#matt shakman

[nicolethered]

This is going to be fun

[pedgito]

Pedro talking about his friendship with the F4 Director, Matt Shakman

[archivequinn]

Fantastic Four

[fistful-of-hammers]

The Fantastic Four (dir. Matt Shakman)

[poppetsisters]

Now that my rage over the Doomcasting has simmered down, I just wanna gush over the Fantastic Four comi con stuff.

I'm not joking, when I heard that Michael Giacchino was doing the score, I SCREAMED. Not only is he famous for scoring The Incredibles, but he also did Speed Racer from 2008 which, if you haven't heard that score, it is one of the best scores for any film I've seen.

The period accurate footage is such a treat. I figured Matt Shakman's work on Wandavision was going to be indicative of what the Fantastic Four was gonna look like and yet it looks even better. I was nervous that Shakman's lack of feature film experience was gonna be a detriment, but his decades of work on TV gives him amazing instincts for character dynamics, which is one of the most important assets when making a Fantastic Four movie.

A lot of what we saw is pre-vis and may not actually be in the movie, but the retro-future vibe of the movie is perfect. The fact that MCU Fantastic Four is taking place in its own separate pocket away from all the bullshit really helps me feel excited for this movie. For once, the disconnectedness is something I'm EXCITED about, go figure.

Again, because it's pre-vis, not a whole lot of glimpses at The Thing's rocky form, in fact none of the powers were shown off for understandable reasons. I have no worries that The Thing is going to look good. As bad as Fant4stic was, The Thing looked pretty good in that film. Korg also never looked outright bad to me either, and they're probably gonna put more effort into how he looks anyway. Sue's powers are probably gonna be represented well seeing as invisibility is a really easy power to do VFX for. Fire graphics have come a long way as well, and that concept art makes me thing they may take a very stylised approach to his flame effects. Reed however is the one I'm really worried about. The only time stretch powers looked good was The Incredibles 1 and 2, but those were both stylised 3D animated filma. Live action has a much higher bar to clear with a heavy risk of uncanny valley Pedro Pascal. If you can make that man look bad, then you know you fucked up.

The Fantasticar is nice. We had the Dodge in Rise of Silver Surfer and the Bathtub in Deadpool and Wolverine, and though I like the Silver Surfer one (despite the shameless product placement) I get that they wanted a car that looked like a mid-century man's idea of what a flying car looks like. The only think is that I wish it could split apart into four sections, it doesn't look like it can do that. Oh well.

The spacesuits look good, the colours are exactly what I imagined they'd be on the concept art, but I'm waiting for the proper super suits to be shown off. Hopefully they have less interlocking parts and resemble the slightly thick and comfy spandex we saw in the concept art.

It looks like Pedro is keeping the moustache, which normally I'm not a fan of Reed with facial hair, but I also think it gives Reed a sorta Howard Hughes look that helps him blend in with the aesthetics of the world. The grey around the temples is good though, and it seems like he's also doing a transatlantic accent which frankly is very surprising.

I thought that Ebon wasn't doing an accent until I rewatched him during an interview. He appears to be toning down his natural tendency to draw out his A's and E's. It was only two lines of dialogue so I don't know, but what is very apparent is that he's not going for the outrageous brooklyn accent The Thing is legendary for in the comics, but something a little more subtle and believable.

Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn are both different flavors of British, and though Joseph only says one word, it's pretty clear both are foregoing their natural accents. That said, Vanessa's choice of, what I can only guess is a slight mid-western accent, is very interesting. I was not expecting that choice.

They added a subtitle to the movie. Fantastic 4: First Steps. I think they didn't need to add a subtitle, but since they did. I'll just give it a cursory analysis. I think you can derive FOUR meanings from the title: First Steps calls to mind humanity's first steps on the Moon, fitting for a space age tale. First Steps also feels like a good title for their first adventure. First Steps works metatextually as their first steps into the MCU (which isn't technically true with those two cameos in MoM and D&W), but the most important theory I have for First Steps is in relation to a baby's first steps. I think that Franklin is going to be in this movie as a major plot point. Serving what purpose, I'm not sure.

To finish things off, we only get a look at Galactus through a window, so not much I can comment on in terms of appearance, but I'm very happy that it's an actual dude and not shadows within a cosmic cloud. He looks very imposing and I hope we get more perspective shots like that to sell how big this guy is.

[firsttarotreader]

Could you post the interview where he says that Matt would not live with him after seeing his place please? And also, I'm looking for another interview and hope you or one of your knowledgeable anons can help: it's from the TUWOMT press, they are all sitting and Nic Cage says to Pedro that he (P) was probably the kid pressing all elevetor buttons and P is like "I feel so seen." I have seen the memes but never the actual interview. Help please...

This is the elevator interview, for Variety at SXSW. They talk about the elevator around the second half of the video:

And this is the Matt Shakman comment, at SDCC, around 5:35:

[vintage1981]

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Cast Panel | SDCC 2024 | Entertainment Weekly

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn and Director Matt Shakman join us live from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 to discuss their roles in Marvel's 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.'

[thenerdsofcolor]

Celebrate 4/4 with ‘The Fantastic Four’

Celebrate 4/4 with ‘The Fantastic Four’ @FantasticFour @MarvelStudios #TheFantasticFour

We are over a year away from the release of Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four. But in spite of that, the marketing campaign is just starting to…heat up! Continue reading Celebrate 4/4 with ‘The Fantastic Four’

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Meet the Hollowheads (1989) dir. Tom Burman

[theomenmedia]

First Look At H.E.R.B.I.E From The Fantastic Four: First Steps Is Out Now

H.E.R.B.I.E. jolts into action in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'! Directed by Matt Shakman of "WandaVision" fame, how will this robotic wonder impact the team? Share your theories!

Check out the first look right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/first-look-alert-h-e-r-b-i-e-powers-up-in-the-fantastic-four-first-steps

[wwprice1]

Looks like Pedro is our Reed!

[nicolethered]

Pedro & Co. interviewed by Entertainment Weekly

[heartbreakfeelsgoodinablog]

Experience a new vision of reality.

[beautimonia]

as much as i try

to not care about

the mcu

they really should make

what was Avengers Tower

now the Baxter Building.

what a legacy

that would be.

[reyturnofbensolo]

I wish they’d keep FF out their FN mouth until they’re ready to spill it!🤪

[jamesrodayrodriguezpresents]

This week, Maggie & Tim are joined by longtime Psych director, Matt Shakman, to discuss one of the episodes he directed in his past, Season Five Episode Twelve: Dual Spires. The one where Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious email inviting them to the Cinnamon Festival in a quirky small town that may or may not be inspired by the show Twin Peaks.