Marvel Studios unveiled the cast of the upcoming The Fantastic Four in February earlier this year, with Pedro Pascal leading the team alongside Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. It is the first installment of Phase Six of MCU and Matt Shakman, widely known for his work on WandaVision, is going to direct the movie from a script by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer.
The movie is a major reboot by Marvel under the leadership of Kevin Feige, and it is going to be the thirty-seventh movie in the MCU. The Fantastic Four is scheduled for release on July 25th, 2025, and now there has been a much-awaited update about the antagonists of the movie
The movie is a major reboot by Marvel under the leadership of Kevin Feige, and it is going to be the thirty-seventh movie in the MCU. The Fantastic Four is scheduled for release on July 25th, 2025, and now there has been a much-awaited update about the antagonists of the movie.
Galactus and Doctor Doom play a huge role in The Fantastic Four story
According to an industry insider (@HolyfieldM50), Galactus and Doctor Doom will be appearing in the upcoming The Fantastic Four movie, starring Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards. However, they have clarified that the two supervillains will not appear in just one movie but will continue to play a huge role in the Fantastic Four story throughout the Multiverse Saga.
In the comments, a fan asked the insider if Doctor Doom is going to be a full-timer in the first movie or is going to show up in the post- or mid-credit scene, to which they replied, ‘He’s going to show up at the end of the film.’ There has been no cast announcement for Doctor Doom or Galactus, but an insider has stated that the studio is looking to cast Doctor Doom around when the production of the movie begins in August in London.
According to reports by Screen Rant, Galactus is going to be the main antagonist for The Fantastic Four movie, and setting him up as the main antagonist showcases that Kevin Feige-led Marvel Studios wants to use the movie to set up for bigger plot lines down the line. The upcoming movie is also rumored to be set in the 1960s, which can allow the MCU to showcase a major threat back in the past before the current villains exist.
He’s going to show up at the end of the film yes
— HolyField News (@HolyfieldM5) April 6, 2024
It has been said that it’s going to be very interesting to see how Marvel Studios is going to navigate through a fascinating plotline. Actor Javier Bardem is rumored to be in talks to play Galactus, but nothing has been confirmed as of now. The Fantastic Four team confronts cosmic threats, explores alternate dimensions, and battles iconic supervillains, including Doctor Doom, Galactus, and more.
Ardent fans of Marvel Comics have a set expectation bar for the upcoming movie after it was known and reported that the MCU is struggling with building a storyline. Things have been a little difficult for the studios, especially after post-Thanos and acknowledging that there are no good villains like Kang. But this recent update gives some hope to the fans who understand that Doctor Doom and Galactus are quite powerful and can add that much-needed extra spice to the plot line and make the storylines interesting. More information is to be followed.
Joseph Quinn talks about being Human Torch in The Fantastic Four
Joseph Quinn, who is set to play Human Torch in the upcoming Marvel Studios’ reboot The Fantastic Four, recently teased about the vision the director has for his character. In his conversation with ComicBook, he shared,
“It’s mad. I’m really excited! I still can’t believe it. We have a great gang. When I spoke to Matt, the director, he had a brilliant vision for this, and with the gang that we have, it was an easy decision. I definitely wanted to be a part of it.”
Upon asking more about his character, the Stranger Things actor joked that he’ll be setting himself on fire for real every day. Matt Shakman, in his conversation with Collider, shared the vision he had for the upcoming movie, explaining that it’s going to be different in so many ways.
“I wish I could be specific. I wish I could say more. But we are doing things very differently from a story standpoint, from an approach to the filmmaking standpoint, that really fits the material.”
Shakman added that the movie is going to be unlike anything the audience has seen before, noting that it’s certainly unlike anything at Marvel that the fans have seen before.
The Fantastic Four is scheduled for release on July 25, 2025.
