Fantastic Four – Let’s talk about it

So marvel announces the fantastic four cast with graphic depicting cast of the core main four leads.

Interesting choices, I do not have much to say on the casting because the only actor I know in this is Pedro Pascal and it’s an interesting choice for Reed Richards. But guessing how good an actor will be in the role it’s too early to really figure out. So I won’t delve into this, or speculate.

Instead my focus would be what is the story going to be about? Well the image provided gives us a unique view which is it seems themed 1963 era. How do we know this well the magazine the thing is reading can be identified as the life magazine December issue.

So the Fantastic Four movie is going to be set in the 60’s? Hmmm this on its own asks multiple speculation and questions one being where have they been all this time if they was turned into superheroes in the 60’s. Well…

Here’s my thoughts. Setting it in 1963 would of been around the time Nasa Mercury mission to put a man in space occurred. Which kind of gives an interesting take on what the fantastic four would be doing in space. They are simply trying to be the first usa astronauts in space.

Why this is interesting is because previously they have explained the fantastic four getting there powers from some kind of experiment or cosmic event in space. So it’s a fictional reason for them to be there and get there abilities.

But setting it in 1963 kind of gives this story more reality. No fictional reason for them to be there. They simply could of been a group trying to be some of the first astronauts in space. And with that something happens to them before they there return to earth which gives them there abilities.

I like this because it grounds them in reality where as previously they have been seen as the same old troupe of accident happens during there mission that gives them there super abilities.

It’s fresh and bold way to revive them and give them purposes. So now the big question. What happens after and do they exist in the future or current present of the marvel universe.

So here is my thoughts, if the fantastic four is going to be a franchise they can’t stay in the 60’s especially if they want to interact with future based characters. So time travel has to be a part of the story.

The other route could be they stay in the 60’s and explains there induction into early shield as we know Hank Pym was doing missions as Antman in the 70’s and so forth. So shield had super powered heroes on there roaster since Steve Roger’s creation. Maybe even before, I mean they had a variation of the other human torch at the stark expo in Captain America the first avenger. Not the Johnny storm fantastic four but still.

I like both routes but as much as it would be cool to set up a 60’s-00’s era of superheroes predating Iron Man would be kind of a cool prequel addition. I feel that it isolated the fantastic four to only that era.

So time travel to the future gives them the most flexibility.

They could do a whole lost in space and time change differences to explain the time travel too. It travels away from earth time on the ship is different to earth so time moves slower for them than those on earth by time they make it back it’s the future. Which is a possibility they could do. Or they just get pushed instantly into the future.

Now between the two scenarios kind of gives you some avenues to explore. 1. If they get lost in space and find there way home but as time was slower for them they missed out on 70 years of history on earth. If that’s the case then the movie would have to feature a space adventure which is interesting. They would have to explain how they got there powers but also the villain would be alien. And one that I could see them coming across i Annihilus – I mean you could explain Galactus and silver surfer and even have that also part of the Plot but I’m guessing it would include Celestials and possible connections to the Eternals.

But let’s say, Annihilus becomes the villian as the first herald of Galactus and gets defeated by the fantastic four. Annihilus is of that level of villain he could be one and done story and not have to deal with them in the future but the fanatic four defeating Galactus herald means Galactus needs a new herald aka silver surfer and they set there eyes on the civilisation that destroyed its first herald four humans and there from earth setting up the coming of Galactus for a future appearance.

Fantastic four come back to earth but the ear is current times of marvel films and Met by Nick Fury

That’s the lost in space route.

Second route in my oppinion is more likely would involve Von Doom but with a generation of Von Dooms. Say Victors dad was a major funder of the project and lost alot of money from the failed mission resulting in the fantastic four going missing. Victors dad dies over time and his son Victor takes up his fathers business and now ruler of Latvaria. Upon hearing of the fantastic fours return in the future where dooms son Victor now in char he, doom seeks revenge (pre-secret wars story agenda) Victor seeks to reclaim lost profit from the fantastic four and thus attempts to steal information they found. Eventually learning about the multiple universes from there data setting up the secret wars future. But prior to that Victor becomes more like his Von Doom persona gaining the armour and abilities and mask maybe based on stark tech he purchased. (A nod to armour wars) the new/old fantastic four defeat Doom but only causing doom to retreat into his plan of secret war.

So there we have it. This is my anjalysis is based on one image released.