According to The Hollywood Reporter, a battle royale is shaping up for the July 4th weekend next year, with both Marvel's Fantastic Four and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (starring Tom Cruise) fighting for essentially the same audience over the extended holiday weekend. Fantastic Four's July 1 release date was announced first (see 'A Nip/Tuck for Dr. Doom'), with War of the Worlds in a spoiler role with a later announcement of a planned June 29th (Wednesday) opening.