Fantastic Four: First Steps | Director Debrief w/ Matt Shakman

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It's time for the Director Debrief! The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman sits down with Brandon Davis for a thorough dive into the film, the choices behind-the-camera, lore, and more. This interview contains spoilers for Fantastic Four: First Steps, as it tackles details of the credits scene, major story points with Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm, and more. Shakman, who previously directed WandaVision, opens up about the movie for the first time in Phase Hero's Director Debrief!

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