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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Malkovich attends the "Opus" premiere during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Credit: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Months of ...
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John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’; Director Says ‘It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Red Ghost has escaped! Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios' "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" as Ivan ...
Yardbarker

Is John Malkovich Playing Marvel Villian the Red Ghost in THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS?

So why apes? Back in the late ‘50s/early ‘60s, using primates for test launches wasn’t uncommon. The notion of a mad scientist from Leningrad going into orbit with apes was less silly-sounding than it ...
Superhero Hype

Fantastic Four Director on Why John Malkovich’s Villain Was Cut & if He’ll Return

Matt Shakman spoke about why the Red Ghost, his Super-Apes team, Mad Thinker, and Puppet Master were cut from the final version of First Steps during a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. Some ...
Polygon

Who is John Malkovich in Fantastic Four: First Steps? A few theories…

Let’s get one thing straight right away: Nobody outside Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios circle knows who John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich) is playing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A first ...
collider

So Who Exactly Is Lovable Weirdo John Malkovich Playing In 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'?

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...
Variety

John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘Fantastic Four’; Director Says ‘It Was Heartbreaking Not to Include Him’ (EXCLUSIVE)

But the need to service an extensive cast that includes Pedro Pascal (as Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (as Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (as Johnny Storm), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (as Ben Grimm), Julia Garner ...
Yardbarker

John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut from THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally almost upon us. But one actor who Marvel Studios revealed as starring in the movie, and even showed up in some trailers, didn’t actually make the final cut.
TheWrap

John Malkovich’s Red Ghost Cut From ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Months of speculation over John Malkovich’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” character were done in vain. Malkovich has been cut from “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” less than two weeks ahead of ...