4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.|Jun. 29, 2005|USA|106 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Adventure;Fantasy;Science;Fiction
Description: Dr. Reed Richards, a brilliant yet modest and financially struggling physicist, believes that cosmic energy clouds in space triggered Earth’s evolution millions of years ago. He predicts that one of these clouds will soon pass near Earth. Joined by his friend Ben Grimm, a tough but kind astronaut, Reed persuades his former MIT classmate, the arrogant Dr. Victor Von Doom, now CEO of Von Doom Industries, to let him use his private space station to study the effects of the cosmic cloud on biological samples. In exchange, Von Doom demands control over the experiment and a majority of the profits. Von Doom also includes his top genetics researcher, Susan Storm, who is Reed’s ex-girlfriend, and her impulsive brother Johnny Storm, a former NASA astronaut.
The group travels to space to observe the cosmic clouds, but Reed’s calculations are off, and the clouds arrive earlier than expected. While Ben is outside the station during a spacewalk, the clouds appear. Reed, Susan, and Johnny leave the station’s protective shield to rescue Ben, and Von Doom closes the shield behind them. Ben is fully exposed to the cosmic energy, while the others receive partial exposure. After returning to Earth, they begin to develop extraordinary abilities. Reed gains the power to stretch his body like rubber, Susan can turn invisible and create force fields, Johnny can engulf himself in flames and fly, and Ben transforms into a rock-like being with immense strength and durability. Meanwhile, Von Doom faces criticism from his shareholders due to the mission’s failure and sustains facial scars from an explosion during the cosmic cloud’s passing.
Cast director: Brian Smrz
Cast actor: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington, Laurie Holden, David Parker, Kevin McNulty
Original name: Fantastic Four