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Dal sito The Wrap:

Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Starts Filming in Early 2024, Director Matt Shakman Says

The ”WandaVision“ director also told TheWrap why he walked away from ”Star Trek 4“ to tackle Marvel’s reboot

“WandaVision” director Matt Shakman opened up about his decision to exit the upcoming “Star Trek” sequel to instead direct Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” reboot, due Feb. 14, 2025. The prolific filmmaker, who counts credits on series like “The Great,” “Succession,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Boys” and Prime Video’s upcoming “The Consultant,” also confirmed that filming on the MCU’s “Fantastic Four” reboot would commence in early 2024.

“I had a great time working on ‘Star Trek’ for a little over a year, working closely with J.J. Abrams and everyone at Paramount, and I love that franchise, and I love that cast that J.J. put together, and it would have been an unbelievable pleasure to work with them on the fourth installment there,” Shakman told TheWrap during an interview about his work on “The Consultant”. “But movies have different journeys and momentums and and schedules are a little bit mercurial, and so when the ‘Fantastic Four’ opportunity came up, it was just too hard to pass up, and to go back home to Marvel, a place that I worked on ‘WandaVision’ at, with those people who are wonderful collaborators.”

He continued, “It’s really a family there and to be able to go back and tackle something that I truly love, and they’re very similar in some ways: they both were launched in the ’60s at the same time, they’re both about optimism and looking to the stars and technology can solve everything and they’re about family too — the family you have, the family you make. So they’re aligned in many ways and speak to my heart and equally, so I’m excited to be working on ‘Fantastic Four.'”

In late August of 2022, it was announced that Shakman had stepped away from his role as director of “Star Trek 4,” which aims to reunite the cast led by Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. On the heels of that announcement was the reveal that the filmmaker was in early talks to take over “Fantastic Four,” where “Spider-Man: No Way Home” helmer Jon Watts was previously attached as director.

“Fantastic Four” was initially set for a November 2024 release, but was pushed back last October alongside other MCU projects like the Mahershala Ali-fronted “Blade,” “Deadpool 3” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, “Fantastic Four” follows science genius Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), his best friend Thing (Ben Grimm), his girlfriend Invisible Woman (Sue Storm) and her reckless brother, Human Torch (Johnny Storm), all of whom are exposed to cosmic radiation and develop superpowers. First appearing in the 1961 comic of the same name, the quartet has been portrayed as a dysfunctional yet loving family unit.

The “Fantastic Four” characters have appeared in four previous films: two 20th Century Fox movies directed by Tim Story (released in 2005 and 2007, respectively, with stars Jessica Alba and Chris Evans), the 2015 flop directed by Josh Trank (featuring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell) and a 1994 unreleased movie executive produced by Roger Corman that was made solely for Constantin Film to maintain film rights.

Additional details about “Fantastic Four” are sparse, and there has been no word yet on leading stars or a plot synopsis. In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” John Krasinski briefly portrayed one version of Reed Richards, who was part of the Illuminati on Earth-838 and was promptly killed by Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch.

But Krasinski told TheWrap last year that it was a “one-off” and he’s not expected to play the character in the “Fantastic Four” movie.

Shakman made his Marvel debut directing all episodes of the acclaimed Disney+ series “WandaVision,” for which he earned an Emmy nomination for Limited Series, Direction.

[Daydreamer]

Secondo il giornalista di Deadline, il film farà perno su Sue e si sta attivamente cercando l'attrice in base alla quale faranno dipendere il cast di tutti gli altri. Se poi consideriamo che il regista ha diretto WandaVision, direi che la Donna Invisibile sarà un grande personaggio nel MCU!

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Dal sito The Holywood Reporter:

‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Gets New Writer With ‘Avatar 2’ Scribe Josh Friedman (Exclusive)

Matt Shakman, who was the key director behind Marvel series 'WandaVision,' is on board to helm the feature.

Marvel’s first family is getting a rewrite. Josh Friedman, who worked on Avatar: The Way of Water and developed Snowpiercer as a TNT television series, has been tapped to write the script for Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four.

Matt Shakman, who was the key director behind Marvel series WandaVision, is on board to helm the feature that has a release date of Feb. 14, 2025, and is set to kick off Phase 6 of its storytelling universe.

Fantastic Four was the heroic team that introduced readers, and the world at large, to Marvel Comics and ushered in the Marvel Age, as the self-generated hype machine described it in the 1960s.

Written by editor Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four No. 1 brought forth Reed Richards, a scientist dedicated to his work and unafraid to push the boundaries of science; Sue Storm, his girlfriend-turned-wife; Johnny Storm, Sue’s hothead and hot-rod-loving brother; and Ben Grimm, Richards’ beefy best friend. After an unauthorized trip into space and being irradiated with cosmic rays, they become heroes Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and The Thing, respectively.

Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were the previous writers on the project, and Friedman’s hire signals a potential change in tone. Kaplan and Springer are neophyte scribes known for their comedy scripts. Among the works they have in development are the Rebel Wilson comedy K-Pop: Lost in America and Disaster Wedding, which has Palm Springs filmmaker Max Barbakow attached to direct.

Friedman, on the other hand, is a veteran of the sci-fi genre. He co-wrote War of the Worlds, the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise update on the H.G. Wells classic, and then acted as the writer-creator of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the Terminator TV series that served as his first foray into the world of James Cameron. Years later, he would return to work on 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate and was one of the writers Cameron turned to for help in world-building and crafting stories for his multi-movie Avatar franchise.

The scribe is also the show co-creator of Foundation, the ambitious Apple series adapting the Isaac Asimov stories; the second season is due to debut later this year. And he adapted for the small screen Snowpiercer, TNT’s take on the Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi movie, although he left the show over creative differences.

Friedman is repped by CAA and Jackoway Austen.

[Daydreamer]

Ottimo, Avatar 2 è perfetto nel ritrarre l’epopea di una famiglia, con il rispetto e la classicità di un tempo. Ottimo ingaggio.

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Sembra quasi ufficiale, Adam Driver pare sarà Mr Fantastic.

Fonte: Comics Universe

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Paul Mescal e Margot Robbie pare abbiano ricevuto un'offerta per Johnny e Sue Storm.

Fonte: Comics Universe

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speriamo davvero!
ci piacerebbe la Robbie! speriamo speriamo speriamo!!!

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Antonio Banderas rumoreggiato per il cattivo del film, il mitico Galactus.

Fonte: Comics Universe

[Mr. Hook]

Non so se alla fine sarà interpretato da lui o no, ma personalmente non ci vedo bene Adam Driver nei panni di Mister Fantastic.
Se vogliono che faccia parte del film, allora meglio se gli fanno interpretare il Dottor Destino.

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tanto è pefetta la Robbie per Sue Storm, tanto è sbagliato Driver per Mr Fantastic... poi ovvio bisogna vedere trucco e parrucco e CGI ma non ce lo vediamo Driver... la Robbie invece ci piacerebbe molto... speriamo venga confermata

Banderas non sarebbe male, un ritorno in grande stile

comunque finora la Marvel ha rallentato un po' le produzioni, sui Fantastici 4 ci stanno lavorando da anni e vanno a rilento... l'abbiamo notato solo noi? capiamo che la Fase quattro del MCU (cioè il post Avengers) ha portato via nomi amatissimi per cast (i vari Evans, Johannsson, ecc) e tecnici (i Fratelli Russo), ma sinceramente notiamo fatica nell'elaborazione del nuovo filone... forse dovrebbero lanciare a dovere Fantastici 4 e XMen con cast artistici e tecnici solidi e amati (riteniamo che la Robbia possa rientrare in questa categoria perchè è vero che ultimamente fa flop ma potrebbe essere rilanciata a dovere nel MCU) e per ritornare in auge ... la Fase quattro è stata sperimentale, la Fase cinque sembra più propensa a tornare ai filoni classici del MCU... vedremo che sarà
che ne pensate?

[Daydreamer]

Per quel che mi riguarda della Robbie mi dispiace che ha già interpretato per ben due volte Harley Quinn. E' vero che anche Evans ha interpretato per ben due volte la Torcia Umana prima di Capitan America, ma mi sembra che la sua Harley sia molto più ben piantata nell'immaginario popolare di Johnny Storm, che oggi ricordano solo i fan duri e puri. Comunque cento volte lei dell'ennesima attrice nera scelta a caso per quote etniche e politiche.

Ps. neanche io impazzisco per Driver come Reed Richards, ma nel ruolo del Doc Destino sarebbe ancora peggio. Typecast a ripetizione dopo Kilo Ren di Star Wars. Potrebbe essere una cosa curiosa vederlo come personaggio buono. Anche Cumberbatch ha fatto meraviglie col suo Doc Strange, la scelta di Driver mi sembrerebbe in linea con questo felice casting.

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Capiamo quello che dici, però sinceramente secondo noi ora come ora la Robbie è l'unica attrice che ci vedremmo per Sue Storm... poi magari ne verrà scelta un'altra ma sinceramente pensiamo che potrebbe essere la nuova Scarlett Johannsson per la Marvel...
vedremo...

Dalla pagina Twitter di Grace Randolph:

Grace Randolph@GraceRandolph:

I'm hearing a rumor #FantasticFour cast is finalized...

Working to find out who it is, likely Driver but can't confirm. Hearing it's not Kirby...

