Peyton Reed's Fantastic Four

Before Tim Story did the Joel Schumacher version of the Fantastic Four, Peyton Reed was supposed to direct a movie about Marvel's First Family. As he described it, the movie was supposed to be like A Hard Day's Night, but with superheroes:

They're the biggest celebrities in New York City. To the world outside, they are the world's coolest superheroes. [But] when they get home, they just fight with each other about everything. They order pizzas and argue about who gets the better costumes and stuff like that. It's a family comedy when they get behind closed doors (via MTV).

Alexis Denisof was set to portray Reed Richards, Charlize Theron was supposed to bring Sue Storm to life, John C. Riley would have provided the voice of Ben Grimm, and Paul Walker was set to play Johnny Storm. So this was supposed to be anything but an origin story (which has become a trend with superhero movies).

As for the villain, Jude Law was going to play Doctor Doom. However, other Fantastic Four villains, including Mole Man were supposed to appear.

So what happened? Nothing, really, even if Peyton Reed did come up with an idea for a poster (a recreation of the very first Fantastic Four issue cover). The director eventually dropped the project, and Tim Story (and, later on, Josh Trank) took it on. Peyton Reed went on and did Ant-Man after Edgar Wright departed.