FANTASTIC FOUR: Thing Raises His Fist in New Photo and More Details

Yesterday, we got our first clear and official look at the Thing from Fantastic Four. Today (via EW), we have an even clearer photo that shows a bit more color and the Thing with his fist raised high. The big question is: will we hear the comic book characters signature phrase "it's clobberin' time," or is that too hokey for the ultra-grounded and dark Josh Trank adaptation?

Fantastic Four seems to be really dividing geeks, but everyone on the staff is really intrigued by this adaptation. In the most recent trailer we see what looks like the Invisible Woman (Kate Mara) flying, which left lots of readers grumbling. A quick Google search lead me to several bits of information saying that she can fly, which, when you think of her complement of powers beyond invisibility, seems kind of obvious.

We have an excerpt from EW talking about shooting a scene of the Invisible Woman developing her powers:

For this scene, in which Sue struggles to master her ability to float (she can also turn invisible and project force fields), Mara stands on a crane and makes faces usually reserved for squats or dead lifts. “Move your knees around,” yells director Josh Trank from below. “It’s painful! It’s painful!” In most comic-book adaptations, superpowers are mainly just supercool. In the new Four, they feel more like a disability. “It’s not easy at all,” Mara says. “It’s exhausting.”

Another except talks about Trank's take on the team's powers:

His immediate take on the Four was how terrifying it would be to have your arms suddenly turn into rubber, or your skin burst into flame. “I just kinda jumped to ‘body horror’ in my head,” he says. “Chronicle is about the evolution and strengthening of unique powers. This movie is really viewing them as a curse.”

I'm very excited for this adaptation of the Fantastic Four mostly because it's so different from the previous adaption, which I thought was cheap and cheesy. Fantastic Four launches into theaters August 7th (USA).