The movie is set in its own universe, and director Matt Shakman says that universe is pretty disconnected from the rest of the MCU.

There’s no Easter eggs. There’s no running into Iron Man or whatever. They’re it, in this universe. I love the interconnected Marvel Universe, but we get to do something so new and so different.

Over the next several months, the Disney-owned Marvel Studios will continue its sad quest to pretend we’re still in 2019 by ...

First Steps will go against the MCU grain and won't heavily rely on references, according to director Matt Shakman.

The official logline for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" reads, "Marvel's First Family face their most daunting challenge yet: forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their ...

The upcoming Marvel film is influenced by the vintage-futuristic style of the 1960s. Not only in terms of its visual aesthetics, but also, Shakman is incorporating certain moviemaking styles of that ...

First Steps will be "its own universe," says the film's director, Matt Shakman. It comes in the wake of a lot of Marvel films emphasizing their multiverse-oriented storylines.

W ith the exception of John Krasinski’s Mister Fantastic appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the ...

Kevin Feige introduced the CinemaCon footage for the Marvel quartet ahead of this summer's theatrical release.

Fans of early Marvel movies might be in for a treat when The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters in July. In a ...

First Steps director Matt Shakman indicates that fans shouldn’t expect to see an abundance of Marvel Easter eggs when the ...

Marvel showed new Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four trailers at ComicCon, revealing a few big plot details along the way.