Fantastic Four director says there "was never anything I had to fight [Marvel] for" after confirming all deleted scenes were removed for the "greater good"

Julia Garner as Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four - First Steps.

Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman has talked about the movie's cut scenes – and he's of the opinion that it was all for the best.

Soon after release, MCU fans noticed that a fair amount seems to have been cut from the Marvel Phase 6 movie, while the news that John Malkovich's villain had also been removed from the film broke before The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived.