According to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox, which had been planning a Fourth of July-themed launch for Fantastic Four, is shifting gears: Now it will open the movie, which was scheduled for July 1st to take advantage of the long holiday weekend, on July 8th.
The studio's move, announced Monday, ends a looming face-off with Paramount Pictures' War of the Worlds, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg, which is set to open June 29th, the Wednesday before the Fourth of July weekend.
Fox's adaptation of the Marvel superheroes title, starring Michael Chiklis and directed by Tim Story, will now go up against Sony Pictures' film adaptation of the popular '60s TV show Bewitched, with a cast headed by Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. Separately, Sony is making a change in its own summer lineup, shifting the comedy remake Fun With Dick and Jane, which had been scheduled to open June 25th, to Dec. 21st.
Hollywood's Master Storytellers Celebrates ILM Friday, February 10th, 2006 - The War of the Worlds event on February 16 will feature the Oscar nominated visual effects team from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), led by Dennis Muren.
Turning Into Fantastic Four's The Thing Monday, December 5th, 2005 - Mushy gets the skinny from Effects Supervisor Mike Elizalde on how they brought The Thing to the big screen.
EXCLUSIVE: Stan Lee Calls Up MovieWeb to Talk Fantastic Four Friday, November 11th, 2005 - The legendary comics creator discusses the Fantastic Four, his favorite comic to film adaptations and what he would have done differently with Daredevil.
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