The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman has explained why they chose not to focus on how Reed, Sue, and co get their superpowers in their MCU debut – and the reason might be surprising to big fans of Marvel's First Family.
In an interview with GamesRadar+ , the Fantastic Four: First Steps filmmaker claimed that the 2005 and 2015 movies already nailed the titular team's origin story, so there was no point in retreading the same ground. "We tell you everything you need to know about who these characters are and how they became who they are, without having to spend the majority of the [film] seeing their accident or learning about their powers – that's all been done very well before," Shakman argues.
