Marvel Studios Announces Fantastic Four Screenwriters

The extremely anticipated debut of Marvel’s first household into the MCU didn’t come away with any main information at D23 Expo 2022—nonetheless, Deadline reports that Fantastic Four has already had scribes arduous at work on a script. Writers Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer have been formally introduced as Marvel Studios’ alternative for screenwriters on the Phase 6-launching franchise.

Matt Shankman (WandaVision), who was at D23 Expo as an viewers member when Kevin Feige pointed him out to easily affirm him because the movie’s director (and make some extent that we weren’t getting any Fantastic Four casting information), apparently got here on board after Kaplan and Springer. The Deadline piece detailed, “Insiders add the writing duo have actually been involved with the film for some time, even before Shakman was tapped as director, and have been outlining where this next series of films will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Kaplan, Springer and Shakman will now come together to align their visions for this project before Kaplan and Springer dive into writing the script.”

The writing duo have beforehand bought quite a few specs and had been beforehand tapped for the upcoming Warner Bros. comedy Disaster Wedding, directed by Palm Springs’ Max Barbakow and produced by earlier Fantastic Four director Jon Watts. As far as additional bulletins go, Feige particularly remarked that there’s an entire different D23 Expo (in addition to Comic-Cons) between now and Phase 6.

Fantastic Four is predicted to launch in November 2024.

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