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Matt Shakman's new film "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" marks the fifth time that the title characters have been brought to the big screen in live action. The previous iteration in 2015, directed by Josh Trank, was widely disliked by both critics and audiences, as its tone was unnecessarily dour, and its storytelling was borderline incompetent. Its drastic alterations from the original "Fantastic Four" lore aren't as grievous a sin as its general lack of quality. Before that, Tim Story directed a pair of "Fantastic Four" movies in 2005 and 2007, and those were disarmingly corny, but also a little drab; there wasn't a lot of superhero fantasy action that the Ff's fans longed for. 

The first version of the Fantastic Four that made its way to film was never officially released to the public. Back in 1994, director Oley Sassone and executive producer...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived in theaters this past weekend to glowing reviews from fans and critics alike. Marvel Studios delivered a worthy take on its First Family, and we're surely all counting down the days to their return in Avengers: Doomsday.

Now, we're taking a closer look at the reboot's Easter Eggs, ranging from deep-cut comic book references to easy-to-miss cameos and references to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.

While filmmaker Matt Shakman's first MCU movie is largely standalone, it's also a love letter to the comic books and everything that makes this team so...fantastic...on the page. It won't surprise you, then, that there are heaps of nods tp what we've seen on the page over the decades.

Check out this breakdown of The Fantastic Four: First Steps' biggest Easter Eggs by clicking the "Next"/"View List" buttons below.

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The Hollywood premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was a real family affair... and not just for the cast members playing Marvel Comics' First Family in the new Marvel Studios blockbuster.

While the current super-quartet of of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bacharach were present and accounted for, an earlier version of the Ff also walked the blue carpet. Thanks to First Steps director Matt Shakman, the lead performers from legendary producer Roger Corman's ill-fated 1994 adaptation were on the guest list.

That famously never-released movie starred Alex Hyde-White and Rebecca Staab as team leaders Reed and Sue Richards aka Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman (now played by Pascal and Kirby), Jay Underwood as Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch (now played by Quinn), and Michael Bailey-Smith as Ben Grimm aka The Thing (now played by Moss-Bacharach). All those actors also make cameos in First Steps.

One of the perks of watching any Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is finding countless Easter Eggs, references, and cameos. Fortunately, The Fantastic Four: First Steps wasn't any different from its predecessors. Marvel's First Family has taken over the big screen in an exhilarating and well-crafted adventure that rewards any superhero fan looking for secrets hidden in the background of a scene. So, without further ado, it's time to break them all down and explain what they really mean.

*** Warning: There will be minor spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps ahead ***

(L-r) Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Photo by Jay Maidment. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 Marvel. Every Easter Egg in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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After chasing the elusive, once-upon-a-time success of the MCU for the past 6 years, Kevin Feige ultimately found it with Marvel’s first family. The franchise has now hit the golden pot at the end of the rainbow with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which takes a step back from the current timeline to travel back to the retrofuturistic past of the 1960s.

Meanwhile, Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby‘s blockbuster success comes at the tail end of a long, rocky, and often backbreaking odyssey at 20th Century Fox with the Fantastic Four property. Despite the studio’s unrelenting attempt to reboot the franchise, F4 has always managed to bomb at the box office, each time somehow worse than the last.

Below is a list of every Fantastic Four movie ever made, ranked in order of their runtime, from shortest to longest.

5. The Fantastic Four (1994): 90 minutes The Fantastic Four (1994) [Credit: New Concorde]

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In the history of The Fantastic Four on screen, there is one iteration of Marvel’s First Family that has been incredibly hard done by over the last 30 years. While everyone remembers the disaster that was the 2015 movie, and the “of-the-time” successful venture a decade earlier, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps is giving the stars of the long-lost Roger Corman-produced version a moment in the spotlight thanks to some very deep-cut cameos in a newly released clip.

As seen in the newly released clip featuring five minutes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the stars of that movie, Alex Hyde-White (Reed Richards), Jay Underwood (Johnny Storm), Michael Bailey Smith (Ben Grimm), and Rebecca Staab (Sue Storm), all make small appearances, which is surely a Galactus-sized thing for the four stars after the many years since they played the first on-screen iteration of the main cast.

