Deadline notes that Jon Watts has retired from the project. The reason for the departure of Watts, who has become a favorite at MCU after the completion of a Spider-Man movie trilogy that culminated in the huge hit No Way Home, is said to want a break from the superhero movies of the time. being. There is no drama between the director and Marvel, RELATED: Andrew Garfield responds to Spider-Man: No Way Home Fake-Butt Claims “Working with Jon on the Spider-Man films was a real pleasure,” said Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and co-president Louis D’Espositoin in a statement. “We were looking forward to continuing our work with him to bring the Fantastic Four to MCU, but we understand and support the reasons he left. “We are optimistic that we will have the opportunity to work together again at some point along the way.” Watts, meanwhile, said: “Making three Spider-Man movies was an incredible life-changing experience for me. I am eternally grateful to have been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for seven years. I hope we will work together again and I look forward to seeing the amazing vision for the Fantastic Four come to life “. Loosely based on Marvel’s Ultimate Fantastic Four comic book series, the previous 2015 Fantastic Four starring Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan plunged into controversy from the start, including a controversial tweet from director Josh Trank sent out the opening day. the film, mourning the quality of the final cut. The film grossed just $ 56 million at the domestic box office with a worldwide gross of $ 167 million. Its construction reportedly cost about $ 120 million. Prior to this release, Tim Story directed two high-budget releases, Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), which grossed $ 619 million worldwide. Roger Corman famously produced a complete but closed version of The Fantastic Four in 1994, which was never intended to be shown and was created only to secure the rights to a future release, although there are widespread bootlegs.
