Marvel boss Kevin Feige has confirmed it The Fantastic Four It will begin filming in July and, as we all predicted, it will not be set in the current era.
Speaking on the first episode of the official Marvel podcast (as seen by GamesRadar), the comic book giant's president announced that the long-awaited superhero movie will begin filming at the end of next month. In fact, principal photography on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie will begin on July 29, the day after San Diego Comic Con 2024 ends.
“We'll start shooting at the end of July,” Feige revealed. “The day after Comic-Con is the first day of filming in Fantastic four“.
That wasn't the only thing Feige confirmed about the Fantastic fourThe next adventure on the big screen. As mentioned, the studio's commander-in-chief added that the Marvel Phase 5 movie will not be set in the present, something fans have since speculated about. The Fantastic Four's first poster was released on February 14. That theory gained more traction with the release of another artwork on April 4, which teased some key ideas. Fantastic four Story details and almost confirmed its villain.
“Yes, yes, a lot. It's a period,” Feige admitted. “There were a lot of smart people who noticed that that cityscape didn't look exactly like the New York we know, or that existed in the '60s in our world. Those are smart observations, I'll say.”
More fantastic developments (four)
We are only a year away (more or less) before The Fantastic Four lands in theaters, so it's about time the official production start date and actual setting are confirmed. Still, while we've had to wait several months for those announcements to be made, there's been a slow trickle of other crowd-pleasing developments that further whet our appetite for their arrival.
Last month (May 16), Marvel's Fantastic four The film reportedly added Natasha Lyonne to its cast, and many fans thought she would be perfect for a specific role. Lyonne's hiring came on the heels of the casting of Ralph Ineson as the film's big bad Galactus, as well as the addition of John Malkovich in an undisclosed role on May 10.
That duo was announced three months later The Fantastic FourThe iconic quartet of was officially revealed along with the first mentioned on Valentine's Day: those individuals are Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) and Joseph Quinn ( The Human Torch). ). Julian Garner (The Silver Surfer) and Paul Walter Hauser (TBC) are also reportedly involved.
Matt Shakman, who directed multiple episodes of WandaVisionone of the best shows on Disney Plus, is dedicated to making movies. Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Josh Friedman and Eric Pearson all contributed to its script.
The Fantastic Four will debut in theaters worldwide on July 25, 2025. Meanwhile, American viewers can watch the 2005 and 2007 superteam movies on Disney Plus, and the 2015 ones. Fantastic four in max. Audiences in the UK and Australia can watch all three of the group's outings on Disney Plus, also known as one of the best streaming services in the world.