The clip...

Following last night's world premiere in Los Angeles, Marvel Studios has released a 5-minute clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Taken from the beginning of the movie, some edits have been made, but it still offers a fun idea of what's to come later this week.

The team's origin story is recounted, and we get to see Mister Fantastic squaring off with the Red Ghost's Super-Apes...despite John Malkovich's Russian villain being left on the cutting room floor.

Each member of the team is shown protecting New York, while Reed Richards is found hosting "Fantastic Science with Mr. Fantastic" to a group of very uninterested children. The Thing also says "It's Clobberin' Time," albeit in cartoon form.

Finally, keep your eyes peeled, as when all those New Yorkers express gratitude for Marvel's First Family, you'll see Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, and Michael Bailey Smith make a cameo appearance.

Los Angeles, California – July 21: (L-r) Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach attend The Fantastic Four: First Steps World Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) The anticipation for Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps reached a fever pitch last night with its dazzling world premiere in Los Angeles! The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion welcomed over 3,000 guests for this monumental event. Los Angeles, California – July 21: Pedro Pascal is seen onstage The Fantastic Four: First Steps World Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney) Los Angeles, California – July 21: (L-r) Michael Bailey Smith, Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab and Jay Underwood attend The Fantastic Four: First Steps World Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on...

Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Pedro Pascal pose for a family photo at the LA premiere of their new movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Monday evening (July 21) in Los Angeles.

The stars of the upcoming Marvel movie looked quite captivating, with Vanessa matching the color of the Fantastic Four suits, as well as Joseph and Pedro both dressing in white.

Also stepping out were their co-stars Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles, as well as director Matt Shakman.

Several other Marvel stars also hit the carpet to show their support for the film, which serves as the start of the MCU’s Phase Six, including Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer co-stars Ioan Gruffud and Doug Jones, and the stars of the unreleased 1994 The Fantastic Four movie!

Keep reading to find out more…

The Fantastic Four: First Steps...

There’s a Marvel movie out there most people have never seen — the 1994 Fantastic Four film produced by Roger Corman. It was made in Germany, shot in English, and tells the story of how the superhero team got their powers and fought their first big villain, Doctor Doom. But the movie was never officially released.

This film was mostly created so producer Bernd Eichinger could keep the rights to the Fantastic Four characters. Even though it wasn’t shown in theaters, pirated copies of the movie have been floating around since the mid-90s, and clips have popped up online from time to time.

Recently, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige teased something exciting. He said the main actors from that lost 1994 Fantastic Four movie will actually appear in the new MCU Fantastic Four film in small cameo roles.

This is a cool nod to the old movie that never saw the light of day.

There’s a very strange chapter in Marvel’s history that most people don’t know about: a Fantastic Four movie made in the early 1990s that was never officially released.

This English-language German film was produced on a shoestring budget and was executive-produced by Roger Corman, known for low-budget movies, and Bernd Eichinger. The main reason for making the movie wasn’t to hit theaters but to keep the film rights to the Fantastic Four characters.

The story followed the classic origin of the team, showing how Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm, and Victor Von Doom got their powers and first clashed. Reed and Victor started as college friends trying an experiment involving a comet called Colossus, but things go wrong.

After a crash landing, they gain superpowers: Reed can stretch his body, Susan can turn invisible, Johnny controls fire, and Ben’s skin becomes like stone.

Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four movie was completed in 1994 but never saw an official release in theaters or on home video.

Produced on a shoestring budget of about $1 million by Bernd Eichinger (via Constantin Film) and Roger Corman, the film was reportedly made solely to retain the screen rights to the Fantastic Four characters before they expired.

After Marvel struck a new deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a big-budget adaptation, the studio allegedly paid to shelve the original film permanently.

Today, you can find trailers and footage from the film on YouTube if you're curious about just how low-budget and campy the film truly is.

Still, bootleg copies have circulated for decades, earning the film cult status among fans. Its strange history and underground fame were later explored in the documentary Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four.

Roger Corman’s unreleased Fantastic Four...

