surfer]], the "herald" for the planet-consuming being [[Galactus]], who in this movie is {{spoiler|a giant planet-eating cloud}}. Loosely based on the [[Ultimate Marvel]] Gah Lak Tus Trilogy written by [[Warren Ellis]].

Incidentally; the movie brought to light a heartbreaking [[What Could Have Been]] story behind the story; that of the [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=4217 1992 short film featuring the Silver Surfer], which broke every rule in Hollywood's book to even ''exist'', and which was also the first film to utilize the CGI software which would later be made famous for creating the dinosaurs of ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.

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* [[Action Girl]]: Sue, of course. Also Cpt. Frankie Raye. (Nova from the comic books)

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