Fantastic Four (2022 Film)

Fantastic Four is a 2022 British American Superhero Movie Based on the Marvel Comics Team, The Fantastic Four. The film is directed by Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, with the Screen play written by Iain Morris, Damon Beesley, Taika Waititi, David Baddiel and Arthur Mathews, and stars Matt Smith, Lily James, Robert Kazinsky, Jo Thomas, Jemaine Clement, Kara Tointon, Alfie Allen, Marek Larwood, Rachel Stevens, Matt Berry, Hammed Animashaun and Hannah Spearitt. The Movie takes place after their first MCU debut in Black Panther II and in this movie,they must face of the Frightful Four.

Plot
Takes Place after the Events of Black Panther 2. The movie starts of with a flash back in 2003 when Reed Richards and Ben Grimm were lectured by Nicholas Sweeney about life outside Earth, Then we go to a shortened version of Episode 1 of Rise of the Fantastic Four (See Above) after that we see the Marvel Studios Fanfare.

In the present Day a Bentley Wittman, who has now taken the identity of the Wizard, using an Iron Man Suit that was given to him as a gift by Tony Stark and a mind Control Helmet, with the help of the Mysterious Medusa (Kara Tointon) who has prehensile thick Red Hair, Bram Velsing/ Dreadknight (Alfie Allen) who was a scientist who for treason had his face burned and locked with an Iron Mask exiled from the Eastern European Country of Latveria,, and Peter Petruski/ Trapster, together as the Frightful Four attack a military facility which contain huge amounts of Vibranium and Chitauri Technology. Graham Lineham and Taika Waititi cameos as security guards.

Meanwhile using the new Wakandan Technology, the Fantastic Four infiltrate Mole Mans Layer and finally apprehend him. They are congratulated by The Mayor of London Edwin Gladstone (David Mitchell). They are later interviewed on tv about their heroics and a tv deal about producing their own TV documentary series. As they leave the Studios and are about to enter Kwaku Adjobahs Minibus, they bump into Ben Grimms Cousin, former Popstar and reality star Allison Blaire/ Dazzler (Rachel Stevens). In the early Noughties Dazzler dated Tony Stark, before he became Iron Man. Affter they get into the Taxi Sue Storm uses her powers to tease Reed Richards to go invisible to cuddle him, Kwaku also teases him and makes a rude Joke. Meanwhile at an isolated Warehouse near the Dartford Crossing. Wizard along with Dreadknight Medusa, Trapster, and the Tinkerer plot to take down the Fantastic Four. We discover that after Bentley Wittman went bankrupt due to the disastrous Voyage, he Met with Dreadknight after he was exiled from Latveria and teamed up along with Medusa, who he discovered in a escape pod crash and Trapster who Wizard freed after Human Torch apprehended him.

(Taika Waititi and Graham Lileham Cameo as Security Guards in this scene)

Meanwhile Back in the flat in East London Reed Richards is watching Finding Wakanda which is presented by his old lecturer Nicholas Sweeney. Sue Storm then sneak into Reed Richards Room and appears wearing a costume similar to that of the 90s comics Sue storm, to tempt Reed Richards.