Should you need a Fantastic Four fix before the release of the latest reboot of the comic IP, you are in luck. No, we're not talking about the 2015 Josh Trank reboot, nor the 2005 one with Chris Evans. Scheduled for a US premiere on January 19, 1994, the pre-Disney The Fantastic Four was a collaborative effort between legendary filmmaker Roger Corman and Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee. Biding their time, Marvel was launching a suite of franchises just as their rivals DC had. Starring unknowns, packed with janky special effects, and directed by Oley Sassone, a music video director, this project was about as far from Marvel Phase Five as you can get. It's not streaming anywhere. And never will.

The obscure 1994 iteration of Marvel's Fantastic Four comic is remembered fondly by few. According to F4 creator Stan Lee, he and the cast and crew were duped, little more than pawns. After the wrap party,...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe will feature a brand-new team as the first family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The cast will also include Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, who has given a cheeky response about his preparation for the role.

The McU's first family will consist of Quinn, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/ Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/ The Invisible Woman, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/ The Thing. The excitement for the new reboot is high, especially as it had been long in the making and the previous three attempts at adapting the comments weren't so successful. Set to premiere on July 25, 2025, Joseph Quinn told L'Officiel USA how he prepares for the role.

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Three decades ago, Marvel tried to bury their most infamous film, and to this day, the 1994 live-action adaptation of The Fantastic Four has yet to be released to the public. Thanks to bootleg versions of the film available online, however, it enjoys a dedicated fan base, who consider it a decent (though low-budget) adaptation of the iconic comic book. Those fans include David Lowery, the director of The Green Knight and A Ghost Story, who holds it in higher regard than the big-budget adaptations that came afterward.

Lowery recently appeared in an episode of the "Kim's Video" series on the Alamo Drafthouse YouTube channel, with the theater chain recreating Kim's Video, the iconic New York City movie rental shop, in the lobby of their Downtown Manhattan theater. The original Kim's closed in 2004, but filmmakers and actors visit the reopened Kim's to discuss movies in the YouTube videos. When Lowery visited Kim's,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is highly anticipated, following the demise of other versions of the superhero team. Deadpool & Wolverine marked the end of Chris Evans' Johnny Storm, paving the way for Joseph Quinn's portrayal in the MCU. Filming of The Fantastic Four: First Steps began soon after Deadpool & Wolverine's release, setting the stage for a new era of the First Family.

The McU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps is one of the most hotly anticipated movies on its release slate, but Marvel made sure first to kill off Fox's Fantastic Four just before filming started. The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be the third live-action iteration of the team to make it to the big screen. Pressure is mounting for Marvel to do its First Family justice as the last two Fantastic Four movies failed to inspire much confidence.

This article contains major spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine, now playing in theaters.

Chris Evans credits Ryan Reynolds with letting him revisit an old friend in Deadpool & Wolverine.

The longtime Marvel Cinematic Universe actor spoke to People about how Reynolds contacted him about making one of the biggest cameos in the movie, briefly appearing opposite him and Hugh Jackman not as Captain America, but as his original Fantastic Four character, Johnny Storm. "It was a couple years ago and I got a text from Ryan we're buddies. He just said, 'Listen, if you don't like this idea, no worries whatsoever. But I have something that could really bring the house down and would let you play a character from your past,'" Evans revealed. Having briefly cameoed in Reynolds' Free Guy, Evans was fully willing to return to the Fox-era role, stating, "I just trust him completely. So the chance to be Johnny again,...

The following contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine, now in theaters.

Deadpool & Wolverine featured a ton of cameos from Marvel legacy actors. Now, one of them has opened up about their reprisal, which marked the first time they had played the character in 17 years.

Chris Evans recently took to his Instagram Story (via IGN) to thank Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy and stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman for inviting him to reprise his role as Fantastic Four's Johnny Storm/Human Torch. "Thank you to Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Shawn Levy for letting me be a part of such an incredible movie!" Evans captioned the Instagram Story, which included a behind-the-scenes photo of the actor with Reynolds, Jackman, and Levy. "They're three of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Special thank you to Ryan for making it all happen. Playing Johnny again was a dream come true...

