Disney’s Fantastic Four Reboot Is Different From Other Marvel Movies In One Key Way

«Fantastic Four» is scheduled to kick off Phase Six of the MCU, which will conclude with «Avengers: The Kang Dynasty» and «Avengers: Secret Wars.» What’s more, the team is set to be the backbone of Marvel’s foreseeable future, with Marvel head Kevin Feige telling Entertainment Weekly, «We plan on that being a big pillar of the MCU going forward,» so making a good first impression will be especially important. Fortunately, Matt Shakman, who helmed all nine episodes of «WandaVision,» is no stranger to giving a unique feel to projects in the MCU, something that will be an asset to the franchise if it is to continue its long-running success with a new team of superheroes.

To further set «Fantastic Four» apart, Marvel is ditching the traditional origin story. «A lot of people know this origin story. A lot of people know the basics. How do we take that and bring something that they’ve never seen before?» Feige shared at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con (via The Hollywood Reporter). Ultimately, the goal is to make the Fantastic Four’s MCU debut a great one. «We’ve set a very high bar for ourselves with bringing that to the screen,» he concluded. And in the end, what more can we really ask for?