News

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 ...
SuperHeroHype on MSN2d

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 ...

‘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 ...
IGN2y

WandaVision Director Drops Star Trek to Take Over Fantastic Four ... - IGN

Marvel’s Fantastic Four just got a new director – WandaVision’s Matt Shakman. The 47-year-old filmmaker helped Marvel launch its MCU offerings on Disney+ and now, it looks as though he’s ...

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% ...