Doctor Doom is one of Marvel's most iconic, recognizable and beloved supervillains. Doctor Doom has been played by three previous actors in live-action, and will soon be played by a fourth in the MCU. Joseph Culp, Julian McMahon and Toby Kebbell have all played Doctor Doom, while Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as the McU's Doctor Doom.

As one of Marvel's most iconic supervillains, Doctor Doom is a very coveted live-action role that has been taken on by only a handful of actors, and he will soon be joining the MCU. First seen in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four #5 back in 1962, Victor Von Doom is one of Marvel's longest-running, most persistent and most dangerous villains. He has been featured as the archenemy of Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four for decades, but he has also taken on the likes of Doctor Strange, Iron Man, the Black Panther, and the X-Men.

One of the stars of Roger Corman's infamous Fantastic Four is pushing for the film to finally see an official release.

Per ComicBook.com, actor Joseph Culp, who starred as Doctor Doom in 1994's Fantastic Four, published a recent social media post calling for the film's release. "Doom is watching You!" Culp wrote. "Sign our petition to #releasefantasticfour94! Roger Corman's cult classic film of Marvel's The Fantastic Four deserves an official release for fans in all corners of the multiverse." The post included a close-up photo of one corner of the original Doctor Doom mask that Culp wore in the film.

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A beloved John Candy comedy is back in the spotlight on Netflix. The film has started streaming, giving fans a chance to revisit the title some say is Candy's funniest movie.

Originally released in theaters in 1989, Uncle Buck is now streaming on Netflix. At the time of its release, the film earned nearly $80 million against a $15 million budget. Its reviews were mixed, though the film would become a cult classic, going on to be fondly remembered as one of Candy's best movies. Its return on Netflix will allow fans of the film to revisit the classic while reaching new viewers catching Uncle Buck for the first time 35 years after its original release.

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Culp in costume as Doctor Doom Photo: Provided by Joseph Culp “It’s like a miracle… One million dollars cash to us if we star in a movie,” Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, says with a no-nonsense look on his stretchable rubber face.His three blue-costumed team members...

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“It’s like a miracle… One million dollars cash to us if we star in a movie,” Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, says with a no-nonsense look on his stretchable rubber face.

His three blue-costumed team members are enthusiastic upon hearing this news.

Marvel’s Fantastic Four has lived through several iterations. In 1994, the first ambitious Fantastic Four life-action was made starring Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, and Jay Underwood, with Joseph Culp playing Doctor Doom. However, the movie was never released. While the Chris Evans-starrer Fantastic Four movie series was popular among fans, there was an attempt from Fox to reboot the franchise in 2015 with a roster of a talented cast.

Fantastic Four 2015 cast

Michael B. Jordan, who starred in 2015’s Fantastic Four, recently teased that he might appear in Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Certainly, the movie has stacked an astonishing amount of surprises. Despite the release of a teaser and a trailer, the movie has managed to keep fans at bay with rumors and speculations.

Michael B. Jordan Teased His Human Torch Return

Michael B. Jordan in Fantastic Four

Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four had a talented cast,...

Clockwise from top left: Vera Drew in The People’s Joker, Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again, and Jay Underwood in Fantastic Four Photo: Altered Innocence We live in a world dominated by intellectual property. Save for Oppenheimer and The Sound Of Freedom, last year’s 10 highest-grossing movies released domestically were all sequels,...

Clockwise from top left: Vera Drew in The People’s Joker, Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again, and Jay Underwood in Fantastic FourPhoto: Altered Innocence, Screenshot: YouTube, YouTube

We live in a world dominated by intellectual property. Save for Oppenheimer and The Sound Of Freedom, last year’s 10 highest-grossing...

The Hollywood formula of throwing A-list actors in with top directors and writers doesn't always pay off at the box office and has resulted in some of the most colossal flops in cinema history. The right time to kill a potential stinker is in the pre-production phase, but sometimes awful movies get made before the studio realizes they have a very expensive bomb on their hands.

With the kind of money it takes to make a film, studios will release a movie they know is bad in hopes of recouping the investment, but sometimes it makes better business sense to sit on it and take the tax write-off. There have been some big-time movies, with marquee stars and named directors, that were completed, but for a variety of reasons, never released.

