Fantastic Four 1994 Internet Archive [2021] Online

The film was essentially a "rights retainer". Constantin Film owned the movie rights to the Fantastic Four but was about to lose them if they didn't start production by a specific deadline. The "Sacrifice" Movie:

: Many believe the film was an "ashcan copy"—made solely so the studio could retain the film rights to the characters before they expired. Fantastic Four 1994 Internet Archive