New 'Fantastic Four' trailer shows off super powers, darker origin story

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Adario Strange
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20th Century Fox revealed the latest trailer for its reboot of the Fantastic Four and it's the best one we've seen yet.

With an inter-dimensional twist on the group's origin story, we're given a much better look at their powers, from The Human Torch (Michael B. Jordan) in "flame on" mode, to Mr. Fantastic (Miles Teller) stretching his way out of trouble.

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The trailer also offers a closer look at The Thing (Jamie Bell), traditionally one of the hardest characters in the group to pull off realistically in live-action films due to his rocky exterior.

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You can judge for yourself how well the latest version fares versus past attempts, but what is clear throughout the trailer is that this is a darker, grittier Fantastic Four.

Even Sue Storm aka The Invisible Woman (Kate Mara) delivers the most powerful version of the character's invisibility and force field powers we've ever seen in a live-action setting (an improvement that is more in keeping with the comic book version of the character's stature within the team).

The Fantastic Four will hit theaters August 7.

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