Retro-style family hero...Fantastic 4 Director Will Lead the Escape from the MCU Crisis (Roundup)

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Jul 21, 2025

Retro-style family hero...Fantastic 4 Director Will Lead the Escape from the MCU Crisis (Roundup)



Attention is focusing on whether the MCU, which has rarely won the trust of the audience since the "Avengers" series, will be able to make a comeback with director Matt Sharkman's 'Fantastic4'.

The action film 'Fantastic 4: A New START' (hereinafter 'Fantastic4', directed by Matt Sharkman) depicts the enormous event of four astronauts who gained unexpected abilities and became superheroes as they set out to protect the world from a destructive villain devouring the planet. Director Matt Sharkman, who attended the 'Fantastic4' video press conference held on YouTube channel on the morning of the 21st, expressed confidence in his work.

'Fantastic4' is a blockbuster that expanded the world view into Marvel's first superhero team and first family. The newly created 'Fantastic4' by MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) has collected the rights and attracted global expectations with its unique visuals, ranging from the colorful charm of characters full of personality to cool action and scale to blow off the heat, and retro-futuristic with futuristic elements in the background of New York in the 1960s.




In particular, director Matt Shackman, who directed the "WandaVision", which won 23 nominations and 3 awards at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as the episode "Game of Thrones" and "Good Wife", drew attention with his megaphone. Director Matt Shark's unique color and delicate production predicted a different world view and a variety of attractions.

Retro-style family hero...Fantastic 4 Director Will Lead the Escape from the MCU Crisis (Roundup)
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On this day, director Matt Sharkman was a big fan of the `Fantastic 4' comic book since he was a child. So it was an honor to introduce this series while collaborating with Marvel Studios. Inspired by the 1960s. The other 'Fantastic4' series and other points are set in the 1960s era. Back then, the space war was in full swing, and optimism prevailed in the United States. It was an atmosphere that if you have a good heart and spirit, you can solve everything with technology. Such an atmosphere of the times is the DNA of 'Fantastic4'. The retro atmosphere will also be more attractive to the audience."

He said "If it's a movie with a large scale, you have to think about it without losing the charm and thoughts you feel personally. The value of 'Fantastic4' is family. I wanted that part to be expressed well. There is a child at the start of 'Fantastic4'. There were many parts where superheroes were expressed as the center of the family. It only served as a superhear when it was inevitable. This is why 'Fantastic4' has been loved and enthusiastically supported for a long time. With the combination of retro futurism, it contains realistic family heroes.




Regarding the action "This work also contains spectacular action. He left for the unknown and the world is space. In the universe, 'Fantastic4' becomes a variant. There are two main actions. It's New York and space. New York is a realistic action and you can see a vast and spectacular action in space. You have to go to the theater to fully enjoy the action," he said.

The reason why they chose Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby as the main characters was also special. Director Matt Sharkman cast Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby as fantastic actors. The character Reed is complicated. As a genius scientist, he tries to solve all the problems in the world and loves his family deeply in terms of family. He is a character who has a responsibility to protect everything. I thought of Pedro Pascal because he has to show both genius and family love. Vanessa Kirby has a wide range of acting categories, from dramas to comedies. He knows how to use his body well and has a wide range of acting categories as Pedro. When I worked with these two, I thought they were instinctively perfect. I thought these two actors were the most ideal," he replied.

Retro-style family hero...Fantastic 4 Director Will Lead the Escape from the MCU Crisis (Roundup)
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Asked about the role of 'Fantastic4' in the MCU in the future, '"'Fantastic4' is the first Marvel family. You will be able to feel a lot of affection and a sickening family love. When 'Fantastic4' was first created, it was fresh and original to deal with family love. It was created when Marvel Studios was struggling, and 'Fantastic4' solved Marvel's crisis. Thank you for introducing these 'Fantastic4' to the MCU. However, it is cautious what role 'Fantastic4' will play in the MCU. That's it for me and the next series is directed by the Russo brothers (Ansoni Russo, Joe Russo). I turned over the baton and then I'm looking forward to what Rousseau will do."




'Fantastic 4: A New Start' stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Evonne Moss-Barkark, Ralph Ineson and Julia Garner, with director Matt Sharkman of 'WandaVision's taking the megaphone. It will be released on the 25th, a day after its release in North America on the 24th.





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