After a number of false starts, the Fantastic Four have another feature adaptation in the retro-pastiche Fantastic Four: First Steps. This isn’t the first time Mr. Fantastic and co. have appeared onscreen; They were last seen in Josh Trank’s Fantastic 4 (stylized as Fant4stic) and Tim Story’s Fantastic Four films for Fox.

Despite that hesitant step into the genre, Fantastic Four became a sensation. Thanks to Kirby’s action-packed panels and boundless imagination and to Lee’s angsty, hip dialogue, Fantastic Four truly revitalized the superhero genre. The team launched the Marvel Age of comics, setting the stage for other grumpy heroes such as Spider-Man and The Hulk.

"I'm sorry she didn't get a chance to see the finished movie," director Matt Shakman tells EW of the dedication to his late mother, Inez Shakman.