Jon Watts No Longer Directing the Fantastic Four

We talked about Jon Watts leaving the Fantastic Four project on our May 1st Podcast on Twitch and you will never guess who we want to direct now. 

Fantastic Four is an upcoming superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It will be an installment of Phase Four.

On December 14, 2017, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire 21st Century Fox. The acquisition would provide Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool with the Marvel family under one roof. The deal was completed on March 20, 2019.

On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kevin Feige confirmed that many projects, including a Fantastic Four reboot, were in development. During Disney Investor Day on December 10, 2020, Jon Watts was announced as the film's director, and a teaser logo was unveiled.

On April 29, 2022, Deadline reported that Jon Watts had left the project