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Matt Shakman Thinks What Was Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’ Was for the ‘Greater Good’
The 'First Steps' director says any and all scenes cut from 'Fantastic Four' ultimately didn't contribute to its story.
Matt Shakman On Why ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Didn’t Give Continuity To ‘Thunderbolts’ Post-Credits Scene
Although The Fantastic Four: First Steps didn’t tease their arrival in the main universe, Shakman did hint at where the MCU ...
How 'WandaVision' Quietly Trained Marvel’s Next $200M Director
Matt Shakman's work on WandaVision set the stage for his successful direction of the MCU film The Fantastic Four: First Steps ...
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Director Matt Shakman Talks ‘Interstellar’ Influence and the Last-Minute Silver Surfer Addition
As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot ...
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Fantastic Four Director on Why John Malkovich’s Villain Was Cut & if He’ll Return
First Steps director Matt Shakman recently explained why John Malkovich‘s Ivan Kragoff / Red Ghost and a few other supervillains were left out of the theatrical cut of the film and whether those ...
Pedro Pascal Downplays Reed Richards Becoming the New Leader of the Avengers in ‘Doomsday’: ‘That’s a Little Bit of a Mislead’
Pedro Pascal is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, but he is not the new leader of the Avengers.
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Marvel fans won't get to watch an extended version of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, director Matt Shakman has said, ...
Release the Shakman Cut? Fantastic Four director shoots down hopes of a director's cut because of the amount of "unfinished" VFX in deleted scenes
Despite the slight butchering in the editing room, it hasn't deterred fans or critics. It's currently sitting at an 87% ...