Sue Storm noticed how Reed Richards is arrogant and and tries to explain to him that it was his arrogance that lead the voyage to a disaster and the importance of Family and team work. We then bump into The Thing meeting his blind girlfriend Alicia Masters (Hannah Spearitt). Later on they were invited to a party in the Shard in London, During the party there is a sequence where Sue Storm forces Reed Richards to Dance The party is then crashed by the Wizard and the Frightful Four. Reed Richards due to his arrogance breaks the Fantasticar supposedly killing Sue Storm in the process due to her cockpit falling down. Because of this Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm leave Reed Richards due to his arrogance. Dazzler then approaches Ben Grimm as he looks at the Cable Street Mural, in which we learn that their Grandfather took part in the battle of Cable Street against Oswald Mosleys Fascists. Dazzler then takes Ben Grimm to a Nearby café own by a Turban wearing Jamaican Woman called Ororo Munroe (Freema Agyeman), Ben Grimm is then invited to Dazzlers house in Hampstead where she reveals to him that she has powers as well and that she is a Mutant. After this Alicia Masters is kidnapped by the Wizard and Dreadknight then lead the thing into a trap. Meanwhile Reed Richards throws away a signed book by Nicholas Sweeney in the street, as he leaves, a mysterious man then pick it up, As Reed Richards is sitting in a bench in the street looking at a poster of Susan Storm, He i sent a video from an anonymous person in hi phone with Reeds Father Nathaniel Richards, he is then approached by the Mysterious man who drops the book at his lap. As he looks behind him we discover that the man is in fact Nicholas Sweeney, It is revealed that It was Sweeney sent the video he take Reed Richards to a nearby pub where he talks about Reed Richards arrogance. He also reveals that like The Fantastic Four is a Mutant (Like Dazzler) and his real name is Henry MCCoy how during the 1990’s he was once part of a team and helped saved the world. He also reveals that the sirum that he injects himself with hides his true form. Henry McCoy then leaves and Reed Richards goes back to his flat. As Reed Richards opens Henry McCoys books, he sses a photograph of Medusa with an arrow pointing to hr neck which what appears to be a chip. Meanwhile Johnny Storm goes back to the flat where he is attacked By Medusa and Trapster. Johnny Storm then calls Reed Richards to help him, Reed Richards then come fight Medusa. Meanwhile In a Taxi (Paul Putner plays the Taxi Driver) Henry McCoy accidently drops his serum as he is about to inject himself. He then leaves the taxi and jumps into a canal. Meanwhile back in The Baxter as Medusa trap Johnny Storm in a bubble filed with water made by Trapster and glue Reed Richards to a Wall, as they are about to apprehend Human Torch A Hulk like Blue Beast attacks Medusa and Trapster, The Beast rescues Johnny Storm from his bubble and Unglues Reed Richards from the Wall. We learn that the Blue Beast is Henry McCoys true form Reed Richards and Henry McCoy removes the unconscious Medusas microchip from her Neck. As Johnny Storm foolishly tries to kiss her, Medusa wakes up and attacks Johnny with hr prehensile hair. As Reed Richards and Henry McCoy try to fight Medusa, She lets go of Johnny Storm and orders them to stop. She reveals that she is a Queen of an enhanced race called the Inhumans who are based in the Blue Area of the Moon. She then tells the history of the Inhumans and reveal that the cosmic ray that gave the Fantastic 4 their powers is in fact Terrigan and they have Inhuman genes. Allison Blaire along with Kwaku Adjobah and Wyatt Wingfoot pop up to help them. Reed Richards then pick up Trapster’s radio Transmitter and the Wizard calls and tells him that he has Ben Grimm and Susan Storm, who has survived. She was kidnapped by the Wizard before her cockpit of the fanatsticar blew up. Wizard tells them to meet him in his hideout with his Vibraniun. Kwaku Adjobah and Wyatt Wingfoot takes Mr Fantastic, Beast, Human Torch and Medusa to Wizards Hideout near Dartford Crossing, while Allison Blaire takes Trapster to the Police.

