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‘The Fantastic Four’ Director Matt Shakman Reveals the ‘Magical’ Comics That Inspired the Film in ‘Small and Large Ways’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" director Matt Shakman reveals in a forward to a new Marvel Comics collection which issues inspired the new film.
The quartet of astronauts transformed into superheroes were Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s first creation for Marvel Comics, launching the sprawling storytelling universe of interconnected characters that has endured for 64 years. That will finally change in July with the premiere of Marvel Studios ’ “ The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” starring Pedro Pascal as Reed, Vanessa Kirby as Sue, Joseph Quinn as Johnny and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben. His work beats with a heart as big as Sue Storm’s, rendering an emotional journey that culminates in a scene that makes me tear up every time I read it.
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