Following Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts’ departure from the project, Marvel may have found its new Fantastic four director in Wanda VisionIt’s Matt Shakman.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige officially confirmed Fantastic four would mark the start of the MCU’s Phase 6 in 2024. The project was originally scheduled to be directed by Jon Watts, who directed Marvel’s Spiderman series, but after his departure a new director has not yet been appointed.
A new report has revealed that Matt Shakman, who previously worked for Marvel on Wanda Visionnow he’s in the running to take over Fantastic four.
After his success in bringing Wanda Vision to life on Disney Plus, kicking off Marvel’s wave of limited series, Matt Shakman has become Kevin Feige’s top choice for Fantastic four.
Speculation recently erupted in recent weeks, connecting Matt Shakman with Fantastic four. A new report from Deadline confirms that the director has entered initial talks with Marvel to direct the next Phase 6 movie. No formal offer has been made yet, but Shakman appears to be on track to helm the MCU reboot.
Disney’s acquisition of the Fox film studios saw the film rights to Marvel properties such as X Men Y Fantastic four returned to Marvel Studios. While there’s no official word yet on when an MCU X Men reboot can materialize, a new Fantastic four it was quickly confirmed that it was in the works.
While under Fox ownership, Marvel’s first family was adapted into the movies twice: first in a pair of movies released in the early 2000s, which garnered lukewarm reception, and then in 2015’s much-maligned reboot. .
Marvel Studios is under pressure now to prove that the Fantastic Four can be a hit on the big screen. Following Wanda VisionMatt Shakman’s rave reviews might as well be the director of the job.
News of Matt Shakman’s possible involvement with Fantastic four was first reported by TheDirect.
Here is the synopsis of 2015 Fantastic four:
A contemporary reimagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, it centers on four young outsiders who teleport into a dangerous alternate universe, altering their physical form in shocking ways. With their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their overwhelming new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Directed by Josh Trank Fantastic four stars Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey and Tim Blake Nelson.
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Source: Deadline
