Trivia about Fantastic Four. * Chris Columbus, Raja Gosnell and Peyton Reed were each attached as director at some point. * Steven Soderbergh and Sean Astin were both interested in directing. * George Clooney and Brendan Fraser were considered for the part of Reed Richards. * Paul Walker was considered for the part of Johnny Storm. * Ali Larter, Julia Stiles, Kate Bosworth, Rachel McAdams, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Banks, KaDee Strickland were considered for the role of Susan Storm/Invisible Woman. When Peyton Reed was attached as the director, Renée Zellweger was considered for the Sue Storm/Invisible Woman role. * Tim Robbins was considered for Dr. Doom. * James Gandolfini was considered for the role of Ben Grimm/The Thing. David Boreanaz turned down to play