Film has not been great for the Fantastic Four. Despite being the team that initiated the Marvel Age of Comics, their cinematic adventures have been mediocre at best or career-ending at worst. Nevertheless, there are good reasons to put them on screen. They’re colorful and distinct personalities. They have a deep and impressive rogues gallery. And, potentially most importantly, they are a family.

But getting all the pieces to work together properly has befuddled four films ( one of which was never actually released ) and at least three filmmakers. Is their inability to become a filmic mainstay the work of Doctor Doom or his agents?

We find out soon. At Comic-Con International: San Diego 2019, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed it is finally Marvel Studios’ turn to bring the

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