When they arrive, They face the Wizard and Dreadknight along with with the brainwashed Ben Grimm and Sue Storm/Malice. They are overpowered and as Wizard, Malice and The Brainwashed Ben Grimm were about to kill Reed Richards, Allison Blaire as Dazzler then appears using the Warehouse Sonus,with the help of Kwaku Adjobah, she then sings “More More More” and uses her powers to defeat the Wizard and free Sue Storm and Ben Grimm, Dreadknight reveals that he has secretly created a weapon to use to take over Britain and eventually take revenge on the Ruler of Latveria which e blames his creation on the Fantastic Four, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, Henry McCoy and Medusa stop him, destroying the weapon which critically injures Dreadknight. As Dreadknight is about to die, he warns Reed Richards that “The Ruler of Latveria” is planning revenge on him and when he is ready, there will be Doom”. Ben Grimm rescues Alicia Masters from her cage, Reed Richards reunites with Sue Storm who cuddles him. When Dazzler gives Sue Storm her Wig, Sue order reed to put the wig on her. As Medusa approaches Bentley Wittman, he asks her for another date, Medusa than smashes Wittman to the floor with her hair in a similar manor to when Hulk Smashed Loki in Avengers. She then says “I am Queen and a married woman”. Henry McCoy, then calls a mysterious person to erase the memory of Trapster and Wizard about his identity The next day Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, Allison Blaire, Henry McCoy (Back in his Human form in his Nicholas Sweeney Persona), Medusa, Wyatt Wingfoot, and Kwaku Adjobah all have dinner in A Bangladeshi Restaurant in Brick Lane that is owned by Hasina Chowdhury's Husband. Later on Medusa then leaves the Restaurant where she met Thor Erikson in the Back Street with a Giant teleporting Dog called Lockjaw. It is also revealed that Thor Erikson is infact Gorgon. They then both disappear with Lockjaw. A Few days Later The Fantastic Fours first show airs Guest staring Henry McCoy, Still posing as Nicholas Sweeney and it is a success, Henry McCoy then gets a Taxi to go to a plane to New York, where he will cross paths Spiderman. Later on at the roof on the Baxter Building, as Reed Richard look at the view, Susan Storm approaches him and speak to him how much she loves him and like Reed Richards also has Aspergers Syndrome. Reed later recieves a Holographic Message from T’Challa that for his deeds of defeating the Wizard, he sent a new Fantasticar, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm And Johnny Storm all decide to go on a vacation together.

We then go to the End Credits sequence with the Lead single of Family by S Club 7 in the Background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Fg4fkMJ6A

The First Mid Credits Scence features Medusa reuniting with the rest of the inhuman royal Family in their hideout which include her husband Black Bolt (Jon Hamm) her sister Crystal (Hannah Tointon),Karnak (Kayvan Novak) and Triton (Shazad Latif)

In final end credit Scene Dazzler returns to her home in Hampstead where she meets Charles Xavier (Simon Callow) (A similar manor to how Tony Star meets Nick Fury at the end Credit Scene of Iron Mans first outing) who was told by Henry McCoy about her heroics and reveals that he is reopening the Xavier school of Mutants and reforming the X-Men.

Cast
Matt Smith as Reed Richards/ Mr Fantastic

Lily James as Sue Storm/ Invisible Woman

Robert Kazinsky as Ben Grimm/ The Thing

Joe Thomas as Johnny Storm/ Human Torch

Matt Berry as Nicholas Sweeney/ Henry McCoy/ Beast

Rachel Stevens as Allison Blaire/ Dazzler

Jemaine Clement as Bentley Wittman/ The Wizard

Kara Tointon as Medusalith Amaquelin/ Medusa

Alfie Allen as Bram Velsing/ Dreadknight

Marek Larwood as Peter Petruski/ Trapster

Hannah Spearitt as Alicia Masters

Hammed Animashaun as Wyatt Adjobah

Robert Llewelyn as Harvey Elder/ Mole Man

Matthew Holness as Nathaniel Richards

Trevor Laird as Kwaku Adjobah

Michael Chernus as Phineas Mason/ Tinkerer

Chadwick Bosenan as T'Challa/ Black Panther

Letitia Wright as Shuri

Jeff Goldblum as The Grandmaster

Taika Waititi as Korg

David Mitchell as Mayor Edwin Gladstone

Emma Rigby as Frankie Raye

Steve Pemberton as Willie Lumpkin

Tracy-Ann Obermann as Lavina Forbes

David Schneider as Rabbi Saul

Maureen Lipman as Petunia Grimm

Nadiya Hussein as Hasina Chowdhury

Marius Jensen as Thor Erikson/ Gorgon Petragon

Graham Norton as Himself

Graham Lineham as Security Guard in SHIELD Base 1

Taika Waititi as Security Guard in SHIELD Base 2

??????? as George Agdgdgwengo/ Security Guard at Baxter Building

James Buckley as Yancy Street Thug

Blake Harrison as Yancy Street Thug in Corbyn Shirt

Paul Putner as Taxi Driver

Alan Sugar as Himself

Jimmy Carr as Himself

Music
The Music Score is by Joby Talbot. The Main Fantastic Four theme is Made by Joby Talbot, Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon and Matt Berry. Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon also has written some songs for the movie and provided The Singing voice for Mr Fantastic. The main single however is Family by S Club 7.