Fantastic Four Movie Director Matt Shakman On What He Learned Helming WandaVision

Although Marvel’s Fantastic Four film is a long way out and so many exciting MCU projects precede it, one person who’s very excited for work to kick into high gear already is director Matt Shakman. After delivering Disney an Emmy-nominated hit with WandaVision, he was given the reins to Marvel’s first family after Spider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts stepped down from the project. Shakman spoke to Collider’s own Steve Weintraub about what it means to take over one of his favorite properties and work with characters he’s always loved. Fantastic Four is one of the more anticipated projects ahead with Phase 6 of the MCU. Although they’re a fan-favorite superhero group, Marvel only just regained the film rights to the property back in 2019 with the purchase of 20th Century Fox, clearing the way for the first new film since 2015. Moreover, the team consisting of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm hasn’t received the best treatment in theaters thus far. The 2