This previous Thursday was an enormous day with regards to revealing new things to know about The Fantastic Four. First, it was reported that John Malkovich has been forged in a thriller function within the upcoming Marvel movie, and our personal Eric Eisenberg is hopeful he’s playing Spider-Man villain Vulture. The larger piece of reports, nonetheless, was that Ralph Ineson has been cast as Galactus, a cosmic entity that consumes planets to remain alive.
This would be the second time Galactus has appeared in a Improbable 4 film, the primary being in Improbable 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, albeit solely trying as a cosmic hurricane cloud. My guess, although, is that Ineson’s Galactus will play a extra outstanding function in The Improbable 4. Fairly frankly, now that this casting is official since Ineson confirmed it, I’m bracing for the Marvel film to finish on a tragic word.
The Improbable 4 Appears to be like Like It Takes Place In One other Universe
Though there’s been loads of casting information shared over the past a number of months, plot-wise, we nonetheless don’t actually know what to anticipate from The Improbable 4. Nonetheless, a major rumor was seemingly confirmed with the discharge of a poster highlighting Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/The Human Torch: this this film will happen in one other universe.
Whereas the announcement of The Fantastic Four’s core cast led many to imagine that it will likely be set within the Sixties, in case you look intently on the Human Torch poster, you’ll discover that the New York Metropolis buildings Johnny is flying in entrance of architecturally seems so much totally different than those in actual life/the principle MCU actuality. So since we’re in the midst of The Multiverse Saga, and initiatives like Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, Spider-Man: No Approach Dwelling and Loki have performed round with different universes/realities, there’s a powerful probability that The Improbable 4 may story place elsewhere within the Marvel multiverse too, although that doesn’t imply we should always rule out a Sixties setting both.
What If Galactus Destroys The Improbable 4’s Earth?
If The Improbable 4’s title heroes do certainly dwell on a unique Earth, and logically assuming this staff has a shiny future forward of them within the MCU franchise, then I’m extraordinarily nervous that by the point this film’s finished, their Earth shall be no extra. It’d be one factor if the Improbable 4 have been residing on the identical Earth that just about all of this franchise’s initiatives happen in, as a result of then we may rule out Galactus consuming the planet. However with one other universe, its Earth may extra simply be disposable.
My rationale for considering that is the assumption that the Improbable 4 will completely relocate to the principle MCU actuality. Positive, they might simply commute between universes, or perhaps they resolve to alter the place they dwell with out being prompted by such devastation. But when The Improbable 4 is trying to distinguish itself from its predecessors, and to indicate the stakes concerned with The Multiverse Saga, simply think about how stunning it could be if Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny having to look at their world be destroyed by one of the crucial highly effective beings in existence, after which shortly thereafter be transported to an Earth that resembles theirs in some methods, however is drastically totally different in others.
The principle downside with this principle is that it couldn’t simply be the Improbable 4 who shift universes; they’d additionally should be accompanied by Physician Doom, Silver Surfer (whom Julia Garner is reportedly playing) and different characters tied to the staff, Hell, perhaps even Galactus can also be hauled alongside for the trip after gorging on this Earth. It may very well be convoluted to move so many characters, however hey, Thor: Raganrok noticed the Asgardians being evacuated earlier than Surtur destroyed their residence, so it wouldn’t be unfeasible.
Possibly I’ve simply taken my thoughts to too darkish a spot, and The Improbable 4 may have a contented ending with no Earths being eaten by Galactus. We’ll know for certain as soon as the films comes out on July 25, 2025. Till then, revisit practically all previous MCU initiatives with a Disney+ subscription.
















