Michael Chiklis is standing up for 2005’s “Fantastic Four.” In a recent interview with Collider, Chiklis, who played Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, in “Fantastic Four” and its 2007 sequel “Rise of the ...

The actor who portrayed Ben Grimm/the Thing in the 2005 and 2007 movies also shared that he’s a fan of Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who plays the character in 2025’s ‘First Steps.’ By McKinley Franklin Is the ...

Actor Michael Chiklis, known for portraying Ben Grimm / The Thing in Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, recently reflected on the films, calling them ...

Michael Chiklis played Ben Grimm, a.k.a. The Thing, in 2005's Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. They were moderate successes, but are widely regarded as a ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis opened up about their experiences playing Mr. Fantastic and the Thing, respectively, in the original “Fantastic Four” film series, and what it took to bring their ...

Is the 2005 Fantastic Four film underrated? Michael Chiklis certainly thinks so. “There were a lot of people, I think, critically who got it wrong,” he said of the 2005 film and its 2007 follow-up ...

Is the 2005 Fantastic Four film underrated? Michael Chiklis certainly thinks so. Chiklis played Ben Grimm/the Thing in the first live-action adaptation of the iconic superhero quartet. When looking ...