An oral history of Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie

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An oral history of Roger Corman's unreleased Fantastic Four movie
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As The Fantastic Four approaches its 30th anniversary, we talked to the actors, writer, and director behind Roger Corman's infamous unreleased film

“It’s like a miracle… One million dollars cash to us if we star in a movie,” Reed Richards , a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic , says with a no-nonsense look on his stretchable rubber face. His three blue-costumed team members are enthusiastic upon hearing this news. To quote Susan Storm , the “Invisible Woman” and Reed’s girlfriend-turned-wife, “The million dollars we receive will pay all our bills and give us a fresh start.

A trailer ran in theaters. Hyde-White and Bailey Smith hopped from one comic book convention to the next for a publicity tour. A world premiere for F4 ’94 was also planned at the Mall of America in Minnesota on January 19. “I think the Mayor or somebody in the town said that we’re going to declare it Fantastic Four day! It was a big deal,” Sassone adds. But shortly before the premiere, the film was scrapped, pulled from the release schedule with no explanation given.

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