At this point, it’s known that there were several elements cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Chief among those deleted elements is John Malkovich’s Red Ghost, who was removed due to the need to balance other storytelling elements within the film. At the very least, some fresh concept art shows off Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards engaging with Red Ghost’s minions in a truly freaky way. As eye-catching as that is, though, it’s the sheer scale of Galactus in the artwork that has me stunned by how he could’ve looked.
It’s not uncommon for artwork from Marvel Studios’ various movies and TV shows to be released in some form or fashion after a project’s release. When it comes to Fantastic Four: First Steps, illustrator Wesley Burt took to X to share artwork from a sequence that fans only saw a snippet of in the finished film. The scene in question involved the FF battling Red Ghost’s army of super-apes. More specifically, in Burt’s image, Reed is seen having his jaw pulled (and stretched) by one of the powerful primates. Check it out:
