Fantastic Four (2015 film)

Fantastic Four (stylized as FANT4STIC) is a 2015 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team and the first reboot of the Fantastic Four film series. Directed by Josh Trank and written by Trank, Jeremy Slater, and Simon Kinberg, it stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows a group of intelligent teenagers who build a transdimensional portal, causing them to acquire superhuman abilities.

Development of the film began in August 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. Unsatisfied with Trank's original cut, 20th Century 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 by 20th Century Fox. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $168 million worldwide against a production budget of $120 million, with an estimated loss of $80–$100 million for the studio. Fantastic Four received several Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Director and Worst Picture. Trank voiced his displeasure with the final film, which he attributed to the studio's interference.

A sequel scheduled for release in 2017 was canceled after the first film's failure. It was the last Fantastic Four film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, which was acquired by Disney in 2019. Another reboot, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, was released on July 25, 2025, as the first film in Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.