The Fantastic Four 1994 Movie Was Not So Fantastic

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Original Doctor Doom actor Joseph Culp calls for release of 1994 Fantastic Four film, sparking fan interest after decades of mystery. The film, made on a $1 million budget, was never intended for public release, according to co-creator Stan Lee and producer Bernd Eichinger. Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad reportedly acquired rights to 1994 film and ordered its destruction to protect Fantastic Four's reputation.

Joseph Culp, who portrayed Doctor Doom in the unreleased 1994 film The Fantastic Four, has voiced his desire for the film to finally be unveiled to the public, three decades after its intended release.

This plea came in response to a video shared by Twitter user @GodzillaMendoza, which delved into the film's tumultuous history. Culp expressed his appreciation for the video, calling it a "wonderful exposé" and suggesting that the time has come to reveal "the truth about the film" on the 30th anniversary of its original release date,...

There are few Marvel characters that have played as essential a role in the comic publisher’s history as the Fantastic Four. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Marvel’s “first family” debuted in the comics in 1961, and they were instrumental in bringing comic books and superheroes into a new era following the Golden Age of the ‘40s and ‘50s. The team has consisted of many different characters over the years, but the core four characters have always been Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/the Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/the Human Torch, and Ben Brimm/the Thing.

There have been a handful of attempts to bring the Fantastic Four to the big screen over the years, but those endeavors have proven to be notoriously difficult. The newest version of the team will exist within the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has been dominating multiplexes for 15 years now.

As the cast of the next Fantastic Four movie comes together, a variety of new casting reports have been emerging in recent days, and among them was the latest rumor that Jack Quaid might play Johnny Storm... but that's apparently not the case.

The reported casting stemmed from The Hot Mic podcast with movie scoopers Jeff Sneider and John Rocha. It was claimed that Quaid, one of the stars of the hit Prime Video series The Boys, was expected to soon be announced for the role of Johnny Storm. It was also reported during the same podcast that Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One) had signed on to play Sue Storm, Johnny's sister. However, Quaid now says with a post on X that the report about his casting isn't accurate. Encouraging fans to donate to the SAG-AFTRA fund, the actor wrote, "Hello everyone. Nope. Not playing Johnny Storm but hey I'm flattered.

Film fans love to speculate on what canceled movie productions would have become. What would it have been like to see Steven Spielberg's science fiction epic "Robopocalypse," Quentin Tarantino's Vega Brothers movie, Stanley Kubrick's ambitious "Napoleon" biopic, or Alejandro Jodorowsky's "Dune" adaptation? Would they be everything fans imagined them to be? Or crushing disappointments? While it's fun to speculate, we can't put our faith into something that doesn't exist. Likely, these films wouldn't have lived up to fans' massive expectations.

Intriguing projects often never see the light of day in today's world of blockbuster-focused cinema. If a project becomes stuck in "development hell" for too long, its participants may lose interest. Major franchises like "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" and the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Universe have so many upcoming projects it can be hard to keep track of releases and cancellations. (We're thankful...

Marvel's "First Family" has had a rocky road to the big screen. Although the characters of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm have delighted Marvel comic book fans for generations, the "Fantastic Four" has never received the cinematic adaptation that they deserve. Unfortunately, these great characters have never been properly utilized. The "Fantastic Four" comics show what it's like to balance superhero responsibilities with familial duties.

Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing were brought to life in 1994's "The Fantastic Four," a low-budget film that never received a theatrical release. It wasn't until 2005 that they made it to the big screen when Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis were cast in Tim Story's "Fantastic Four." While the cast has strong chemistry, the film did not strike the right tone. 2007's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" at...

When Warner Bros. Discovery announced its much-anticipated Batgirl movie would be shelved, the news sent shockwaves through Hollywood. While the studio eventually expressed concerns the work done by directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah failed to live up to “spectacle that audiences have come to expect from DC fare,” the final decision to leave the film unreleased, despite reportedly having spent upwards of 90 million on it, felt unprecedented in the ever-expanding age of superhero movies.

