Doomed To Tell Untold Story Of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four

Remember the Kickstarter campaign to do a documentary on why Tim Burton's Superman Lives movie [...]

By Scott Johnson

Doomed Movie

Remember the Kickstarter campaign to do a documentary on why Tim Burton's Superman Lives movie never go made? Well, now there is an IndieGogo campaign to investigate another legendary comic book movie. Unlike Superman Live, Roger Corman's Fantastic Four actually got made, it just never got released in theaters. Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four has announced the start of pre-production with principal photography targeted to being in July, 2013. According to producers, "the film will shed new light on the mysterious circumstances surrounding this legendary cult classic and "lost" Roger Corman film, The Fantastic Four.  In 1994, Roger Corman was tapped to produce this Marvel superhero story on a very small film budget. The film was ultimately shelved prior to distribution, but a VHS copy was mysteriously leaked and the movie became a darling of film bootleggers and, more recently, web pirates.  Rumors and speculation surrounding the production have become as much a part of the lore as the film itself." As 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, the producers of Doomed plan to reveal all of the secrets behind why the movie was never released through in-depth, investigative interviews with the cast and crew.The feature length documentary will be directed by east coast Film Studies professor and independent filmmaker, Marty Langford and executive produced by LA-based casting director, Mark Sikes. Sikes was the casting assistant on the 1994 Concorde-New Horizons / Neue Constantin co-production, and was on site at Corman's studio, offices and locations during the 28 day production.  Sikes has maintained professional relationships with many of the cast/crew of the Oley Sassone directed/Craig Nevius written film, and has commitments from many of the cast and crew, including actors Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, Carl Ciarfalio and Michael Bailey Smith as Marvel's "First Family of Super Heroes", along with Joseph Culp who played 'Dr. Doom'. Denver filmmakers Meryem Ersoz and Mark Grove are also on board as producers.  Ersoz and Grove have most recently collaborated on the feature film, Mind's Eye, which is prepping for a Fall '13 release. Sikes was the casting director on that film, which stars Malcolm McDowell and Dean Cain.The filmmakers have commitments from many of the principal cast and crew (including every principal actor) and expect to shoot up to 30 interviews for the documentary. To find out more information about how you can help to support the project, check out IndieGogo. According to the producers, they will be donating 6% of the film's profits will be donated to The Hero Initiative – an organization that helps comic creators in need.

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