The new film is set in the 1960s on a parallel world in the Marvel multiverse. Pascal's Reed Richards is a genius inventor in this retrofuturist landscape and a character who follows in the actor's streak of roles that have sky-high expectations from fans of each title's respective books, films, and video games.

DC Studios has hired “Supergirl” screenwriter Ana Nogueira to write its reboot of “ Wonder Woman ,” Variety has confirmed. Nogueira is also writing a live-action “Teen Titans” for the studio.