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<p>Marvel has recently announced the cast of the upcoming "Fantastic Four" movie, with&nbsp;Pedro Pascal stepping in as&nbsp;Reed Richards, a.k.a Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm (The Invisible Woman),&nbsp;Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), and&nbsp;Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing).&nbsp;</p>
<p>The highly anticipated cast announcement was revealed on Valentine's Day through a social media post with vintage illustrations that led fans to assume the story would take place in the 1960s.</p>
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<p>One of Marvel's longest-running comic book series, "The Fantastic Four," has one of its most beloved ensembles. Even when they aren't taking on supervillains, the scientists-turned-superheroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are funny and sympathetic in their team dynamics. They were an immediate hit when the comic books came out in November 1961, paving the way for iconic characters such as Iron Man and Spider-Man.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This marks the fourth cinematic incarnation of &ldquo;The Fantastic Four", with three previous trials to bring the beloved characters to the big screen from 1994 to&nbsp;2015, but this is also the first movie for "The Fantastic Four" to take place within the MCU.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here's a look back at the previous casts of "Fantastic Four"&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>"Fantastic Four" (1994)</strong></span></p>
<p>The first attempt was a $2 million Roger Corman film starring Alex Hyde-White as Reed Richards, Rebecca Staab as Susan Storm, Jay Underwood as Johnny Storm, and Michael Bailey Smith as Ben Grimm, it was produced in 1994 but was never released, and it was directed by Oley Sassone.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>"Fantastic Four" (2005) &amp; "Fantastic Four:&nbsp;Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007)</strong></span></p>
<p>20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the characters and started working with director Tim Story to develop what would become two films. However, this process took almost ten years and saw a number of directors come and go, including Raja Gosnell, Chris Columbus, and future "Ant-Man" director Peyton Reed. Ioan Gruffudd played Reed, while Jessica Alba played Susan, Chris Evans played Johnny, and Michael Chiklis played Ben&nbsp;Grimm in the 2005 movie and 2007 follow-up "Rise of the Silver Surfer".</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>"Fantastic Four" (2015)</strong></span></p>
<p>The most recent adaptation was directed by&nbsp;Josh Trank, and starred,&nbsp;&nbsp;Miles Teller as&nbsp;Reed Richards,&nbsp;Kate Mara as Susan Storm,&nbsp;Michael B. Jordan as&nbsp;Johnny Storm, and&nbsp;Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm.&nbsp;</p>
<p>This version was poorly received by audience and critics, which made the studio lose 80$ million dollars, and led to the cancellation of the planned upcoming sequels.&nbsp;</p>
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