Fantastic Four Fan Poster

The past couple of weeks have seen some long-awaited casting news for Fox's long-in-development Fantastic Four reboot, set to reach theaters next summer. While not everything is sealed in stone yet, officially speaking, we can move forward assuming that the main cast will consist of Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) as Reed Richards, Kate Mara (House of Cards) as Susan Storm, Michael B. Jordan (Chronicle) as Johnny Storm and Jamie Bell (Man on a Ledge) as Ben Grimm. Their heroic nicknames being, in the same order, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl/Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing. Here they are:

I won't get into the debates that are raging in the fan sector, but suffice it to say, the aforementioned actors are younger than the Fantastic Four are typically portrayed as being. That suggests that the "take" on their origin story this time may be influenced by the Ultimate Fantastic Four, a relatively recent and re-interpretive spin on the characters. That's okay with me. I really like this cast. I've only seen Teller and Jordan onscreen, but I have no reason to disapprove of Mara or Bell. I guess that I need to overcome my Kevin Spacey aversion and watch some House of Cards.

But enough talk; check out this lovely fan-made poster created by MrSteiners on deviantART:

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(The Thing used is the Michael Chiklis version from the previous films, for practical reasons. Given Bell's history with motion capture filming, it seems probable that the new version of the Thing will be a blend of actor and CGI similar to the Hulk portrayed in The Avengers.)

I love the overall composition, and the watermark-styled "4" in the background that echoes the current poster art for Fox's upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. Hopefully, there will be a cleverly staged Fantastic Four/X-Men crossover in the near future, as has been hinted.

Anyway, there are few things that I love more than unofficial-but-awesome film poster art, and this example makes me very happy.

[Disclaimer: I do not own any of the images used in this post; they are employed solely for illustrative purposes.]