Fantastic Four (partially lost deleted scenes of Marvel film; 2005)
The film's poster.
Status: Partially Lost
Fantastic Four was a 2005 superhero movie based on the Marvel superhero team of the same name. It was directed by Tim Story and released on July 8th, 2005 and is the first film in the Fantastic Four film series starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans and Julian McMahon. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews but was a box office hit and gained a minor cult following. It resulted in the release of a 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, with Doug Jones joining the cast as the Silver Surfer.
The original runtime of the film was cut down from over 2 hours to 1 hour and 46 minutes, resulting in a good chunk of the film cut. The film was reshot by Fox in March 2005 with additional visual effects due to the success of Pixar’s 2004 superhero film The Incredibles.[1][2]
Known Deleted Scenes
- Ned Cecil gets shocked by a puddle of water from Doom. This was shown in the first trailer. It was replaced by Ned getting an electric bolt shot through his chest in the final cut.
- Victor von Doom greets Reed, Ben, Johnny and Sue by the space station. This was shown in the behind-the-scenes special.
- Reed Richards transforms his face into Wolverine with Hugh Jackman’s likeness. This was used in the extended cut.[3]
- Susan Storm gets fan-mail at the Baxter Building. This was reused in the extended cut.
Availability
The extended version of the film which was released on DVD on June 5th, 2007 only contained twenty minutes of the cut footage.[4]Unfortunately, the other scenes haven’t resurfaced.
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References
- ↑ https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/fantastic-four-undergoes-changes-due-to-the-incredibles/
- ↑ https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/505997-interview_tim_story_on_directing_the_fantastic_four
- ↑ https://cbr.com/wolverine-fantastic-four-deleted-cameo-worse-movie/
- ↑ https://ign.com/articles/2007/06/01/double-dip-digest-fantastic-four