It was heartbreaking on multiple levels. Adil & Bilall had already proven themselves adept big budget filmmakers on the brilliant Bad Boys for Life while the eye-catching cast included J.K. Simmons getting another go as Commissioner Gordon, Brendan Fraser continuing the “Franaissance” as villain Firefly, and Michael Keaton donning the Batsuit for the first time in nearly two decades. Arguably the saddest aspect, however, was the fact it robbed Leslie Grace of a potentially star-making turn as Barbara Gordon,...

A new movie based on Fantastic Four is currently in the works, and Zac Efron has been imagined as the Human Torch in some awesome new fan art. Created by BossLogic in collaboration with Lineage Studios, the artwork depicts Efron as he might appear as the next big screen version of Johnny Storm. Better yet, we get multiple images of Efron in the role, showing how he'd look as the character with and without the flames covering his entire body. You can take a look at the fan art below.

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Perhaps the most famously bad Marvel movie in history is now available to watch in its entirety online. In 1994, a low-budget The Fantastic Four movie was completed, but never released and has existed in infamy ever since. In an era long before the creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even a few years before Blade would help establish Marvel as a brand that could do business at the box office, this cheap monstrosity happened. And now, those brave enough can view it for themselves.

For those who don't know about the history of this movie, it's pretty fascinating. In 1983, the rights to the Fantastic Four were purchased by Bernd Eichinger and his Neue Constantin production company. After a full decade, no big-budget movie materialized and, if they didn't make something, the rights were going to revert back to Marvel. So, Eichinger recruited Roger Corman, a legendary producer famous for turning profits on micro-budget features,...

Only two weeks have passed since Marvel welcomed the arrival of the first Avengers: Infinity War teaser and already, Joe and Anthony Russo’s starry tentpole has racked up a staggering 100 million views on YouTube.

That number continues to climb at an exponential rate, so it’s small wonder why Infinity War now holds the title as the most-watched trailer debut of all time within 24 hours. But YouTube content creator and all-around video wizard Darth Blender has produced a decidedly different take on the Avengers: Infinity War trailer.

Much like Darth Blender’s videos for Justice League, Injustice II and Spider-Man: Homecoming, this latest sizzle reel (see below) gives Infinity War the retro treatment, and is edited in such a way that Reb Brown and Burt Reynolds take point as Iron Man and Captain America.

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I know a lot of you are excited about Avengers: Infinity War, so while we wait for it to be released, which seems like a lifetime away, we have a great retro mashup trailer for you to watch! It comes from Darth Blender and it features a mashup of footage from several classic superhero films that were made in the 80s and 90s. I'm sure you'll remember some of these if you were up to speed with what Marvel was doing during this era. Below the video, you'll find a list of all the films that were used and all the characters that the actors are meant to play.

I love that Chuck Norris in The Punisher! It also features Burt Reynolds as Iron Man, David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Winter Soldier, Dennis Quaid as Star-Lord, Eddie Murphy as Falcon and more!

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Next fall, Mark Ruffalo's beloved Hulk character will finally return in Thor: Ragnarok, after skipping this summer's Captain America: Civil War. The actor made his Marvel debut as Hulk in 2012's The Avengers, but nearly 20 years prior, the actor almost portrayed another iconic Marvel character, long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even formed. A new documentary reveals that the Oscar-nominated actor almost played the nefarious Doctor Doom, although not in the movie you may think.

Yahoo! Movies reports that in the new documentary Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, Mark Ruffalo auditioned for the Doctor Doom role, which he ultimately lost to Joseph Culp. The documentary also reveals that other well-known actors who were turned down for the movie includes Xena's Rene O'Connor Lost star Titus Welliver and Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton. It probably worked out better for those who didn't land roles in this movie,...

Last year, 20th Century Fox released a “Fantastic Four” reboot directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller (“Whiplash”), Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”), Kate Mara (“The Martian”), Jamie Bell (“Snowpiercer”), the film was a critical and commercial disaster. The reboot tried to jumpstart the franchise after the original 2005 series underperformed with its 2007 sequel. But in 1994, Bernd Eichinger of Constantin Film and director Roger Corman teamed up to make their own “Fantastic Four” film that never saw the light of day.

