--- title: 'Fantastic Four' Honest Trailer Picks Apart the Reboot description: The cultural critics over at Screen Junkies are back with another “honest trailer” and this one tackles the latest reboot of Fantastic Four canonical: https://time.com/4127030/fantastic-four-honest-trailer-michael-b-jordan-kate-mara/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-25T15:53:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:27:10.065Z og:title: The Honest Trailer for 'Fantastic Four' Picks Apart the Reboot og:description: "Moody, awkward, and really, really low energy" og:url: https://time.com/4127030/fantastic-four-honest-trailer-michael-b-jordan-kate-mara/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea638312422841dc/69885e0e2dce0114b89e4ef1/michael-b-jordan-johnny-storm-fantastic-four.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: michael-b-jordan-johnny-storm-fantastic-four og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Honest Trailer for 'Fantastic Four' Picks Apart the Reboot twitter:description: "Moody, awkward, and really, really low energy" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea638312422841dc/69885e0e2dce0114b89e4ef1/michael-b-jordan-johnny-storm-fantastic-four.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Honest Trailer for _Fantastic Four_ Picks Apart the Reboot > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 25, 2015 3:53 PM UTC  Superhero reboot Fantastic Four boasts an impressive young cast, including Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan. Superhero reboot Fantastic Four boasts an impressive young cast, including Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan. 20th Century Fox/Marvel  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 25, 2015 3:53 PM UTC The cultural critics over at [Screen Junkies](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpcACMWblDls9Z6GERVi1A) are back with another “honest trailer” and this one tackles Fox’s latest reboot of _Fantastic Four_. “In a world full of terrible _Fantastic Four_ movies, get ready…for another terrible _Fantastic Four_ movie,” they captioned the video. The trailer disses the studio’s supposed decision to remake the film solely to hang on to the rights to Marvel’s First Family. “It’s been 10 years since the last good Fantastic Four movie,” the voiceover begins as footage of Pixar’s _The Incredibles_ appears. “Now, Fox must crank out another one or lose the rights to a studio that would do a much better job.” It then wastes no time taking shots at the film’s behind-the-scenes-drama, ridiculous finale and underused young stars — Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Miles Teller and Jamie Bell. 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