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It's been almost 20 years sinceJessica Albadonned the blue and black to portray the matriarch ofMarvel's first family, Sue Storm, but she recently reflected on her time as the Invisible Woman, admitting that she disliked one of her scenes in particular.
During an appearance at theRed Sea Film Festivalon Friday, Alba revealed that her "least favorite scene" in 2005'sFantastic Fourwas the movie's "awful" bridge moment in whichSue must strip down in order to fully disappearfrom a group of onlookers.
"I thought that was awful," Alba told attendees, perVariety. "It was very humiliating in real life. I grew up with a pretty conservative family, and I am a pretty modest person. I dreaded that scene for weeks. I have a lot of whiplash from those days."
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But the actress stressed that the scene didn't totally sully her experience playing Sue Storm. "She was a woman I looked up to," she said, explaining that she "loved" how the character broke gender stereotypes perpetuated in superhero and action films at the time. "She was very maternal and very kind, but also not a pushover; she spoke her mind. She had a great moral compass. No matter who you are, you can look up to her."
"Oftentimes, the women in these stories need to be saved by a guy or the villain, the problem in the story," Alba added. "This was back then. It's different now."
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AlthoughFantastic Fourand 2007'sFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surferreceived mixed reviews, the flicks were box office successes and proved pivotal in the modern wave of superhero cinema, paving the way for the Marvel behemoth we know today.
Along with Alba, the two movies starredIoan Gruffuddas Reed Richards, a.k.a Mister Fantastic, the elastic leader of the titular team;Chris Evansas the fiery Johnny Storm, a.k.a. the Human Torch; andMichael Chiklisas Ben Grimm, a.k.a The Thing.
Alba hung up her superhero attire afterRise of the Silver Surferand recently passed the torch toVanessa Kirby, who starred as Sue Storm in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's new take on the First Family.
Kirby took on the role forThe Fantastic Four: First StepsalongsidePedro Pascal, who played her husband, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, as well as Joseph Quinn, who played Johnny Storm/the Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who played Ben Grimm/The Thing.
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When Alba was asked whether she has watched Kirby's interpretation of Sue, the actress admitted that she hasn't been able to yet because of her children's film preferences.
"I usually watch those movies with my kids, and ifSonicwas out, my son wants to watch it 85 times in a row," the mother of three said. "When it comes to movies that are for the family, my kids dominate what we watch for sure. But I have to convince him, because we have to see it! I love Marvel, and they're so fun."
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