--- title: Michael B. Jordan Slams Internet Trolls description: In an Entertainment Weekly op-ed Michael B. Jordan responds to Internet trolls who don't think he looks like Johnny Storm the Human Torch canonical: https://time.com/3895055/michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four-internet-trolls/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-23T12:56:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:27.160Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Michael B. Jordan Slams Trolls Who Say a Black Man Can't Play Johnny Storm og:description: "To the trolls on the Internet, I want to say: Get your head out of the computer" og:url: https://time.com/3895055/michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four-internet-trolls/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47f43849c05a92ae/69885177f887dc0e89e909b8/johnny-storm-michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four.jpg?branch=production&width=500&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 500 og:image:height: 281 og:image:alt: johnny-storm-michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michael B. Jordan Slams Trolls Who Say a Black Man Can't Play Johnny Storm twitter:description: "To the trolls on the Internet, I want to say: Get your head out of the computer" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47f43849c05a92ae/69885177f887dc0e89e909b8/johnny-storm-michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four.jpg?branch=production&width=500&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:54 video:published: 2015-04-19 section: entertainment topics: Dr. Storm, Reed Richards, Sue, Johnny, research funding, dimensional trial, physical conditions, using powers to help people, Doom, sacrifice and consequences genre: movie trailer, science fiction tones: tense, ominous, dramatic, urgent emotions: tension (high), anticipation (high), concern (medium), humor (low) sentiment: neutral audience: film fans, science fiction viewers, general audiences, trailer viewers people: Dr. Storm, Reed Richards, Sue, Johnny, Doom content_suitability: mild profanity [00:33-00:37]; threat and peril [01:52-02:54] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Michael B. 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Reed Richards is presented as someone who knows answers to questions others cannot yet ask, and a project is described as a chance to learn about the planet and perhaps save it. A group then cracks into a dimensional trial, and four people emerge with unique physical conditions. A warning follows that Doom is coming and that stopping him will take everything they have, along with sacrifice and consequences. ## Key points - A questioner tells Dr. Storm that six years and millions of dollars produced nothing and asks what is different now. (00:05) - Reed Richards is described as knowing answers to questions others do not yet know to ask. (00:13) - The project is described as a chance to learn more about the planet and perhaps even save it. (00:16) - Dr. Storm introduces his daughter Sue, who says she just wants her work to make a difference. (00:24) - A character states that a group has just cracked into a dimensional trial. (00:56) - The four who arrived are said to exhibit unique physical conditions. (01:22) - A voice says the four should use their powers to help people and warns they opened a door they may not know how to close. (01:42) - The warning is that Doom is coming, and stopping him will take everything they have. (01:52) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:24] Funding questioned, Reed Richards introduced. Dr. Storm is challenged over six years and millions of dollars with nothing to show, and Reed Richards is described as holding answers. - [00:24 to 00:49] Meeting Sue and Johnny. Dr. Storm introduces his daughter Sue, and banter follows with Johnny and others in the lab. - [00:49 to 01:22] Dimensional trial. A group is told what has been created is incredible, and they crack into a dimensional trial. - [01:22 to 01:42] Four arrive with unusual conditions. Someone asks where the children are, and the four who arrived show unique physical conditions. - [01:42 to 02:54] Doom warning and sacrifice. Characters are told to use their powers to help people, warned that Doom is coming, and told stopping him will take everything they have. ## Key quotes - [00:13] Unnamed speaker: "Reed Richards, he knows answers to questions we don't even know to ask yet." - [00:22] Unnamed speaker: "This is our chance to learn more about our planet and maybe even save it." - [00:27] Unnamed speaker: "I just want my work to make a difference." - [01:46] Unnamed speaker: "You should use these powers to help people." - [01:51] Unnamed speaker: "You don't know anything about what's coming." - [02:30] Unnamed speaker: "There is sacrifice, and there are consequences." ## Questions this video answers - What is Dr. Storm asked about the funding of the project? [00:05] - How is Reed Richards described? [00:13] - What goal is given for the project? [00:22] - What condition do the four who arrived exhibit? [01:22] - Who or what is said to be coming, and what will it take to stop him? [01:52] ## Content suitability - mild profanity [00:33-00:37]: A character uses mild language ("crap") in banter. - threat and peril [01:52-02:54]: A character named Doom is said to be coming, with warnings of sacrifice and consequences.  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 23, 2015 12:56 PM UTC  20th Century Fox  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 23, 2015 12:56 PM UTC Actor Michael B. Jordan, who will play Johnny Storm—aka The Human Torch—in the upcoming _Fantastic Four_ movie, is firing back at online commenters who did not think he looked the part because he is black and the character has blond hair and blue eyes in the comic book. Jordan wrote an [op-ed published Friday on _Entertainment Weekly’s_ website](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/22/michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four-race): --- > “” --- The movie is set to be released in theaters on Aug. 7, 2015. ## Transcript [00:05] Dr. Storm, we gave you six years and millions of [00:08] dollars, and you gave us nothing. What's different now? [00:13] Reed Richards, he knows answers to questions we [00:16] don't even know to ask yet. [ MUSIC ] This [00:22] is our chance to learn more about our planet and [00:24] maybe even save it. I want you to meet my daughter, [00:27] Sue. You wanna be famous? I just want my work to [00:30] make a difference. Johnny, read. This guy doesn't take [00:33] orders well. Yeah, especially from people who say I [00:35] don't take orders well. Don't let any of these lab coats [00:37] give you any crap, all right? Well if I do, I know who to. [00:41] Booty call. The muscle. [ NOISE ] [00:44] I gotta say, it's fun having you here. Really? No. What [00:49] you created here is incredible. [ MUSIC ] [00:54] You guys sure in the best shape to be doing this? Yeah. [00:56] [ NOISE ] We're good. They [01:01] just cracked into dimensional trial. [ NOISE ]. [01:09] Incredible. [01:15] [ MUSIC ] [01:22] All I want to know is where are my children? Four has [01:27] arrived. All exhibit [01:32] unique physical conditions. I just [01:37] want to fix my friends. You can't fix this. You [01:42] should use these powers to help people. You [01:46] opened a door. Or you don't know how to close. [01:51] You don't know anything about what's coming. What is [01:52] coming? Doom. [ MUSIC ] If you want to stop him. [01:55] [ MUSIC ] It's going [02:06] to take everything you have. [02:22] How long until he's in? Two minutes. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] [02:26] Might be a little less. [ LAUGH ] [02:30] [ MUSIC ] There is sacrifice, and there are [02:41] consequences. 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