Fox dropped the trailer for the new, reimagined “Fantastic Four” quietly in the night and we have embedded it here for your viewing pleasure.
The film is directed by future “Star Wars” helmer Josh Trank and written by “Star Wars” creative and spin-off writer Simon Kinberg. For a long time, doom and gloom has been following this film around. Expectations for many have been extremely low, with people insisting this simply isn’t going to be an actual “Fantastic Four” film without actually seeing a frame of footage.
This is our first look and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m very pleasantly surprised. The “Fantastic Four” are one of my favorite super-teams when they’re done right (see Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo’s run on the book) and, although this trailer gives no hint to the humor and wondrous adventure that is a trademark of the best FF stories, it does give us a solid looking start.
In fact, the shot of the team staring off toward that electrical storm of some sort downright gave me the chills.
I want to love this movie and am hopeful and optimistic. And I’m watching it twice as carefully and critically as most because this is the team that’s going to give me a new “Star Wars” film.
“Fantastic Four” comes out this August.