Fantastic Four director explains why one villain was cut, despite the actor's "incredible performance": "It was just so much material"

Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman has opened up about why John Malkovich's Red Ghost was left out of the final cut.

Speaking to Phase Hero's Brandon Davis, Shakman revealed that the opening montage of the Fantastic Four's heroic exploits shown during the Ted Gilbert Show was originally longer, allowing for viewers to see a "sense of history" as Marvel's First Family hit its fourth anniversary.