“I did not take part in this not because of any artistic issues,” he admitted honestly Malkovich. If it wasn’t about art, what was it about? Of course for money.
“The performance in these films is quite exhausting … If I have to hang on the ropes for half a year Green Screenuthey are supposed to pay me. They don’t want to? Nice, but then I won’t play it. Instead, I prefer to be on stage, direct art or do something different, “the actor confessed.
Malkovich was surprised how much participation in Marvel’s film reminded him of a performance in the theater. “You imagine a lot of things that are not on the set, and you play your little role.”
Did something influence his decision to participate in “Fantastic 4” apart from money? As he admitted in an interview with GQ, he wanted to work again with the director Matt Shakman. Previously, they met on the set of the film “Cut Bank”.
Malkovich is visible for a moment in the trailer “Fantastic 4: The first steps”. It was not stated in what character he played. Fans think he is a villain known as Red Ghost. In comics, he has repeatedly clashed with fantastic four. He was helped by monkeys, which he gave the powers of the title team.
The film will take place in the 1960s and will not focus on the genesis of the band. The title team will face Galactus (Ralph Ineson), Planet’s Eater.
It consists of Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), a genius endowed with the ability of any change in the shape of his body, Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), which creates force fields and becomes invisible, her brother Johnny (Joseph Quinn), whose body can deal with fire and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), transformed into a monster with Orange stone. In the cast there were also Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles. It is expected that Robert Downey Jr. He may appear in the episode as Doctor Doom, the main antagonist of upcoming films from the “Avengers” series.
“Fantastic 4: First Steps” He will enter theaters on July 25, 2025.