While David Corenswet’s Superman had to face off against a massive kaiju monster on the DCU side of the 2025 movie schedule, it’s safe to say the biggest bad of the year is the one making life hell for the family at the heart of Matt Shakman’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps,

Despite not making the final cut, Malkovich “was brilliant in it, and gave it his all," said director Matt Shakman

Marvel Studios has announced that the world premiere of The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be live-streamed on Disney+ this Monday, and subscribers will get to see an exclusive sneak peek of the reboot.

We’re sure to see a lot of awesome stuff when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters later this month, but one thing we won’t see is John Malkovich. The legendary star of Being John Malkovich, Con Air, Rounders, Red, and more was cast in the film and shot all his scenes. But, it turns out, those scenes have now been cut.

Despite being playing a prominent villain from Marvel's comics, the 71-year-old Oscar nominee was left on the cutting room floor.

We won’t be seeing Malkovich as the Red Ghost in this summer’s blockbuster, but he did previously speak to GQ about making the movie.

First Steps have dropped, giving fans a closer look at some of the most exciting characters, especially Galactus. Ralph Ineson plays Galactus, and from what we’ve seen, his armor is very close to how it looks in the comics.

First Steps has arrived and it shows more of Marvel's First Family doing battle with Galactus. The Silver Surfer, meanwhile, takes to the water on her

Months of speculation over John Malkovich’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” character were done in vain. TheWrap has learned Malkovich has been cut from “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” less than two weeks ahead of the film’s July 25 release.

From Doctor Doom to The Thing’s beard, here are the five questions The Fantastic Four: First Steps must answer

First Steps' runtime has been officially revealed, and with that comes details from the BBFC on everything from the extent of the reboot's fight scenes to "brief comic buttock nudity."