Fantastic FourMay Have Its New Director:WandaVision’sMatt Shakman

Spider - Man ’s directoris out , WandaVision ’s director is in . Matt Shakman , considerably known for direct the striking Marvel Studios show , is apparently the company ’s new choice to calculate its coming Fantastic Four film , which will be out November 8 , 2024 as the first pic in Phase Six . He ’s currently in talks to take the job .

Deadlineconfirmed the intelligence , which was first revealed in a rumor report fromThe unmediated . Apparently , the trade is n’t signed , seal , and deliver yet but “ early discussions have begun and that things are headed in the right direction , ” harmonize to the craft .

When the fact Marvel Studios was going to make a Fantastic Four movie wasfirst announce back in December 2020 , it was Jon Watts , director of the Tom Holland Spider - Man trilogy , who was attach to head . And that was the case until April of this year whenWatts leave the labor . A move that , we now love , was in some partso he could go make a brand name newStar Wars show call off Skeleton Crew . The search for a new director get down , specially after the filmwas given a release date at San Diego Comic - Con , and Deadline reports that while several citizenry were conceive , Shakman always had a leg up due to his treatment of a similar menage moral force on WandaVision . ( Among the others considered , consort toThe Hollywood Reporter , were Love and Monsters film director Michael Matthews and Dog ’s Reid Carolin with the ultimate conclusion hail down to Matthews and Shakman . )

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And while Shakman ’s work on WandaVision , as well as It ’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Game of Thrones , Succession , and more , all show his predilection for directing ensemble piece , one question remains ( about Shakman … there are about a billion questions about Fantastic Four itself ) . What now happens with his Star Trek movie?He is confiscate to directa new Star Trek movie out Christmas of 2023 bring back the mold from the J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin serial . Is that utter ? Is someone new coming in ? We ’ll let you hump when we do .

If and when Shakman does sign up onto Fantastic Four though , and all star sign are that he will , the next large question will be roam . Is John Krasinski actually move to be Reed Richards ? If so , does that make Emily Blunt Sue Storm ? And with its November 2024 release day of the month , how does that story jibe into the overall Multiverse Saga ending the following year with avenger : The Kang Dynasty and Avengers : undercover warfare ? Tell us your thoughts below .

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