


But for what purpose? And who is behind this untimely invasion? The Fantastic Four have no choice but to journey into the Negative Zone- an alien universe composed entirely of anti-matter- risking not just their own lives but the fate of the cosmos! Fantastic Four: Full Circle is the first longform work written and illustrated by acclaimed artist Alex Ross- who revisits a classic Stan Lee-Jack Kirby story from the 1960s and introduces the storyline for a new generation of readers. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human host as a delivery system. When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building- the Fantastic Four-Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)- the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards)- the Human Torch (Johnny Storm)- and the Thing (Ben Grimm)-find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. Slightly more infamously, Fox and director Josh Trank butted heads over the direction of the studio’s 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, resulting in one of the most derided superhero movies of the last decade.įor more on the current MCU schedule, head to our full breakdown of Marvel movie release dates.(W) Ross, Alex (A) Ross, Alex (C) Ross, AlexĪn all-new Marvel Comics graphic novel starring the Fantastic Four- written and illustrated by renowned artist Alex Ross It's a rainy night in Manhattan and not a creature is stirring except for.

That experience could lend this version of the film what it needs to take root in the zeitgeist Fox’s first attempt at bringing the superhero family to the big screens fizzled out after the sequel, 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Now Watts will make films for Marvel Studios proper, and with several installments already under his belt.

Keeping Watts in-house makes sense: Kevin Feige has had to share the skilled blockbuster director with Sony thanks to the ( near-disastrous) pact made to produce the Spidey trilogy. 4?įantastic Four will be directed by Jon Watts, who is the rare filmmaker to helm three movies in the MCU: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Far from Home, and the No Way Home, due out on Dec. That would leave the fall of 2023 wide open for the movie - or sometime in 202. In an announcement video, Marvel teased that Fantastic Four would arrive after Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. Now, in a batch of new Marvel release date updates, the studio has once again hyped its reimagining of comics’ “First Family” for hungry Marvel audiences. Of course, Marvel fans have not forgotten: Rumors that Reed Richards would pop up in WandaVision ran so rampant during the Disney Plus show’s run that director Matt Shakman later apologized to fans. After announcing the film in December 2020 at a Disney Investors’ Call, Marvel Studios has remained mostly mum about plans for its big-screen reboot of Fantastic Four.