Can #MCU keep it under wraps until late July for #ComicCon?! Maybe they announce earlier...?


Pensate che attenderanno fino al Comic Con di luglio per l'annuncio?

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Sembra proprio che Adam Driver abbia firmato per il ruolo di Reed Richards.

Fonte: CMB

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Notizia potentissima, l'italiano premio Oscar Dante Ferretti alla scenografia del film! Considerando che l'artista lavora solo a film in costume, pare quasi confermata l'ambientazione negli anni '60.

Fonte: Comics Universe

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Pare che Emma Stone fosse la prima scelta per Sue Storm, ma la Marvel ha rinunciato avendo chiesto 20 milioni di dollari.

Fonte: Comingsoon.net

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la Stone è bravissima ma chiede cifre esorbitanti... è vero che per Zendaya 11 milioni di dollari per Spider Man li hanno pagati e lei è un ruolo secondario, mentre qua la Stone sarebbe stata principale...
alla lunga quella che ci vediamo di più ora come ora è la Robbie per Sue Storm... e speriamo prendano lei...

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Dal sito DapsMagic

A causa dello sciopero degli sceneggiatori, il film di Fantastic Four è posticipato dal 14 febbraio 2025 al 2maggio 2025.

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Rumor dicono che Driver si sia chiamato fuori, alla fine, per via di soldi, ma anche per il fatto che avrebbe accettato se accanto a lui ci fosse stata Margot Robbie. Forse è fuori dai giochi anche lei.

Che mestizia però.

Fonte: Comingsoon.net

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Quindi la Robbie fuori dai giochi? Peccato, anche perché è l'unico franchise che poteva avere un forte seguito... In DC la nuova dirigenza ha fatto sapere che il mondo di Suicide Squad è finito per un po'...

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Secondo l'insider Daniel Richtman, Sue Storm potrebbe essere interpretata da Vanessa Kirby...

[Daydreamer]

Ottima seconda scelta e, a ben pensarci, anche migliore della Robbie. Meno inflazionata e capace di fare suo il personaggio.

[Mr. Hook]

La Robbie era perfetta per il ruolo, ma la Kirby, nel caso, sarebbe una seconda scelta degna.

[Daydreamer]

Sembra cosa fatta, sempre più siti affidabili riportano la notizia che Vanessa Kirby sarà Sue Storm.
pare che anche Johnny e la Cosa siano stati scelti.
Inoltre pare che per Galactus,il villain del film, si cerchi un attore latino.

Fonte: Comingsoon.net

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Dal sito Collider:

'Fantastic Four' Director Gives Casting and Filming Update on MCU Movie [Exclusive]

Director Matt Shakman says the film will be "unlike anything at Marvel you've seen."

* Director Matt Shakman confirmed that his upcoming Fantastic Four film will shoot in London next year, pending the resolution of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
* The casting for the film cannot be announced yet due to the strike, but Shakman expressed excitement in sharing the news once the strike is resolved.
* Shakman hinted that the Fantastic Four movie will be different from anything we've seen in the Marvel universe before, both in terms of story and filmmaking approach.

Marvel fans have rightly been concerned about the upcoming slate of Phase 5 and 6 projects in the MCU which have been placed on the back burner as a result of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but director Matt Shakman revealed to Collider's Editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub during an interview for his upcoming Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, that his upcoming Fantastic Four film will shoot next year in London, with Marvel aiming for a springtime start on getting Marvel's First Family into the Multiverse Saga currently besieging our favorite superheroes.

A number of exciting names have been linked to the titular quartet for the film—Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and her brother, Johnny Storm—and the parts are some of the most coveted in Hollywood. To date, there has been absolutely no confirmation in any way for the film, and it's been complicated by the strikes, as Shakman revealed. One name linked to the role of Reed Richards has long been John Krasinski, who played a variant of the character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, Krasinski has stated he's unlikely to play the role again, as he told The Wrap back in 2022.

As one would expect with a project of this size and scale, plus the Marvel of it all, concrete information is hard to uncover. On the casting front, Shakman noted that with the SAG strike ongoing, it was impossible to announce anything or put a timescale on it. However, he did add that he was very excited to share the news with fans and that there would be a plan in place to announce the casting as soon as the strike came to a successful conclusion for the actors.

A Legendary Base of Operations

Shakman confirmed that, successful outcome of the SAG-AFTRA strike pending, the movie would be heading to the Legendary Pinewood Studios where film history has been made throughout the decades. "Yes, we are definitely gonna go in front of cameras next year," he said. "Probably the spring. [It will shoot in] London. Pinewood."

