Earlier this year, Marvel confirmed the main cast of the upcoming film with Pedro Pascal as one of its leads.
Kevin Feige confirmed that the next movie of The Fantastic Four will be set in the 1960s and will not be part of the main Cinematic Universe of Marvel.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Official Marvel Podcast, the president of Marvel Studios talked about Marvel’s upcoming slate of projects and revealed that he’s very excited about the new Fantastic Four movie.
Earlier this year, Marvel confirmed the main cast of the upcoming film, which through its art hinted that it would be set in the 1960s. Now, Feige has confirmed the time period in which the film will take place.
“It’s a period film,” Feige confirmed. “We released another artwork with Johnny Storm flying in the air, forming the 4 symbol and there was a cityscape in the corner of the image. And there were a lot of smart people who realized that the cityscape doesn’t look exactly like the New York we know or the New York that existed in the ’60s in our world. “Those were smart observations.”
Feige’s tease that the film is not “in our world” and is set in the 1960s suggests that The film will not take place in the current Marvel Cinematic Universewhich currently features Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Captain America (Sam Wilson), and more.
Cast confirmed for Fantastic Four
Peter Pascal will play Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), while Vanessa Kirby will play the role of Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman). Sue’s brother Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch) will be played by Joseph Quinn from Stranger Things, while The Bear star, Ebon Moss-Bachrachwill play Ben Grimm (aka The Thing).
Matt Shakmanwho directed the acclaimed Marvel series WandaVision for Disney+ and Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters for Apple TV+, will direct the next Fantastic Four film.
Currently, the film will be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.
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