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The new documentary “Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four” chronicles the history of the first ill-fated movie version of Roger Corman’s superhero film that was all set to be released, only for it to be forever shelved. It features never before seen footage from the production as well...

The Fantastic Four (1994) Director: Oley Sassone Stars: Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood   Four astronauts are zapped with cosmic rays from a passing comet, giving them powers beyond their wildest dreams. Unless their wildest dreams include having their movie seen by the public.  Aside from Jerry Lewis' The Day The Clown Cried, Roger Corman's 1994 version of The... Read More...

Thanks to SneakPeekTV.Com, Sneak Peek producer Roger Corman's 1992 "The Fantastic Four" feature in its entirety, plus a trailer from director Marty Langford's documentary "Doomed ! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's 'The Fantastic Four':

Low-budget film producer Corman reportedly finished the New Horizons feature in 1992 and although filming was completed, the picture was never officially released.

"...in a flashback, 'Reed Richards' (Alex Hyde-White) and 'Victor Von Doom' (Joseph Culp) are college friends who use the opportunity of a passing comet to try an experiment; however, the experiment goes wrong, leaving Victor horribly scarred. 'Sue' and 'Johnny Storm' are two children living with their mother, who has a boarding house where Reed lives. 'Ben Grimm' (Michael Bailey Smith), is a family friend and a college buddy of Reed's.

"Early 1990s: Reed, 'Sue' (Rebecca Staab), 'Johnny' (Jay Underwood), and Ben go up into an experimental spacecraft as...

Back before Hollywood studios like Warner Bros., Sony, Paramount, Universal and 20th Century Fox realized that you could actually make money off of adapting silly comic books into movies, there was a German producer by the name of Bernd Eichinger. He had the vision to see that comic books could become blockbusters and had his company purchase the film rights to the Fantastic Four from Stan Lee. One issue, his company didn't have the money to actually make a big-budget Hollywood film. So, in order to keep the film rights his company hired Roger Corman to produce it, as he was well known for making films on the cheap. The cast included: Alex Hyde-White as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, Jay Underwood as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Rebecca Staab as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Michael Bailey Smith as Ben Grimm, Carl Ciarfalio as the Thing and Joseph Culp as...

On Aug. 16, one of cinema's best babysitting adventures, Uncle Buck, will celebrate its 25th anniversary.

The John Hughes comedy tells the story of the Russell family; mom and dad need someone to look after their three kids Asap. Short on options, Uncle Buck – a sloppy and crass city dweller – is recruited at the last minute. Expertly played by the late John Candy, Buck tackles giant pancakes, power drills and a game of endless questions with Macaulay Culkin, proving crazy uncles have some serious skills.

A quarter of a century later, Uncle Buck still brings the laughs and warm, fuzzy feelings.

Sneak Peek a new trailer from director Marty Langford's documentary "Doomed ! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's 'The Fantastic Four', plus take a look at the entire film:

Low-budget film producer Corman reportedly finished the New Horizons feature in 1992, because German producer Bernd Eichinger wanted to retain the rights, and although filming was completed, the picture was never officially released.

"...in a flashback, 'Reed Richards' (Alex Hyde-White) and 'Victor Von Doom' (Joseph Culp) are college friends who use the opportunity of a passing comet to try an experiment; however, the experiment goes wrong, leaving Victor horribly scarred. 'Sue' and 'Johnny Storm' are two children living with their mother, who has a boarding house where Reed lives. 'Ben Grimm' (Michael Bailey Smith), is a family friend and a college buddy of Reed's.

"Early 1990s: Reed, 'Sue' (Rebecca Staab), 'Johnny' (Jay Underwood), and Ben go up into an...

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Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s he Fantastic Four.

Here’s the official press release:

In 1994, Roger Corman was tapped to produce this Marvel superhero story on a very small film budget. The film was ultimately shelved prior to distribution, but a VHS copy was mysteriously leaked and the movie became a darling of film bootleggers and, more recently, web pirates. Rumors and speculation surrounding the production have become as much a part of the lore as the film itself.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Roger Corman’s edition of The Fantastic Four and finally, all of the secrets, stories and legal shenanigans that have kept this a ‘lost’ film will be revealed through in-depth, investigative interviews with the cast and crew.

