The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
13 years ago , John Malkovich neglect out on a Marvel role that theMCUcan now redeem with his casting inThe Fantastic Four . The long - await arrival of Marvel ’s First Family to the MCU will fare in 2025 asThe Fantastic Fourfinally hits theatres . item aboutThe Fantastic Fourare steadily developing , with the most late revelation include Ralph Ineson ’s cast as the motion-picture show ’s arch - villain , Galactus , and John Malkovich ’s involvement in an as - yet undisclosed role .
Ineson will be join the likes of Gemma Chan and Michelle Yeoh as anactor who has accept on more than one role in the MCU , while John Malkovich will be making his Marvel movie debut . Like Pedro Pascal , Malkovich is a big name to add to the MCU ’s roster , beg the question of just how large his office will be now that the presumed arch - scoundrel and mainheroes have already been cast inThe Fantastic Four . In any case , his office comes over a decade after well-nigh star as a villain in a pre - MCU Marvel motion picture .
Marvel Studios has expose five upshot of Marvel Comics prompt The Fantastic Four , which could uncover more about the approaching project ’s plot line .
John Malkovich Almost Played Vulture In Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man 4
Spider - Man 4starring Tobey Maguire reprising his function as Peter Parker was theorise to let go in May 2011 before Sam Raimi pulled out of the project , and it was scrub in 2010 . The movie ’s development at that point had go far enough thatJohn Malkovich was opt to portray Adrian Toomes , AKA Vulture , while Anne Hathaway would present Felicia Hardy , AKA Black Cat . The movie was also rumored to boast Mysterio and Lizard , which would have been a high-risk move considering thecriticisms leveled atSpider - Man 3considered it to be overstuffed with scoundrel .
Hathaway would go on to portray another cat - based superhero in a comic book moving picture asThe Dark Knight rise ' Catwoman just one yr afterSpider - Man 4was presuppose to be released .
Either mode , swan Malkovich in the role of Vulture was an expert casting decision that would have surely move down a storm had the moving-picture show been made . hearsay suggest that a Maguire - ledSpider - military man 4is still being count following the enthusiasm of his reprisal inSpider - Man : No Way Home . Whether Malkovich would still be considered for the role of Vulture in that movie is unclear , but his involvement in 2025’sThe Fantastic Fouris officially confirmed .
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13 Years Later, John Malkovich Has Now Joined The MCU In The Fantastic Four
It was harbinger last week thatJohn Malkovich would be starring in an as - yet - undisclosed role inThe Fantastic Four . The announcement fall at the same time as Ralph Ineson ’s check that he would be portraying Galactus , suggesting that perhaps Malkovich ’s role is a lilliputian more underground . moreover , while Malkovich was picked to play the villain inSpider - Man 4 , a like role looks far less likely inThe Fantastic Fournow that Galactus is likely embodying the role of the picture show ’s arch - villain .
Confirmed Cast Member
Their Role in The Fantastic Four
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Ralph Ineson
Galactus
Pedro Pascal
Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
Vanessa Kirby
Sue Storm / The inconspicuous womanhood
Joseph Quinn
Johnny Storm / The Human Torch
Ebon Moss - Bachrach
Ben Grimm / The Thing
Julia Garner
Shalla Bal / The Silver Surfer
John Malkovich
Undisclosed
Paul Walter Hauser
That leaves a few alternative open for Malkovich ’s role . While some have suggest that he will beportraying Doctor Doom , at 70 years honest-to-goodness , his geezerhood put to work against him . Alternatively , Malkovich may be lend his voice to H.E.R.B.I.E. , the robot depicted in the first promotional image forThe Fantastic Four . Another convincing theory suggests that he will be portraying Mole Man , the first - ever villain The Fantastic Four ever faced in Marvel Comics and a fitting addition to the motion picture that is likely set in the 1960s when The Fantastic Four debut .
How The Fantastic Four Could Reference John Malkovich’s Missed Marvel Role
MCU Easter eggsare as require as post - credits scenes at this point in time , and a nervy nod to Malkovich ’s missed Marvel opportunity would be perfect . Now that the MCU has established that Raimi ’s Spider - Man exists within the multiverse , it makes sense that Malkovich ’s Adrian Toomes could still exist there despite never making it to the bighearted screen . WithThe Fantastic Fourlooking like it might explore implications of the multiverse more deep - with one hypothesis suggesting that the movie takes place in an alternating universe of discourse itself - the room access is wide open for such a tribute .
Michael Keaton ’s Adrian Toomes was recently seen in Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe , though it is still ill-defined whether this is the same world that curb Maguire ’s Spider - Man .
This might take shape in the form of a air of dialogue wherein Malkovich ’s graphic symbol reference Vulture or utter about his dark past . WithSpider - Man : No direction Homefully leaning into the Spider - Man memes that have emerged over two decades , Marvel occupy the chance to cite John Malkovich ’s role - that - never - was feels even more potential . Whatever the case , whetherThe Fantastic Fourcapitalizes on that Easter egg rest to be seen when it releases in July 2025 .
Cast
The Fantastic Four : First Steps depicts Marvel ’s First Family navigating their function as heroes amidst a 1960s - inspire , retro - futurist world . As they fight Earth from Galactus and the oracular Silver Surfer , they must also uphold the metier of their family bond .
Upcoming Marvel moving picture
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World
February 14 , 2025
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May 2 , 2025
Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade
November 7 , 2025
Avengers : The Kang Dynasty
May 1 , 2026
avenger : Secret Wars
May 7 , 2027
