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BBC News
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- BBC News
Fantastic Four and Pokémon Presents: What's coming up this week?
This week, another new Marvel movie arrives in the form of Fantastic Four: First that's not all the next seven days have in Presents appears to place Pikachu in the DJ booth, while Ray of Light-era Madonna gets the remix treatment, and Happy Gilmore returns to the greens after almost 30 on for what's coming up this week... 'It's clobberin' time!' The 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the first of phase six - lands in UK cinemas from Thursday, so we hope you've been keeping Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as the Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing - complete with his catchphrase: "It's clobberin' time!"Set in the 1960s, the films sees the heroes forced to defend Earth from a hungry space god named Galactus, played by Ralph Ineson, and the Silver Surfer, played by Julia don't worry if you haven't seen all or any of the previous 36 MCU films, as director Matt Shakman says his latest attempt to bring comic book heroes to the big screen exists in its "own universe". "There's really no [other] superheroes," he told Empire. "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. Eventually, this world will meet up with other worlds - but for now this is our own little corner."John Malkovich was due to appear in the film as Red Ghost, however Shakman told Variety it was "heart-breaking" to ultimately have to leave his scenes on the cutting room floor. Gilmore happy to be back Adam Sandler's much-loved goofball golfer Happy Gilmore is back on the greens for the first time in nearly three decades, so watch your original 1996 movie saw the aspiring hockey player switch sports to comedic effect, and now Sandler, 58, will reprise his role on Netflix from Gilmore 2 will see the main character dusting off his clubs in order to raise money to put his daughter Vienna, played by the actor's real life daughter Sunny Sandler, through ballet stars of the original including Julie Bowen, Dennis Dugan, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller all faces also join such as Lavell Crawford - who plays the son of Gilmore's late, great caddy Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers) - and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, as well as Kym Whitley. Gotta mix 'em all By Andrew Rogers, Newsbeat reporter Here's a question for you. What do you get when you cross Pikachu with a set of DJ decks? We have no idea either but we're set to find out on Tuesday during the Pokémon Company's latest announcement round-up for the months as Pokémon Presents, these livestreams reveal everything coming up for the fictional creatures: from their trading card game to collaborations with big fashion time, it's been teased with a picture of its main mascot Pikachu with DJ equipment, leading some to speculate there could be a new rhythm game on the way. More certain is that we'll hear more about the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A game, as well as updates on Pokémon's growing number of mobile that wasn't enough Pokémon, we may also see more from the next series of Netflix spin-off show Pokémon Concierge launching in September too. Madonna in the mix Perhaps like DJ Pikachu, the Queen of Pop, Madonna, is set to drop her long rumoured and superbly named Veronica Electronica project on album features rare and unreleased remixes from her dancefloor-filling, Grammy-winning electronic 1998 album Ray of Light, which, at the time, put her back at the very top of the pop game once again in her 40th being released digitally and on vinyl - for all you crate diggers - as part of her Silver Collection of ongoing career-spanning special month, the US singer, now 66, released Peter & Victor's Collaboration Remix Edit of her song Skin as the first offering, followed by a previously-unreleased original demo from the classic album sessions entitled Gone Gone Gone. Other highlights this week A love story from the Second World War era, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, begins on BBC One and iPlayer from Sunday at 21:15 BSTSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV - to give the update to the popular family game its full name - is available from Thursday, with new features, modes and minigamesThe Modfather Paul Weller returns on Friday with a new album of unexpected covers and golden oldies, called Find El Dorado
Geek Tyrant
17 hours ago
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- Geek Tyrant
First Look at Paul Walter Hauser as Mole Man in THE FANTASTIC FOUR
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser ( Black Bird , Richard Jewell ) is about to make his MCU debut as Mole Man in The Fantastic Four: First Steps , and we have a first look photo at the character for you to check out. In a new interview with USA Today, Hauser chatted about his subterranean villainous character, alluding to the fact that this version of Harvey Rupert Elder, aka Mole Man, won't actually be a full-blown bad guy in this movie. Hauser explained, 'He is living sort of in the shadows like a villain would, but he's also taking care of an entire race of people and trying to live his life without being bothered.' Director Matt Shakman added, 'It's a power struggle, but within that, there are compromises and alliances made. He's all about community, and that's why Sue and Harvey have a good relationship and they get along. They understand each other.' Directed by WandaVision 's Matt Shakman, Hauser is joined in the cast by Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm), with a supporting lineup that includes Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles in yet-to-be-revealed roles, as well as bad guys Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) and Galactus ( Ralph Ineson ). The Fantastic Four: First Steps lands in theaters and IMAX on July 25th.
