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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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Why MCU's 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Set on Earth-828 Revealed by Matt Shakman
That is something that led directly to the setting of the new MCU movie, as director Matt Shakman recently explained at the ...
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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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Cuts Iconic 71-Year-Old Actor From Finished Film
Despite being playing a prominent villain from Marvel's comics, the 71-year-old Oscar nominee was left on the cutting room ...
Bad news for 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' — this legendary actor has been cut from the film
First Steps’ new trailer feels a lot like ‘The Avengers’ — here's why 'The Life of Chuck' star discusses screening film with director M ...
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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Director Matt Shakman Explains Why John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Was Cut From The Film
In an unexpected and bittersweet twist, acclaimed actor John Malkovich‘s Red Ghost has officially been cut from ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’, Marvel Studios’ much-anticipated cinematic ...
Summer Box Office Opening Forecasts For ‘Fantastic Four’, ‘Weapons’, ‘Freakier Friday’ & More
The U.S./Canada summer box office per Comscore still has a shot at hitting $4 billion, the second time post pandemic to cross ...