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In a press conference ahead of the release of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed what had long been speculated: “Thunderbolts*” director Jake Schreier is helming the MCU’s “X-Men” reboot. Now, in a new interview with The Playlist, Schreier told comic book movie fans not to expect a new “X-Men” …
That search now appears to be over with the phenomenal release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The film is being met with a wave of enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences alike, marking a significant and much-needed win for Marvel Studios.
First Steps, a new character has begun to make waves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Franklin Richards. This baby, born to the
Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman has revealed that First Steps originally had a space-set opening, which involved Sue Storm giving birth much earlier in the Marvel movie.
Wanda Maximoff is no longer the only reality-changing being in the MCU, but is Franklin Richards more powerful than the Scarlet Witch?
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Doctor Doom is a complicated character in the Marvel Comics, but Fantastic Four: First Steps implies the MCU is on the right track.
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The New Fantastic Four Movie Introduces Franklin Richards, And He Could Change The MCU Forever
As the rest of the Fantastic Four mourn her, Reed puts their son on her chest to say goodbye, and then he miraculously resuscitates her. The parents spend most of the movie worried that Franklin might be some kind of monster like Galactus,
In a 1982 arc by John Byrne, Franklin gets frustrated trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube and uses his powers to age himself into an adult body, though he couldn’t actually gain more emotional maturity. He winds up going back to being a kid, placing restrictions on his own abilities to allow him to have something of a normal childhood.
After a number of false starts, the Fantastic Four have another feature adaptation in the retro-pastiche Fantastic Four: First Steps. This isn’t the first time Mr. Fantastic and co. have appeared onscreen; They were last seen in Josh Trank’s Fantastic 4 (stylized as Fant4stic) and Tim Story’s Fantastic Four films for Fox.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe officially has its Fantastic Four. Or should we call it five? The new film, which is in theaters now, is largely centered around the fact that Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) have a child named Franklin.