Everything we know about Marvel’s new Fantastic Four movie
At long last, the full Fantastic Four is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Over the years, there’s been some teases and little drips of information about Marvel’s “First Family.” But with a release date finally on the ever expanding Marvel movie release calendar and a director in the talks, a third incarnation of the property seems to be finally actually happening. Here’s everything we know about the Fantastic Four movie, which we will continue to update as more information is revealed.
Announced out of the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, the Fantastic Four movie will kick off Phase 6 of the MCU on Nov. 8, 2024.
In 2020, Marvel studio head Kevin Feige announced Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Jon Watts would helm the movie. But in April 2022, Watts stepped down, taking a break from superhero movies. As of Aug. 26, Wandavision and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia director Matt Shakman was in talks to direct the movie. Sorry to everyone who thought Steven Spielberg might actually take the job.
No one has officially been cast, but persistent rumors about the frontrunners for the roles continue to circulate. You and Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley, for instance, keeps coming up in rumors. Betting sites have tabulated odds on which actors seem most likely to be cast. Frontrunners for Reed Richards include John David Washington and Dan Stevens, while Zac Efron and Anthony Ramos lead the odds for Johnny Storm. For Sue Storm, Lily James and Samara Weaving seem like popular choices (though back when John Krasinski was still a legit frontrunner, Emily Blunt was also up there). Stephen Graham and Dean Norris are top picks for the Thing.
What we do know is who is not going to be in the movie. We can rule out anyone from previous
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