Jessica Alba reflects on filming very humiliating nude scene for Fantastic Four

For Jessica Alba, things weren’t so fantastic.The actress, 44, got candid about shooting the 2005 superhero movie “Fantastic Four” while at the Red Sea Film Festival on Friday, sharing that her “least favorite scene” was when her character Sue Storm appeared naked over a bridge.“I thought that was awful,” she recalled.

“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.”But despite that moment in the film, Alba “loved” how Sue cut down gender stereotypes.“She was a woman I looked up to,” the “Honey” star admitted.

“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.

This was back then.It’s different now.”“Fantastic Four” also starred Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Ioan Gruffudd and the late Julian McMahon.When asked if she had watched Vanessa Kirby’s performance in 2025’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Alba revealed she has yet to see the movie.“I usually watch those movies with my kids, and if ‘Sonic’ was out, my son wants to watch it 85 times in a row,” she confessed.

“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.”These days, Alba is focused on her production company, Lady Metalmark Entertainment.

The Honest founder expressed that her goal is to “change minds” about diversity on screen.“Growing up, I didn’t see a lot of diversity in storytelling,” Alba explained, noting that while she doesn’t “blame Hollywood” she does want to make a difference.“When you have a lot of white guys in charge, they feel mo...