Mark Frost To Rewrite 'Fantastic Four' Script

[Thursday, May 22nd, 2003]
'Twin Peaks' co-creator and TV writer Mark Frost is to rewrite 20th Century Fox's big-budget comic book movie Fantastic Four, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

'Fantastic Four' follows the adventure-seeking quartet of scientist Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic); his love interest, Susan Storm (the Invisible Girl); her brother, Johnny (the Human Torch); and Reed's best friend, Benjamin Grimm (the Thing). The four develop superpowers when the spaceship they're on is exposed to cosmic radiation; their archnemesis is Dr. Doom, who turns out to be Reed's old college friend.

The comic, first published in 1962, ushered in the Marvel Age of comics and dealt with many familial issues. The project has gone through several writers over the years, including Sam Hamm, Philip Morton, Michael France and Chris Columbus.

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