SHOOTING DATES: August 2004 -- ???
- Chris Columbus and Peyton Reed were attached as director at some point.
- Not the first Fantastic Four movie. Another was made in 1994 but never released because unbeknown to the cast and crew, the movie was never intended to be released, and was made only because the studio who owned the rights to make a movie would have lost the rights if they did not begin production by a certain date.
- Steven Soderbergh and Sean Astin were both interested in directing.
- George Clooney was considered for the part of Reed Richards. Paul Walker was considered for the part of Johnny Storm.
- Julia Stiles, Kate Bosworth, Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Banks, and Kadee Strickland were considered for the role of Susan Storm / Invisible Girl.
- Tim Robbins was considered for Dr. Doom.
- To get down the speech in preparation for his role as The Thing, Michael Chiklis read to his children wearing the prosthetic teeth that accompany the Thing's costume.
- Cliff Curtis read for a role in the film.
WRITERS: Simon Kinberg, and based on the comic books and characters by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.
PRODUCERS: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Bernd Eichinger, and Ralph Winter.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: David Gorder.
CO-PRODUCER: Ross Fanger.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Avi Arad, Kevin Feige and Stan Lee.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: John Ottman and Deane Ogden (additional music).
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox