Fantastic Four director says filming will start early next year – and dispels casting rumors

John Krasinski as Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange 2
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman has confirmed when the movie is due to start filming, as well as addressing the casting rumors 🧔that have surrounded the film since it was announced at D23.𓃲 

Shakman revealed that filming is set t🧔o kick off "early next year" in an interview with . "All the casting stuff you see is just rumors," he added. "We are early in our process there. We havౠe nothing to announce right now and, certainly, when we do we'll let you know."

Perhaps the most prolific of the "casting stuff" has been that John Krasinski would reprise the role of Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fantastic, after playing an alternate universe version of him in 🏅澳洲幸🐓运5开奖号码历史查询:Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Casting speculat🌺ion has also included Emily Blunt, Saoirse Ronan, and Jodie Comer as Sue Storm.

Fantastic Four won't be Shakman's first foray into the MCU since he took over the directing reins from Jon Watts – he also helmed all nine episodes of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:WandaVision on Disney Plus. He's also s꧑e𝐆t to direct two episodes of Godzilla and the Titans, a small-screen installment of the MonsterVerse coming to Apple TV Plus.

Fantastic Four is set to hit the big screen on February 14, 2025. Next up for Marvel, though, is 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which arrives in theaters this February 17. In the meantime, make sure you're up to date on everything that's still to come in the MCU with our guides to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 5 and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 6.

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