Kevin Feige has confirmed that the upcoming Fantastic Four film will be set in the 1960s and won’t be a part of the main Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Official Marvel Podcast, the Marvel Studios president spoke about the upcoming slate of Marvel projects, revealing that he’s most excited for the new Fantastic Four film.
Earlier this year, Marvel confirmed the core cast for the upcoming film, which through its artwork teased that it would be set in the 1960s. Now, Feige has confirmed the time period in which the film will take place.
“It is a period film,” Feige confirmed. “There was another piece of art we released with Johnny Storm flying in the air, making the 4 symbol and there was a cityscape in the corner of the image. And there were a lot of smart people who noticed that the cityscape doesn’t look exactly like the New York that we know or the New York that existed in the ’60s in our world. Those were smart observations.”
Feige’s tease of the film not being “in our world” and being set in the ’60s suggests that the film will not be set in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe, which currently features Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Captain America (Sam Wilson) and more.
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Pedro Pascal will portray Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), while Vanessa Kirby plays the role of Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman). Sue’s brother Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch) will be played by Stranger Things‘ Joseph Quinn while The Bear star Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Ben Grimm (aka the Thing).
Matt Shakman, who helmed the acclaimed Marvel series WandaVision for Disney+ and Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters for Apple TV+, is set to helm the upcoming Fantastic Four film.
The film is currently set to premiere in cinemas on July 25, 2025.
