Marvel Studios President confirms new Fantastic Four movie is coming
At the July 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced Marvel Studios was developing a Fantastic Four film for the MCU, with Jon Watts (director of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Far From Home, and No Way Home) as the director. Later, Watts withdrew from the project citing the need to “take a break from superhero films”.
On May 28 2021, Disney updated its 2023 movie release schedule showing five MCU movies that year — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania on Feb. 17, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on May 5 and untitled movies on July 28, Oct. 6 and Nov. 10. One of the latter three is likely the new Fantastic Four movie.
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Release date for Fantastic Four bumped by 3 months. June 20, 2023
Previously dated on 2/14/25 moves to 5/2/25. Marvel announced other date changes too.
Fantastic Four will be a “big pillar” for the future of the MCU. February 14, 2023
Kevin Feige told Entertainment Weekly today:
“We plan on [them] being a big pillar of the MCU going forward. just the way they’ve been in the comics for 50 or 60 years.”
Fantastic Four to begin filming in early 2024. February 8, 2023
Director Matt Shakman gave some insight into Fantastic Four’s production schedule. Filming for the project should kick off “early next year”. Shakman says the film will be his priority going forward.
Ian Springer and Jeff Kaplan tapped to pen script for Fantastic Four. September 21, 2022
Newcomer writers Ian Springer (Bert and Arnie’s Guide to Friendship) and Jeff Kaplan have been tapped to write the screenplay for the MCU’s “Fantastic Four” movie. Although only announced today, Feige says the pair have been directly involved in helping to shape the story for “some time”.
Kevin Feige announces release date for Fantastic Four. July 23, 2022
At today’s San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios announced that Marvel Studios’ ‘Fantastic Four’ hits theaters on Nov. 8, 2024. Production kicks off next year for the feature film that introduces Marvel’s most iconic family.
Jon Watts out as director of Fantastic Four as he takes a break from superhero films. April 29, 2022
Jon Watts has withdrawn as the director of Fantastic Four, the reinvention of the venerable Marvel Comics series at Marvel Studios and Disney. Watts just directed Spider-Man: No Way Home, the Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios film that grossed $1.89 billion to become the sixth highest-grossing film of all time. Nothing sinister here; Watts just needs a break from the superhero realm after completing the Spidey trilogy with Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Was the Fantastic Four Untitled movie just pulled from the slate? October 18, 2021
Disney announced today, the delay of a multitude of movies due to “production delays”. In addition to numerous delays, it was announced that two Untitled movies were taken off its calendar and one untitled movie shifted from November 10, 2023 to November 3, 2023 (yes, it was moved up a week). It is rumored that Fantastic Four could be one of the Untitled movies that were impacted by Disney’s schedule shift.
