The Marvel movie that was too embarrassing to release Just the Gist

Marvel movies may be the biggest money-making blockbusters in the world today, but back in 1994, they made one that was SO bad, when studio bosses saw the final cut, they decided they would never, ever release it to the public. It was just that... embarrassing. It was an attempt at a Fantastic Four movie, and after how disastrously it went, Marvel bosses desperately tried to keep it a secret, even banning current Marvel stars from ever talking about it. So how exactly does that happen? How does an entire superhero movie filmed in Hollywood end up so bad it can't even be released? 

And can you watch it today? (Yes. Yes you can.)

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Watch the full-length, unreleased 1994 film here: 

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19pvwt 

The trailer Rosie watched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgeFPKECZKE

Watch the 2016 documentary “Doomed” on Amazon Prime: 

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0IIEUXLMWWO1CPPNCM0BPQEIO8/ref=atv_sr_def_c_unkc__1_1_1?sr=1-1&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B072N1JF6T&qid=1615461973 

Read this 2005 article from Los Angeles Magazine - “Fantastic Faux”: 

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=SF8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA109&dq=%22selling+the+character%27s+option+to+Universal%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FJbjUPe3KMy70AHlwoDAAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22selling%20the%20character's%20option%20to%20Universal%22&f=false 

And this loving tribute from Den of Geek: 

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-roger-corman-fantastic-four-movie-the-most-faithful-ff-ever/ 

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