Marvel's 'Fantastic Four' Movie Starts Filming Early Next Year Says Director Matt Shakman

Shakman also tells us “All the casting stuff you see is just rumors.”

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It can be some time before fanatics see Marvel’s exceptionally-predicted new release of the Fantastic Four, especially after it became delayed all the manner to Valentine’s Day 2025, however director Matt Shakman turned into able to provide a few insight as to while filming starts offevolved. Speaking with Collider’s very own Steve Weintraub for his new Prime Video series The Consultant, the WandaVision helmer revealed that filming on the mission kicks off “early next year” and that it will be his priority going ahead.

Shakman has been busy within the lead-as much as the go back to the MCU’s first circle of relatives. After earning acclaim, and two Emmy nominations, for following Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) in her seemingly-idyllic sitcom world, the director took the reins of Fantastic Four from Jon Watts, although his interest has also been on Apple TV+ and Legendary’s untitled Godzilla and the Titans series which he was tapped to helm. There, he faces the daunting venture of translating the MonsterVerse right into a small-display, ten-episode display following the events of 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong. He’s nearing finishing touch there, but, which would go away the runway clean for not anything however Fantastic Four.

Asked if he plans on directing something else, Shakman reaffirmed his stance, pronouncing, “I don’t suppose so. You realize, I’m nevertheless finishing up the Godzilla venture you were mentioning. We’re in publish on that, and have a few more months on that. Fantastic Four is quite tons my lifestyles till Valentine’s Day of 2025.”

Shakman Puts All of Those Fantastic Four Casting Rumors to Bed

With Fantastic Four thus far out, Shakman changed into also able to quash any casting rumors that have been floating round about the film. There’s been no cease to speculation, mainly surrounding the function of Mr. Fantastic which John Krasinski maximum recently occupied in Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness. Krasinski has stated that the function changed into simply a risk to play inside the Marvel sandbox for a day and nothing more, leaving the door potentially wide open for a new big name. Shakman, for his part, had not anything for fanatics yet this early within the production. “All the casting stuff you see is just rumors,” he introduced. “We are early in our method there. We have nothing to announce proper now, and simply, when we will we’ll permit you to recognise.”

There’s nothing but at the plot of Fantastic Four either, although matters will likely begin to fall in location as Phase 6 and the release of the movie draw nearer. The cognizance for the MCU proper now could be Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania which comes out in just over a week on February 17. It have to be a essential step constructing in the direction of the release of Shakman’s film thinking about the connections to Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors), the primary villain Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) will oppose in the upcoming film. The conflict between the two very exclusive notable-beings may be arguably Ant-Man’s hardest yet as teased by way of Rudd and Majors. Lang’s easygoing, comedic nature and lack of guide from the alternative Avengers will make for an uphill struggle against the hyper-wise, no-nonsense Kang.

Stay tuned right here at Collider for greater on Shakman’s Fantastic Four and hold a watch out for our complete interview with him. Check out the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania under.