One creative MCU fan has brought Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards to life with a stunning cosplay based on The Fantastic Four Valentine’s Day concept costume. The first official image from Matt Shakman’s upcoming The Fantastic Four was unveiled on Valentine’s Day 2024, offering a glimpse at the potential costumes for the MCU's Fantastic Four cast in the 2025 movie. The costumes feature a vintage 1960s style, with blue-and-white suits paying homage to the team’s mid-century origins.
A dedicated MCU fan on Tumblr, known as coolbeansph, has created a faithful real-life interpretation of Mr. Fantastic’s possible MCU costume. The costume mirrors the simplicity of the concept suit, standing out from previous iterations of Fantastic Four movie suits. It includes a light blue sweater and pants, white boots, a white belt, and a minimalistic logo on the chest. Notably, Reed Richards' MCU costume does not include gloves.
The setting of The Fantastic Four is likely to be in the 1960s, as hinted by the first official MCU image. Details such as Ben Grimm's astronaut photo and the 1963 TIME magazine suggest that the Fantastic Four's origin story will be rooted in that era. The design of Mr. Fantastic's wool sweater reflects the fashion of the time, contrasting with the high-tech materials often seen in modern MCU superhero costumes.
Sue Storm's white boots in the concept suit pay tribute to the go-go boots popular in the mid-1960s. The MCU suits for The Fantastic Four not only align with the movie's 1960s setting but also honor the team's original comic book costumes from the same era. The blue-and-white color scheme draws inspiration from the team's 1983 suit redesign, where the Negative Zone played a significant role.
While the MCU's The Fantastic Four may not delve into the same storyline as the comics, the color scheme could hint at the Negative Zone's involvement in the movie. This alternate dimension might explain the team's absence from the MCU timeline since their initial formation in the 1960s. The design choices for the costumes blend historical context with comic book lore, creating a visually striking and thematically rich aesthetic for the upcoming film.
