Director Speaks Out: Are There More Heroes in ‘The Fantastic Four’ Universe?

Given the lack of success in previous attempts to revive this franchise, the upcoming Fantastic Four movie is one of Marvel’s most pressing projects. Feige seems determined to get it right this time, bringing in top-tier talent to ensure the franchise’s success.

The core cast will feature two major stars: Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby. The film will also include significant characters like Galactus and the Silver Surfer, and reports suggest that Robert Downey Jr.’s Victor Von Doom will make a post-credits appearance.

With such impressive names attached, it’s clear that Marvel is going all out, and fans may be in for even more surprises.

In fact, it’s highly likely that the Fantastic Four and Galactus won’t be the only major players in this series. While we’ve mentioned the Silver Surfer and Doctor Doom, fans are curious whether other superheroes will exist in this continuity.

We found an old interview with director Matt Shakman that provides some insight into this possibility.

The interview in question isn’t very old, but it has largely flown under the radar until now. It was a brief discussion that Shakman had with the press during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, a significant event.

When asked about the presence of other heroes in his film’s continuity, he responded with the following:

The great thing about this is we’re building a new universe where there are no other heroes. It’s the Fantastic Four.

Source: ComicBookMovie.com

As you can see, Shakman clarified that the Fantastic Four are the only superheroes in his continuity, which is certainly noteworthy.

While we don’t know exactly which continuity this is or how it will connect to the broader MCU, we can confirm that it is a universe without other heroes, apart from the titular characters.

This aligns with Shakman’s vision for the movie and its storyline, as he elaborated in a previous interview we discovered:

One of the things we decided early on was not to do an origin story. One of the ways we’re making it our own thing is we’re not telling the story of them going up and being changed, and starting our story [there].

There’s a lot of well-known narrative that leads into that moment, right? And then you’re making up your new story starting basically at the end of the first act, and we thought, ‘Well, let’s just start this thing off on a completely new foot,’” Shakman added, “So we are beginning after that.

Source: ComicBookMovie.com

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