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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’; Director Says ‘It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as the Red Ghost, director Matt Shakman confirmed to Variety.
The Fantastic Four Isn’t the First Time John Malkovich Lost a Marvel Villain Role
Out, is he? After months of speculation, John Malkovich’s mystery role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been confirmed to be that of cosmonaut Ivan Kragoff, the intangible Marvel villain known ...
Fantastic Four: First Steps' Director Explains Why John Malkovich's Character Was Cut, And Why It Was Especially Difficult On A Personal Level
Matt Shakman cast John Malkovich after the filmmaker previously worked with the actor back in the first movie he ever directed, 2014’s Cut Bank. As such, it was particularly difficult for him to not ...
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps: John Malkovich's Scenes Have Been Cut
John Malkovich's scenes as Red Ghost have been cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps final cut. Director Matt Shakman explained the decision was made for pacing and to balance the film's many ...
John Malkovich Won’t Appear in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
We’re sure to see a lot of awesome stuff when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters later this month, but one thing ...
'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Cuts John Malkovich From Movie
First Steps has been one of the most anticipated films of 2025. The cast has been making the media rounds, and the film is ...
'Fantastic Four' director says John Malkovich's Red Ghost was cut from film: 'I was honored he came to play'
Shakman, who previously worked with Malkovich on his 2014 independent feature debut crime thriller Cut Bank, gushed about how the Being John Malkovich star "stuck with" him during the several years he ...
Fantastic Four: First Steps Will No Longer Feature John Malkovich as Red Ghost, Director Says
The Fantastic Four: First Steps will finally introduce a handful of big names to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but director Matt Shakman says John Malkovich’s Red Ghost won’t be one of them.
‘Fantastic Four,’ Assemble: Director Matt Shakman on Casting Marvel’s First Family Without Auditions and ‘Corporate Pressures’ Not Being ‘My Burden to Shoulder’
Matt Shakman owes his career to a Superman costume. Before Marvel Studios hired him to direct “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” one of the most consequential movies in the company’s history — before ...