After the departure of Jon Watts from Fantastic Four, Marvel Studios is already analyzing the profiles to fill the position of director, but it will not be soon when Kevin Feige’s team announces the new chosen one
One of the franchises that will debut in the medium term within the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Fantastic Four, a film that is still searching for a director, a process that Kevin Feige’s team at Marvel Studios will take a long time.
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In December 2020, Kevin Feige himself announced that Marvel Studios is already working on the reboot of the new Fantastic Four franchise, a production that would be in charge of Jon Watts, director of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
But in May 2022 Watts himself announced that he was stepping aside from the project, as he seeks to rest from a large project. Watts himself will return in a couple of years to direct the fourth Spidey movie produced between Marvel Studios and Sony.
Why is there still no director announced for Fantastic Four?
According to a report by Deadline collaborators, Kevin Feige is looking for a director who can work independently, repeating the work formula that Marvel Studios had with Sam Raimi in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Some late night FANTASTIC FOUR directing search updates:
1. While it’s easily Marvel’s top ODA, one source says don’t expect it to be filled anytime soon as they are not even close to cutting down long list of candidates, “I’d be shocked if a choice is made before labor day .”
— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) June 2, 2022
“While it’s Marvel’s top ODA, a source says don’t expect (the director’s position) to be filled anytime soon, as they’re not even close to narrowing down the long list of candidates.”.
2. While no names have surfaced, multiple sources say while it’s a large mix of candidates, Feige and company are taking a lot of shots at some big names.
— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) June 2, 2022
“If no names have come up, multiple sources say that while this is a great mix of candidates, Feige and company are eyeing a lot of big names.”.
One source close to process, “Kevin doesn’t want to oversee the entire shoot and after not having to worry about that with Raimi, he is very game to the same outcome with this shoot.”
— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) June 2, 2022
“A source close to the process (noted), “Kevin (Feige) doesn’t want to oversee the entire shoot and then not have to worry. That is why (as he did) with (Sam) Raimi, he is willing to achieve the same result with this shoot.“.
For this reason, the announcement of the new director of Fantastic Four will not be given soon. Marvel Studios is expected to announce the cast and director of The Fantastic Four in the course of 2022, a franchise that could return to the big screen in 2024 or even 2025.
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