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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
While speaking to Variety on the challenges of casting Reed Richards – a role that ultimately went to Pedro Pascal – Shakman said, "He goes from being the nerdy scientist who’s locked away in the lab, ...
John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’; Director Says ‘It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Red Ghost has escaped! Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR Director Says Reed Richards Is "The Guy Who's Leading The AVENGERS"
First Steps director Matt Shakman revealed that Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) will lead the team in Avengers: Doomsday? Maybe.
John Malkovich Won’t Appear in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
We’re sure to see a lot of awesome stuff when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters later this month, but one thing ...
Marvel Cut John Malkovich From Fantastic Four: First Steps
Legendary actor John Malkovich was confirmed to star in Fantastic Four: First Steps months ago and even appeared in the ...
John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Won’t Appear in The Fantastic Four First Steps, Confirms Shakman
In a recent update, John Malkovich's character, The Red Ghost, has been removed from Fantastic Four First Step. Here's ...
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Why This Fantastic Four Character Was Toughest To Cast for First Steps
Matt Shakman, who directed the upcoming MCU feature The Fantastic Four: First Steps, revealed in a new interview which ...
Half of the Fantastic Four were cast after only one Zoom call: "I don't believe it either"
"I had a really nice connection with Matt [Shakman, director] and then forgot about the whole thing,” Moss-Bachrach told ...
‘Fantastic Four,’ Assemble: Director Matt Shakman on Casting Marvel’s First Family Without Auditions and ‘Corporate Pressures’ Not Being ‘My Burden to Shoulder’
Matt Shakman owes his career to a Superman costume. Before Marvel Studios hired him to direct “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” one of the most consequential movies in the company’s history — before ...
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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Despite making a brief appearance in the first teaser trailer, it has emerged that John Malkovich’s role in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been cut from the finished film. During ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Director Says Galactus Is On A "Collision Course" With [SPOILER]
First Steps director Matt Shakman confirms a major plot rumor that's been doing the rounds, and teases Galactus' "collision ...
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The Fantastic Four Were Too Powerful For Earth-616, Director Matt Shakman Says
Director Matt Shakman explains why Marvel's first family is coming to us from a different universe within the MCU.