Fantastic Four | Behind-The-Scenes 20th Century Fox hired Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone) to write and direct Fantastic Four in 1995. With a lot of back and forth the director changed hands and Peter Segal was hired to direct in April 1997, and then was replaced by Sam Weisman by the end of the year. In February 1999, with development taking longer than expected, with a summer 2001 release planned, Raja Gosnell was hired to direct. However, Gosnell decided to do