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The potential 1960s setting is made even more intriguing by the fact that the comic, created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, debuted in 1961 and featured themes that were prominent at that time. When it was announced that Marvel would be tackling the film, fans excitedly hoped that the flick would be set in that era. According to Daniel Richtman’s report, their wishes will come true.
The announcement poster for “Fantastic Four” features the characters in throwback, retro-style costumes and showcases H.E.R.B.I.E., the team’s friendly robot companion. While the mechanical assistant debuted in 1978, the rest of artist Wes Burt’s illustration screams the ’60s, including the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) reading what appears to be the December 13, 1963 edition of Life Magazine.
If the rumor about the film being set in an alternate universe is true, it will be interesting to see how Marvel tackles merging this setting with the rest of the MCU. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” effortlessly showcased how the multiverse and alternate timelines co-exist (remember John Krasinski’s Mr. Fantastic?), though we were only given small peeks into these different worlds. Will “Fantastic Four” be entirely set in this alternate universe, or will the characters eventually make their way into the main timeline that the MCU currently populates? Or will Marvel boldly separate the team from the Avengers, leaving them alone in their own self-contained universe? Only time will tell when the film hits theaters.
“Fantastic Four” is slated to debut on July 25, 2025. Pre-production work on the team’s MCU debut has already begun, and the film’s working title might be hiding a hidden meaning…
