The sky is on fire.
A streak of silver cuts through the clouds.
A towering alien arrives to silently watch.
I didnt want to just use motion-capture for Galactus, Shakman recently toldEntertainment Weekly.
I wanted to actually have someone there embodying the part.
Yes, thats right, Galactus wont just be a CGI creation voiced by Ralph Inesons deep English brogue.
How do you check that that the scale is correct?
How do you film Mount Rushmore?
Or perhaps he is a great Kirby-esque being hidden inside a cloud?
Use the names and basic concepts from the comics, but strip away everything else.
Thus we getBatmanin body armor blowing up buildings full of people and theX-Menin black leather.
All of that changed whenKevin Feigeinaugurated the MCU in 2008, making movies that embraced comic book wackiness.
To be sure, that might still be the case.
But at least Shakmans making Galactus a real person in a real suit on a real set.
One of many, in fact, according to theEWreport.
Marvel has built practical sets for Reeds high-tech lab and for Yancy Street, the Things New York neighborhood.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach wears a costume as the Thing, and the teams robot assistant H.E.R.B.I.E.
is a remote controlled machine that interacts with the actors.
Fantastic Four: First Steps releases in theaters on July 25, 2025.
