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Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Is a 1960s Period Piece in New York City, Confirms Kevin Feige — But It’s Probably Not the NYC From Our World
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirms "The Fantastic Four" is set in 1960s New York City, but probably not the one from our history.
Comic book movie fans have more or less assumed that Marvel’s upcoming “ The Fantastic Four ” will be a 1960s-set superhero story thanks to the illustrated posters the studio has put out on social media for the tentpole. Speaking on “The Official Marvel Podcast”(via EW), Feige revealed “The Fantastic Four” will be a 1960s period piece set in New York City. Matt Shakman (“WandaVision,” “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”) is directing “Fantastic Four” from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer.
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