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The Fantastic Four Isn’t the First Time John Malkovich Lost a Marvel Villain Role
Out, is he? After months of speculation, John Malkovich’s mystery role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been confirmed to be that of cosmonaut Ivan Kragoff, the intangible Marvel villain known ...
'Fantastic Four' director says John Malkovich's Red Ghost was cut from film: 'I was honored he came to play'
Shakman, who previously worked with Malkovich on his 2014 independent feature debut crime thriller Cut Bank, gushed about how the Being John Malkovich star "stuck with" him during the several years he ...
Here's why The Fantastic Four: First Steps has cut a major star from the movie
As Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) and Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) gear up to welcome their first child, with Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) and Ben 'The Thing' Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as proud uncles, ...
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Director Confirms That John Malkovich's Red Ghost Has Been Cut From The Movie
There was speculation that John Malkovich's character may have been cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps when his name ...
Fantastic Four Director Reveals the Comics-Based Reason It Isn’t Set in Main MCU
First Steps is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it’s not set in the same world where most of the other movies and TV shows are based. The MCU introduced the concept of the multiverse and ...
John Malkovich cut from Fantastic Four after Marvel scrapped him on Spider-Man 4
Malkovich!” is what no one will be saying at Marvel Studios’ premiere of the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps. Director Matt Shakman confirmed to Variety on Wednesday that the legendary character ...
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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS - "It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him"
First Steps nearly had an appearance from one of the team’s oldest comic book villains, and it would have been played by none other than John Malkovich . Director Matt Shakman confirmed in a recent in ...
Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers
From Doctor Doom to The Thing’s beard, here are the five questions The Fantastic Four: First Steps must answer ...
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Fantastic Four: MCU Director Explains Why John Malkovich Was Cut From Movie
Director Matt Shakman explains why John Malkovich's MCU character has been cut out of The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
John Malkovich Cut From 'The Fantastic Four'
"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" releases in theaters July 25. The film is directed by Matt Shakman. It stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Walter Hauser, ...
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Now Marvel Does Their Own Version Of Fantastic Four/Gargoyles
Marvel Comics does their own version of Fantastic Four/Gargoyles #1 as well as Dynamite Entertainment for October ...
‘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 ...