For comics fans, the cinematic omission of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm are one of the last things keeping the MCU from feeling truly like Marvel Comics, which means Marvel Studios’ forthcoming Fantastic Four film has a lot on its shoulders.
Third time’s the charm for this family of four Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe was built on the shoulders of Tony Stark, Marvel Comics was shaped around the company’s First Family: The Fantastic Four.
At the Marvel Studios panel in San Diego Comic-Con, the studio announced that Fantastic Four will kick off Phase Six of the MCU, premiering Nov. 8, 2024.
The third, 2015’s Fantastic Four, was a highly-publicized disaster that nearly ended the career of director Josh Trank.