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Fantastic Four’s Behind-the-Scenes Drama: Fights, Reshoots, and a Disastrous Press Tour

NIGHTMARE

Yes, the superhero blockbuster is a terribly mediocre film, but it was also Von Doomed from the start, plagued by vicious rumors, a licensing battle with Marvel, and reshoots.

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Twentieth Century Fox

When Fox’s Fantastic Four unfolds as a space camp saga about brilliant young science nerds united in their pursuit of the unknown, it crackles. As it descends into Cronenberg-esque body horror it soars with confident, gory flair.

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