Story confirmed as FANTASTIC FOUR helmer

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Latino Review

Confirming the scoop first reported by FilmForce, BARBERSHOP helmer Tim Story has been cited as the new director of the FANTASTIC FOUR movie by the trade magazines. While speaking with Variety, Story said that the principal idea that attracted him to the project was that the superheroes are a family, squabbling with each other even as they have to save the world from evil.

Inadvertently the Variety piece also confirmed one of our earlier scoops from this past January, that being that the FANTASTIC FOUR production is looking at filming in Vancouver, Canada. Story was interviewed by Variety on location in Vancouver, scouting possible locations for his film.

And finally Latino Review broke word that Michael Chiklis (THE SHIELD) and Tim Robbins (MYSTIC RIVER) were being considered for the roles of Ben Grimm/The Thing and Victor von Doom/Doctor, respectively. The Chiklis casting scoop was also confirmed by Variety.


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