The documentary is directed by east coast Film Studies professor and independent filmmaker,...

More than 10 years before the big-budget 2005 version of Fantastic Four hit theaters, Roger Corman executive produced the 1994 live-action film The Fantastic Four. Don't be surprised if you've never heard about this before, because the movie was never released. 20 years after this ill-fated movie, the documentary Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four sheds new light on the production, with never-before-seen footage featuring Alex Hyde-White (Reed Richards), Jay Underwood (Johnny Storm), Rebecca Staab (Susan Storm) and Michael Bailey Smith (Ben Grimm). Roger Corman himself, along with several cast and crew members, reveal details about the only film that Roger Corman made but was never released. It isn't known when director Marty Langford's documentary will debut, so stay tuned for more information.

Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Rebecca Staab, Roger Corman, Jay Underwood, Alex Hyde-White, Michael Bailey Smith,...

Welcome to the first edition of a new monthly feature here on Nerdly – Back This! – where we take a look at some of the cool content taking the crowdfunding route on sites such as Indiegogo, Sponsume and Kickstarter. In this edition we’re taking a look at two very different films. The first is a British homage to 80s slasher flicks and the second is a Us documentary about a “lost” superhero movie…

If you’d like us to consider your project to feature in a future edition of Back This!, make sure to drop us a line.

Christmas Slay

Started by writer/director Steven Davis, the Kickstarter campaign for Christmas Slay is almost at fruition with, as of writing, only ten days to go in the campaign. Looking for £7000 to fund a two-week shoot in Bulgaria (standing in for the snowy mountains of Scotland), Davis’ film promises to be...

2012 was a mega year for superhero movies. Not only did Nolan bring his third and final Dark Knight movie to the screen, to the collected hysteria of almost the entire world, but the Avengers made their first collective appearance and a new Spider-Man showed up with an edgier attitude and wicked skateboard skills that anyone over the age of 25 probably groaned at a little bit.

And the tide of good will to all comic book adaptations shows no signs of stopping, with a whole new phase for Marvel, but a hotly anticipated attempt to make a Jla movie from DC, plus new X-Men, Antman, Wolverine, Guardians Of The Galaxy and many, many more incoming. It’s good to be a comic book movie fan at the minute.

But it wasn’t always so, and dirtying the mostly very impressive relationship between comics and movies are those repugnant, terrible early efforts...

Contamination, St. Louis. second annual convention billed as our city.s first and only .Horror, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture Convention. was last weekend and We Are Movie Geeks was there to cover all the action (and to drink). The con took place at the Westport Sheraton Chalet and Hotel in West St. Louis County. Contamination is put on by Dyer Straits Productions who, according to their website .is constantly thinking outside the box trying to bring you the best and the most unusual in Horror, Sci-Fi, Music and Pop Culture.. The guests last weekend included Tony Todd (who played Candyman!), Kane Hodder (played Jason in three Friday the 13th Films), Brad Loree (played Michael Meyers in one of the Halloween films), and the cast of the never-aired 1994 TV movie The Fantastic Four. Headline guests Eric Roberts and Norman Reedus (of Boondock Saints and The Walking Dead fame) were no-shows but...

This years line up for 'Contamination 2011' continues to grow. Check out the list of additions to the already stellar lineup below, including Tony Todd!

From the Offical Release:

Dyer Straits Productions (Dsp) announce the newest additions to Contamination 2011 The Sequel: Tony Todd (“Candyman”), Bill Johnson (Leatherface in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”), “Day of the Dead” Reunion with Gary Klar, Mark Tierno and Terry Alexander, Dan Shor (Ram in 1982’s “Tron”) along with Playboy Playmate Max Wasa. These celebrities join an already impressive lineup of icons at the highly anticipated follow-up to St. Louis’ first horror, sci-fi and pop-culture convention all under one roof. The Sheraton Westport Chalet will host the event June 24th – 26th, 2011. Actor Eric Roberts and “The Boondock Saints” Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and David Dela Rocco are headlining the event.

Horror fans will also have a “Jason” (Kane Hodder, “Friday the 13th parts 7-10”), a “Michael Myers” (Brad Loree,...