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Filming began in August 2004

Fox has been inquiring about the availability of “The Shield” topliner Michael Chiklis to play the role of the Thing while his FX cable skein is on hiatus late this summer.

July 1, 2005 is the original release date.

They moved it from July 4 to avoid competition with War of the Worlds. They were cautious when The Incredibles was released in October 2004. The Incredibles is an openly referential homage to all things superheroic, of course, but the similarities to FF are striking, right down to the playful tone. Both movies center on four main characters: The Incredibles' patriarch Bob Parr, a.k.a. Mr. Incredible, has superstrength, à la FF's rock-skinned fireplug Ben Grimm, a.k.a. the Thing (played by The Shield's Michael Chiklis). FF has Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), who can stretch like rubber — much like The Incredibles' Helen Parr. FF's Susan Storm (Jessica Alba) can turn invisible and generate force fields, as can Incredibles daughter Violet. Both Parr baby Jack-Jack and FF's Human Torch (Chris Evans) ignite. And one whole scene — where the Thing shakes a cat out of a tree — had to be cut because of a similar scene in the Pixar flick. Fox mandated additional scenes after the December wrap, mostly to establish more family moments, with final shots wrapping in late May. And all along, Internet gossips were carping over everything from Alba's casting as WASPy Sue Storm to Chiklis' latex Thing costume (an attempt to avoid Hulk-ish CGI).