The Wild Story Behind Roger Corman's Unreleased Fantastic Four, And The Scheme To Keep The 1994 Movie's Rights

The heroes from in 1994's The Fantastic Four.

This week, Marvel Studios is releasing the highly anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps on July 25th. The upcoming Marvel movie marks the long-awaited induction of the first superhero family into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third cinematic iteration of the iconic comic book characters overall… or, is it?

Years before the 2000s-era movies starring Chris Evans and Jessica Alba, an adaptation under iconic B-movie producer Roger Corman was produced that went on to have a more infamous reputation than even Josh Trank’s panned 2015 reboot, due to the fact that it was never officially released. So, what led to the 1994 Fantastic Four movie’s doom? Let’s start from the beginning…