The stars of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach) feature on Entertainment Weekly’s cover story, chronicling director Matt Shakman’s (WandaVision) highly-anticipated Summer ’25 film.
“We knew that we’d be on another Earth, so we had a chance to reinvent what the ’60s looked like,” Shakman said of the MCU film’s unique aesthetic. “I was really interested in imagining the Fantastic Four being astronauts. Instead of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin going to the moon, what if it was Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben who were really the first to go into outer space, the first to push those boundaries?”
Perhaps one of the more newsworthy quotes come from Quinn, who reveals his Johnny Storm/Human Torch differs from Chris Evans’ portrayal in a number of ways.
“He’s a man that leads with a lot of bravado, which can be an affront sometimes. But also he’s funny,” he said. “Myself and [Marvel Studios boss] Kevin [Feige] were speaking about previous iterations of him and where we are culturally. He was branded as this womanizing, devil-may-care guy, but is that sexy these days? I don’t think so. This version of Johnny is less callous with other people’s feelings, and hopefully there’s a self-awareness about what’s driving that attention-seeking behavior.”
Sounds like they’re taking a deeper dive into Johnny and why he acts the way he does. Hopefully they remain true to the character as presented in the comics.
Read the full story here with new photos.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps launches into theaters on July 25, 2025.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
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