Marvel Studios has been actively dabbling in the Multiverse for several movies and television shows, keeping audiences on their heels regarding what (or better said, who) could show up in an upcoming Marvel movie. The biggest shock might have been when Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) came across the Multiversal Illuminati in the twisty "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." The group consisted of Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), Captain Marvel (Lashana Lynch), CHarles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), and Reed Richards (John Krasinski) of The Fantastic Four. Well, of ONE version of "The Fantastic Four." We’re going to meet another version when Matt Shakman’s movie "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" reaches theaters in July 2025. Just, don’t expect that team to be familiar with any other MCU superheroes.
Following Marvel Studios’ blowout presentation in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con – where they confirmed that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the MCU, but as Doctor Doom – CinemaBlend spoke with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" director Matt Shakman. During the chat, we asked him about the alternate universe the team resides in, which has been teased on promotional images and was shown during the panel. We have been learning about alternate Earths in various MCU projects. But when we asked Shakman if this Earth has variants of other Marvel heroes, he clarified for us.
Following Marvel Studios’ blowout presentation in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con – where they confirmed that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the MCU, but as Doctor Doom – CinemaBlend spoke with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" director Matt Shakman. During the chat, we asked him about the alternate universe the team resides in, which has been teased on promotional images and was shown during the panel. We have been learning about alternate Earths in various MCU projects. But when we asked Shakman if this Earth has variants of other Marvel heroes, he clarified for us.
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00:00I want to learn everything about the new universe that you are building, what can
00:09you tell me about it and specifically do they have variant other heroes like the
00:13Fantastic Four know of an Iron Man, a Spider-Man and things like that in their
00:17universe? I mean one of the great things about, I love your shirt by the way, the
00:20great thing about this is we're building a new universe where there are no other
00:24heroes. It's a Fantastic Four. Yeah, yeah. And how about Johnny, how much does he
00:30love being part of the team? Normally he's enamored with being a part of the
00:33Fantastic Four, is that something you want to explore also? Yeah, you know I
00:37love these characters, I love the comics, I've been reading them since I was a kid
00:40and I loved Johnny Storm teaming up with Spider-Man and you know he has a real
00:43thirst for adventure just like they all do but you know maybe even more than the
00:47others. Johnny is always looking to the skies, literally, you know flying the
00:52skies, yeah. Are you gonna get RDJ in your movie or do we have to wait till
00:55Doomsday to see him? Oh I can't say. Alright, last one, what does the Fantastic Four
01:00popcorn bucket look like? Oh my gosh, we gotta do that, right? Those things are
01:04really cool, I'll have to think about that. Thanks Matt, appreciate it.