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Marvel Studios is trying to get Steven Spielberg to direct The Fantastic Four. According to a new report, Steven Spielberg may have signed already.
Without a doubt, if Steven Spielberg helms The Fantastic Four, this is the nuclear warhead of movie news. San Diego Comic-Con International happens on July 21-24. In other words, it’s merely days away. Fans anticipate Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige to ignite the world stage.
This is a towering inferno.
For science-fiction and fantasy films, Steven Spielberg is the GOAT. His Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park franchises paved the way for summer blockbusters.
At 75, Steven Spielberg hasn’t slowed down. 2018’s adaptation of Ready Player One further solidified his sci-fi legacy.
Steven Spielberg Rumored As The Fantastic Four’s New Director
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In April, Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s Jon Watts walked away from The Fantastic Four. Since then, people wondered about his replacement. Apparently, it’s Steven Spielberg.
On one hand, that’s a shock.
In 2015, Spielberg claimed superhero fatigue will set in; thus, the days of comic-book films were numbered.
He said:
We were around when the Western died, and there will be a time when the superhero movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn’t mean there won’t be another occasion where the Western comes back and the superhero movie someday returns. Of course, right now the superhero movie is alive and thriving. I’m only saying that these cycles have a finite time in popular culture. There will come a day when the mythological stories are supplanted by some other genre that possibly some young filmmaker is just thinking about discovering for all of us.
Steven Spielberg Rumored As The Fantastic Four’s New Director
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In all honesty, that sounds tame compared to today’s politicized MCU bashing. On the other hand, Steven Spielberg later clarified his statement.
On the other hand, Spielberg is no stranger to comics. In 2011, he produced and directed The Adventures of Tintin from the European comic book.
Insiders revealed Marvel Studios plans to confirm John Krasinski in The Fantastic Four this year. Certainly, Feige including Spielberg as The Fantastic Four‘s director would be a double whammy.
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