Watch the seriously grim trailer for The Fantastic Four

You can say this for the new Fantastic Four trailer: no one will mistake it for 2005's goofy, widely reviled adaptation of the comic-book series (or its Silver Surfer-focused sequel).

This new Fantastic Four, helmed by Chronicle's Josh Trank, follows the doggedly self-serious model that has infected the entire superhero genre. "How did we get this far?" asks a deep, ponderous voiceover. "Human beings have an immeasurable desire to discover. To invent. To build."

The trailer, which looks more like an Interstellar knockoff than a superhero blockbuster, offers only fleeting glimpses of the four main heroes using their powers: stretchy Reed Richards (Miles Teller), invisible Sue Storm (Kate Mara), fiery Johnny Storm (Michael B. Jordan), and rock-covered Ben Grimm (Jamie Bell). It's a start, but Fantastic Four fans will have to until next August to see the superhero team use some real muscle — and maybe even have a little fun doing it.

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