Kevin Feige re-confirms Fantastic Four's future MCU plans: "All those characters go right into the next Avengers movies"

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The Fantastic Four will appear in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars

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Kevin Feige has given an update on the production of the Matt Shakman-directed Fantastic Four: The First Steps, and has also re-confirmed that Marvel's First Family will be in the "next Avengers movies."

“Finally, [we’re] bringing Marvel’s First Family into the MCU,” Feige said at the Disney APAC Content Showcase (via Deadline). “They wrap next week, the movie comes out next summer, and then all those characters go right into the next Avengers movies, so I’m very excited for the future of the Fantastic Four.”

Previously, it had been announced at SDCC 2024 that the main members of both the Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts would be part of the cast of both Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Joining them is Robert Downey Jr. – who is set to portray Marvel villain (and Reed Richards' nemesis) Doctor Doom.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

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