Unlike some big names in superhero movies, his process hasnt involved some kind of exhausting physical routine.

Rather, hes beenreading comics.

Pre-production for me has been reading comic books and reading the screenplay, he told the trade.

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You dont want to make choices or do things that are redundant in a film.

The gig has turned his attentions away from his DC Comics roots, it seems.

I didnt really readFantastic Fourwhen I was a kid, he went on to explain.

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I was very Batman-centric.

But reading theFantastic Fourcomics has been a blast.

The Fantastic Fouris slated to hit theaters July 25, 2025; its part of Marvels Phase Six.

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