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'Fantastic Four' latest trailer: Why fans should feel good about reboot

The upcoming version of 'Fantastic Four' is coming at a time when Marvel has shown that most of its movies will be satisfying creatively. In addition, the new film is helmed by a director who has already shown he can make a mostly critically-praised movie about superheroes.

A new trailer for the upcoming 鈥淔antastic Four鈥 movie has more to offer fans.

While some components of the international 鈥淔antastic鈥 trailer are the same as a trailer already released, new sections of the international trailer include superhero the Human Torch (Michael B. Jordan) showing off his powers. Check out the full trailer above.

鈥淔antastic Four鈥 stars Miles Teller of 鈥淭he Divergent Series: Insurgent鈥 as scientist Reed Richards, who becomes Mr. Fantastic, with the power to stretch; Kate Mara of 鈥淗ouse of Cards鈥 as Susan Storm, who becomes known as the Invisible Woman; 鈥淭urn鈥 actor Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm, or the Thing, who develops thick skin and strength; and Mr. Jordan of 鈥淔ruitvale Station鈥 as Johnny Storm, or the Human Torch, who can generate fire and be unharmed by it.

The 鈥淔antastic Four鈥 superhero team was adapted for film in 2005 with a movie starring actors Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, and Chris Evans (who would later go on to play Captain America in the Marvel universe). However, the movie received poor reviews and a 2007 sequel, 鈥淔antastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,鈥 was also not critically well-received.

So what should make fans more confident about this iteration of the superhero group? For one, Marvel's recent track record. Before 2008's 鈥淚ron Man,鈥 which was a box office smash and well-received critically, Marvel Studios did co-productions with other studios, and those co-productions are a mixed bag quality-wise. Movies like 鈥淴-Men,鈥 鈥淴-2,鈥 鈥淪pider-Man,鈥 and 鈥淪pider-Man 2鈥 were well-received, but films like 鈥淒aredevil,鈥 鈥淗ulk,鈥 鈥淓lektra,鈥 鈥淕host Rider,鈥 "Spider-Man 3," and 鈥淴-Men: The Last Stand鈥 didn't do as well with reviewers.

Marvel turned it around, though, with 鈥淚ron Man.鈥 Since then, almost every movie has been mostly praised by reviewers, with 鈥淚ron Man 2鈥 and the 鈥淭hor鈥 movies being some exceptions.聽

In addition, 鈥淔antastic Four鈥 director Josh Trank has already been mostly critically praised for his film take on superheroes 鈥 the director helmed the 2012 movie 鈥淐hronicle,鈥 which follows a group of high school students (including one played by Jordan) who develop superpowers. critic Peter Debruge wrote of the film, 鈥淏lending the found-footage fad with a chilling commentary on the effects of bullying, Josh Trank's 'Chronicle' presents as plausible a portrait of the way three teens might react to gaining psychic powers as one could hope鈥 [the film includes] Max Landis' keen script (conceived in partnership with director Trank)鈥 Trank's approach shows considerable ingenuity on a tight budget.鈥

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