Marvel Studios have announced that Marvel Comics "The Fantastic Four", by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, debuting in 1961, is being developed as a fresh, big budget live-action feature connecting to the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe':
"...the four individuals traditionally associated with the 'Fantastic Four', who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are 'Mister Fantastic' ('Reed Richards'), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes...
"...the 'Invisible Woman' ('Sue Storm'), who eventually married Reed, who can render herself invisible and project powerful invisible force fields, the 'Human Torch' ('Johnny Storm'), Sue's younger brother, who can generate flames, surround himself with them and fly...
"...and the monstrous 'Thing' ('Ben Grimm'), their grumpy but benevolent friend, a former college football star and Reed's college roommate as well as a good pilot, who possesses tremendous superhuman strength, durability, and endurance due to the nature of his stone-like flesh.
"They were the first of Marvel's 'superheroes with super problems', portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional, yet loving, family. Breaking convention with other comic book archetypes of the time, they would squabble and hold grudges both deep and petty and eschewed anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status.
"The team is also well known for its recurring encounters with characters such as the villainous monarch 'Doctor Doom', the planet-devouring 'Galactus', the 'Kree' enforcer 'Ronan the Accuser', 'Annihilus', ruler of the 'Negative Zone'...
"...the sea-dwelling 'Prince Namor the 'Sub-Mariner', the spacefaring 'Silver Surfer' and the 'Skrull warrior' 'Kl'rt'..."
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