The Guardian
a day ago
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- The Guardian
Whiteboard warrior: Marvel is priming Mister Fantastic to be the new leader of the Avengers
The Avengers need a new leader, and given how many potential candidates for the gig have either died, retired, or turned evil, they need it soon. The multiverse is collapsing, timelines are unravelling, box office numbers are wobbling, the Kang plan is in tatters and Blade is on its ninth script. So, naturally, Marvel's answer is to hand the reins to a stretchy man in sensible shoes who once broke the entire multiverse. Yes, according to The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman, the awesome foursome's Reed Richards is being lined up as the new leader of Earth's mightiest heroes. Or at least, he is (at times) in the comics, and it looks increasingly like he might be the only reality-straddling, buttoned up polymathable to take on this job on the big screen. 'He goes from being the nerdy scientist who's locked away in the lab, to the husband and the father who'd do anything to protect his family, to the guy who's leading the Avengers,' Shakman told Variety, in a new interview ahead of the release of First Steps. 'I realised that the version we were building had to have all of those elements.' With the Fantastic Four's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe now only a week away, it's perhaps the right time to take a look at exactly what kind of man Marvel might be nudging into the empty chair. Let's not forget that this is a mantle once sort of jointly held by Iron Man and Captain America. Reed Richards, by contrast, is less a natural leader than he is the kind of man who accidentally invents godhood before breakfast. In the comics, he's a genius, a father, a sometimes war criminal, and very occasionally the most powerful being in existence. If Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark was all ego, charisma and self-loathing in a can, and Chris Evans's Steve Rogers was apple pie and emotional repression with the ability to bench-press liberty, then Reed is the guy who treats collapsing timelines like a crossword puzzle and has, on more than one occasion in the comics, tried to solve galactic crises using charts. Perhaps the difference this time around (after two attempts to bring the Fantastic Four to the big screen during the 20th Century Fox era) is that Richards is now being played by Pedro Pascal, an actor who has already proven in The Mandalorian that he can project warmth, gravitas and reluctant-dad energy despite wearing a bucket on his head. If anyone can revive Marvel, it's the guy who transformed what should have been another run-of-the-mill zombie video game adaptation (The Last of Us) into high-end post-apocalyptic art-house TV. Giving Reed Richards the top job also speaks volumes about where the MCU is right now. Gone are the days of heroes with moral codes, defined character arcs, and just one version of themselves per universe. We're deep into the age of collapse and crossover, where no one knows who's running what, where half the audience are Googling 'Wait, who is that?' during every post-credits scene, and the only thing holding the multiverse together is the vague promise that Downey's Doctor Doom will eventually reboot the franchise with the sheer force of his contempt. All of which brings us to hints this week (denied by Shakman) that the metal-plated menace might make his first appearance in First Steps, before presumably following Marvel's first family into the main MCU in next year's Avengers: Doomsday. If Reed is Marvel's reset button, Doom is its nuclear option — the character you deploy when you've run out of timelines, villains, and narrative excuses. The idea of Reed going up against a twisted variant of the previous Avengers figurehead – if this new Doom really is some kind of alternate-universe Tony Stark with a god complex and a cloak budget – has a certain multiverse-bending symmetry to it. So why not have Reed face him down as a new type of Avengers leader? They might just be from the same universe, and this is a battle that has been carried out countless times in print. Mister Fantastic is brilliant. He's brave. And he's got a pretty impressive track record of saving all of existence – which could come in useful when you're facing the sort of supervillain who treats the fabric of existence like a mood board for his ego. Unlike Stark or Rogers, Reed doesn't need a cool catchphrase, or a billion-dollar suit with built-in sarcasm. He just needs a quiet room, a few hundred monitors, and the freedom to quietly map the collapse of the multiverse.
