MCU Fantastic Four Cast Gets Modern ‘MCU-ified’ Costumes In Marvel Art

Marvel’s Fantastic Four cast receive a drastic MCU makeover in a creative piece of fan art. The MCU’s upcoming Fantastic Four movie has begun its most important phase of development, as the official Fantastic Four cast has been revealed, filming is set to start in the second half of 2024, and its release date has been changed to July 25, 2025. The first official Fantastic Four image depicting Marvel’s First Family shows a vintage take on the team, with a mid-century style reflected in the heroes’ uniforms.

The Fantastic Four‘s concept art is a far cry from the typically modern look of most MCU heroes, as evidenced by a fan edit of the MCU image by artist @waffle_iron_art (via X user @samk0006). The fan edit redesigns Reed Richards and Sue Storm’s suits to make them resemble those of characters like Ant-Man, Captain Marvel, and Thor, which have been criticized for sticking to Marvel’s trend of overdesigning superhero suits unnecessarily. See the artwork below:

In the edit, the costumes’ darker color and tangled web of decorative white lines and panels poke fun at the MCU’s traditional approach to superhero suits. Instead of the original wool-like material seen in the original image, Reed Richards and Sue Storm now wear a one-piece suit made out of what seems to be a blend of leather and spandex. Side by side, it’s clear how different the Fantastic Four’s MCU costumes are planned to be in the Phase 5 movie.