Marvel Studios was hard at work trying to lock down the four lead actors in their upcoming Fantastic Four reboot prior to the SAG actors strike. The original actors that director Matt Shakman envisioned in his film featured Adam Driver, Margot Robbie, Paul Mescal, and Daveed Diggs as Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and […]
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RUMOR: Marvel Studios ‘Fantastic Four’ Courting Adam Driver, Margot Robbie, Paul Mescal and Daveed Diggs
We at Knight Edge Media had heard in late April that Marvel Studios was just around the corner to round out their cast for their highly anticipated Fantastic Four reboot. Rumors began circulating wildly that the studio was looking at POC actors for some of the roles of the central team. Other crazy rumors also […]
RUMOR: Antonino Banderas Eyed As Galactus in Marvel Studios ‘Fantastic Four’
Casting for Marvel Studios is currently underway for the main roles in Marvel Studios upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. While we at Knight Edge Media have heard multiple names linked to Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm. We have also heard that the film is expected to go cosmic and introduce Galactus right […]
Marvel Studios Taps Writers Lee Sung Jin and Josh Friedman To Rewrite ‘Thunderbolts’ and ‘Fantastic Four’
This week Variety announced that writer Lee Sung Jin has been hired to help rewrite the Thunderbolts script for Marvel Studios. Director Jake Schreier had brought on Jin after they both worked on Netflix’s Beef together. The original draft was written by Eric Pearson but focused too much on a Black Widow sequel and not […]
RUMOR: Marvel Studios Looking At Latino Actors For Their ‘Fantastic Four’
Several months ago, actor William Jackson Harper was announced to appear in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Many fans thought he could be the 616 version of Reed Richards. Since African-American actor Jonathan Majors will play Kang, and Kang is teased as the future descendant of Reed Richards in the comics. We at Knight Edge […]
RUMOR: Ryan Reynolds Wants Channing Tatum & the ‘Fantastic Four’ In ‘Deadpool 3’
Today, our friend Daniel Ritchman revealed on his Patreon that Ryan Reynolds is courting actor Channing Tatum for a role in Deadpool 3. Tatum and Reynolds have long been friends and appeared together in 2021’s Free Guy with Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy. This comes after Reynolds convinced Hugh Jackman to return as Wolverine for […]
William Jackson Harper Joined Marvel Studios ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ But Not As Reed Richards
Recently, Variety revealed that actor William Jackson Harper is a part of the cast of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania in a mysterious role. Many fans have long fancast, Harper, as race-swapped Reed Richards in the main 616-universe. However, we at Knight Edge Media have heard Harper will not be playing Reed in the film, […]
Marvel Studios Reveals ‘Deadpool 3’ Release Date; Shifts ‘Blade’, ‘Fantastic 4’ and ‘Secret Wars’
Today, Marvel Studios announced several Phase 6 film release dates and shifted others. This comes off the recent news that Blade will be paused indefinitely due to the film looking for a new director and under heavy rewrites. Currently, Blade will now hit theaters on September 6th, 2024. Deadpool 3 will be slated to release […]
Screenwriters Jeff Kaplan & Ian Springer Will Pen Marvel Studios ‘Fantastic Four’
Today, Deadline announced that screenwriters Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer have been hired to pen the script for Marvel Studios upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. Director Matt Shakman recently was announced at D23 to be taking over as director from Jon Watts. The two have been attached to the project since Watts was on board but […]
Director Matt Shakman Will Now Helm Marvel Studios ‘Fantastic Four’
Today, Deadline announced that director Matt Shakman is the top contender to helm Marvel Studios’ upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. This comes off the news that director Jon Watts exited the project to have a vacation following Spider-Man: No Way Home. He is best known for directing the first episode of WandaVision for the studio before […]