John Malkovich’s scenes were reportedly in the movie early on, as they helped cover the first family’s superhero beginnings.

Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as the Red Ghost, director Matt ...

First Steps director Matt Shakman has revealed what the cut sequence featuring John Malkovich's Red Ghost entailed, and ...

First Steps director Matt Shakman recently explained why John Malkovich‘s Ivan Kragoff / Red Ghost and a few other ...

Although he appears in the first trailer for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," acclaimed actor John Malkovich is not in the ...

First Steps will finally introduce a handful of big names to the MCU, but director Matt Shakman says John Malkovich’s Red Ghost won’t be one of them.

The cast for The Fantastic Four: First Steps is star-studded enough as it is – with major roles for the likes of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn to name just three. But there was a time ...

Director Matt Shakman has revealed exactly what those cut John Malkovich scenes from The Fantastic Four: First Steps would ...

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Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as the Red Ghost, director Matt Shakman confirmed to Variety.

Movies John Malkovich Won’t Appear in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ The iconic actor played Red Ghost in the Marvel film but was cut out of the final edit.

First Steps director Matt Shakman recently explained why John Malkovich‘s Ivan Kragoff / Red Ghost and a few other supervillains were left out of the theatrical cut of the film and whether those ...