Geek Tyrant
a day ago
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- Geek Tyrant
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Director Says Reed Richards Is "The Guy Who's Leading The Avengers" — GeekTyrant
The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman recently shared an interesting bit of news that is sure to get fans talking about about the future of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In an interview with Variety, Shakman discussed the journey of Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and teased his role in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars , and how he will be leading the Avengers. Shakman's comments highlight Reed's transformation, saying, 'He goes from being the nerdy scientist who's locked away in the lab, to the husband and the father who'd do anything to protect his family, to the guy who's leading the Avengers.' So, it seems like Reed Richards will take the helm of the Avengers in the MCU's upcoming Avengers films. That would make sense as he is probably going to be the most mature character out of all of them. In the comics, Richards has evolved from a brilliant but socially awkward scientist to a central figure in the Marvel Universe, often stepping up to take command when Earth's heroes need guidance. With Avengers: Doomsday looming, the idea of Reed Richards in a leadership role within the MCU feels like a natural progression. Previous reports have suggested that Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) will take charge of one team of Avengers, while Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) will lead the New Avengers, as teased in Thunderbolts* . But if they can't properly lead their teams, Richards could step into that role and united the teams. Shakman's comments certainly leave room for exciting possibilities. Whether or not Reed Richards will command the Avengers remains to be seen, but fans are certainly excited to find out. What do you think about Mr. Fantastic becoming the new leader of Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Why Fantastic Four's Suits Look Different Than Past Films in First Steps
With the upcoming set to introduce fresh costumes for Marvel's First Family, the film's principal costume designer, Alexandra Byrne, has come out to shed light on the suits' retro style. In a recent discussion, the Academy Award-winning designer explained her creative process while outlining the unique layout of Fantastic Four's baby-blue outfits that carry a clear distinction from the uniforms worn by past big-screen iterations of the characters. Fantastic Four's new suits explained by First Steps costume designer While speaking with Disney Rewards Insider magazine, in their summer 2025 print issue, Alexandra Byrne noted that the First Steps' script and Matt Shakman's characteristic vision for the 1960s setting of the film helped her come up with a never-seen-before costume design for the Fantastic Four. 'We spent hours over the dye vats, working out the varying tones and shades in a palette of blues. It's a painstaking process, but so exciting,' Byrne explained. She also added, 'The entire process is an adrenalized chase to capture the essence of the film.' (via The British fashion expert has previously worked on MCU projects such as 2011's Thor, 2012's The Avengers, 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as 2016's Doctor Strange. She also credited Shakman for helping her create the retro Fantastic Four costumes, noting that he 'was very clear about his vision of 1960s New York City in a parallel universe.' Bryne seemed to be satisfied with the design she ended up creating, as evidenced by her comments. 'Working on the space suits and the life support systems was a breakthrough moment in terms of the retro-future style,' she said, while also describing the Fantastic Four costumes as 'a balance of retro engineering and shiny new aspirations.' While The Fantastic Four: First Steps takes place on an alternate version of the planet in the 1960s, the said world can mimic the futuristic setting of modern-day Earth, thanks to Reed Richards' scientific advancements. Fans will be able to witness Matt Shakman's rendition of Earth-828, as well as Alexandra Byrne's retro take on the Fantastic Four costumes, when the film, featuring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among others, hits the theaters on July 25, 2025. Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype. The post Why Fantastic Four's Suits Look Different Than Past Films in First Steps appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Solve the daily Crossword