Unlike Anything We've Seen

Weintraub asked Shakman about the screenplay for the upcoming feature and, as expected, details were thin on the ground, but his enthusiasm was evident as he teased that it was "certainly unlike anything at Marvel you've seen before."

"It's 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. I wish I could say more. I would love to, but I can't. But I think it's going to be unlike anything you've seen before, and certainly unlike anything at Marvel that you've seen before."

For more on Fantastic Four, you can watch what Shakman told us in the player or read the full transcript below. Look for more with Shakman next week on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

COLLIDER: I heard you might be working on a movie, so how’s that going?

MATT SHAKMAN: Absolutely having a great time. It's a dream of mine to be able to work on that. I've loved those characters since I was little. It's such an awesome world to be in. The script is awesome, the characters are brilliant. I'm super excited. I'm obviously very happy now that the writers’ strike has resolved in such a good way, and we're able to reunite with Josh Friedman, our amazing screenwriter. I'm really hoping for a fair and equitable resolution to the actors’ strike soon, too. Keeping our fingers crossed. But we’re going! We're a snowball heading downhill. It's awesome. It's got a lot of momentum. It's really fun.

COLLIDER: I heard you might be working on a movie, so how’s that going?

MATT SHAKMAN: Absolutely having a great time. It's a dream of mine to be able to work on that. I've loved those characters since I was little. It's such an awesome world to be in. The script is awesome, the characters are brilliant. I'm super excited. I'm obviously very happy now that the writers’ strike has resolved in such a good way, and we're able to reunite with Josh Friedman, our amazing screenwriter. I'm really hoping for a fair and equitable resolution to the actors’ strike soon, too. Keeping our fingers crossed. But we’re going! We're a snowball heading downhill. It's awesome. It's got a lot of momentum. It's really fun.

I'm not asking you any spoiler-type things, but assuming the SAG strike gets resolved, is the hope to be filming early next year?

SHAKMAN: Yes, we are definitely gonna go in front of cameras next year. Probably the spring.

Are you London or Atlanta?

SHAKMAN: London. Pinewood.

I think Marvel's doing a lot of stuff at that studio.

SHAKMAN: They are. Yeah, it's a great place. And again, talk about a wonderful old studio like Toho, walking around and imagining Bugsy Malone and whipped cream machine guns, you know? I'm excited. I can't wait.

One of the things about Fantastic Four is you have some characters that have unique abilities, and I would imagine you have been, even while the strike’s been on, you've been probably working with VFX companies to try to develop those. How is that gonna look on screen? How has it been looking at VFX for some of these characters and finding the way you want to bring these things to life?

SHAKMAN: We have been nonstop. Despite the strikes, yes, we've been working with the effects and with production design and building our world, and that's been incredibly exciting. You know, how do you translate those skills into live-action in dynamic ways? Because some things that work beautifully in John Byrne and Jack Kirby are a little tougher when you're filming them. How do you make sure that things are exciting but also grounded in a scientific thing, which is also part of the Fantastic Four that I love? There's some stuff I'm super excited about. I can't say too much, you know?

Obviously, people are very excited to know when you're going to announce casting, so when do you think fans are going to find out information?

SHAKMAN: Hard to say. Like I said, we're in the middle of a SAG strike, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they get a great deal really soon and we can go back. Then, once that's resolved, there'll be a plan at that point, but I can't say too much. There will be an announcement at some point! I know that the internet is very excited to find out, and I'm excited to share it. I just can't do it yet.

One of my last things is I love IMAX and the large screen format. What [Christopher] Nolan did with Oppenheimer was amazing in getting people so excited to go see IMAX 70mm. Is that something that have you discussed with Marvel, being like, “Hey, look, can we shoot these sequences in IMAX? Can we use IMAX cameras for the whole thing?” How much is that sort of permeated into your head, watching what Nolan did with Oppenheimer?

SHAKMAN: What Nolan did with Oppenheimer was extraordinary. What Denis Villeneuve has done with Dune is extraordinary. I mean, the format is immersive in the best way. I love seeing things in IMAX, I go whenever I can. And I think that the world of the Fantastic Four would absolutely lend itself to that kind of immersive experience.

[Laughs] So do you think you're gonna have some IMAX in this movie or…?

SHAKMAN: I think, yes. If I were a betting man, I think I would do that. Buy your IMAX stock right now.

I appreciate that. My last thing for you: you mentioned that the script is awesome. What can you tease people, if anything, about how this film might be different than previous Marvel films? What's your take on this, and how will it be different than maybe the other things that have come before?

SHAKMAN: It's 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. I wish I could say more. I would love to, but I can't. But I think it's going to be unlike anything you've seen before, and certainly unlike anything at Marvel that you've seen before.


Fantastic Four is scheduled to be released on May 2, 2025, as part of Phase Six of the MCU.