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Fantastic Four director tried to replicate a "Spider-Man quality" with Reed Richards' stretching to make it more "dynamic" onscreen: "It's easier to do in comic books"

Exclusive: Matt Shakman says Mister Fantastic's stretching was also inspired by Marvel and DC artist Alex Ross in The Fantastic Four: First Steps – and that it was "challenging" to bring to life

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Bad news for 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' — this legendary actor has been cut from the film

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" director Matt Shakman has confirmed they cut an award-winning actor from the upcoming Marvel film.

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Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman says Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards will "lead the Avengers", and let's spare a thought for Sam Wilson

A Fantastic ensemble

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John Malkovich's Red Ghost scenes cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps

John Malkovich's scenes as antagonist Ivan Kragoff/Red Ghost have been cut from the Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as they didn't fit in with the film's plot.

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Fantastic Four: First Steps' Director Explains Why John Malkovich's Character Was Cut, And Why It Was Especially Difficult On A Personal Level

"It was heartbreaking..."

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John Malkovich's villain the Red Ghost has been cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps - "It was heartbreaking not to include him," director says, and I'm heartbroken too

John Malkovich's weirdo villain The Red Ghost and his accompanying Super-Apes have been cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and I'm frankly crushed

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Fantastic Four will see baby Franklin Richards and Galactus put on an unlikely "collision course", says director Matt Shakman: "It's about the tiniest, youngest thing in the world and the oldest, biggest thing in the universe"

Exclusive: Matt Shakman has offered up a little tease as to what Marvel's upcoming Fantastic Four movie is *really* about

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Even a Fantastic Four cast member doesn't know what happens in the movie yet: "I’m so glad I can stand on the red carpet and not worry about giving anything away"

It looks like The Fantastic Four: First Steps is being kept secret from everyone

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Marvel Reveals The Clever Reason Why The Fantastic Four Weren't In the Infinity Saga

Director Matt Shakman explains why Marvel's first family is coming to us from a different universe within the MCU.

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Stars of Fantastic Four: First Steps hit the blue carpet for London premiere of new Marvel blockbuster

Pedro Pascal, Julia Garner and Vanessa Kirby among the all-star cast at the BFI IMAX at Waterloo

Evening Standard

The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Everything you need to know about the comic run that director Matt Shakman says inspired the film

Writer Jonathan Hickman spearheaded a revolutionary Fantastic Four run that directly informs the new movie

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The new ‘Fantastic Four’ trailer made me cry???

So make sure to get your tickets now!

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Fantastic Four: The First Steps drops a new trailer that's all about family – and a Marvel comics-accurate catchphrase

A new Fantastic Four trailer is here

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Fantastic Four director appears to rule out a Robert Downey Jr. Doctor Doom cameo before Avengers: Doomsday: "Doom is not part of my film"

Our RDJ hopes might be Doomed

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps director finally addresses the Doctor Doom question fans have been obsessing over

It’s a clear sign that Marvel is playing the long game.

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Ebon Moss-Bachrach shares a beautiful reason why he relates to Ben Grimm

Ebon Moss-Bachrach is bringing humanity to The Thing

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Fantastic Four director "delved into the 60-plus years of comics history" to make the Marvel movie, and he's revealed the run that made it into the film in "small and large ways"

Fantastic Four is very inspired by one comic run in particular

The Independent UK

This summer at the movies, superheroes, from ‘Superman’ to ‘Fantastic Four,’ return

Superheroes are back in a big way this summer at the movies, with big offerings from both DC and Marvel

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Fantastic Four star teases Silver Surfer's "ambiguous energy" and admits she was confused at first: "Isn't the Silver Surfer a man?"

The MCU movie is arriving in cinemas this summer

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Baby boomers: if Sue Storm is pregnant then what’s going to happen in the Fantastic Four’s first outing?

That Vanessa Kirby’s character might be having a baby raises mind-bending questions about the trajectory of Matt Shakman’s instalment of the new Marvel franchise

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Fantastic Four director says they "built an entire costume" to make the massive villain Galactus work: "How do you film Mount Rushmore?"

Marvel Studios built a practical Galactus suit to aid in Ralph Ineson's motion capture performance

Total Film

Fantastic Four director says Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom is being saved for Avengers: Doomsday - "Doom's a great character, but he takes up a lot of air"

Fantastic Four won't feature Doctor Doom, and it won't be an origin story

Inverse

Marvel Is About To Double Down On Its Riskiest Sci-Fi Trope

An MCU movie about astronauts? Here's what we know about the true nature 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.'

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Fantastic Four is in its "own universe" with "no Easter eggs," confirms director: "There's no running into Iron Man or whatever"

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will exist apart from the MCU

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Fantastic Four: The First Steps director unveils the movie's retro-futuristic space suits and practical sets: "I really wanted it to feel like it was made in 1965, the way Stanley Kubrick would have made it"

Fantastic Four: The First Steps is out this July

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