John Malkovich joins the cast of The Fantastic Four

John Malkovich is set to make his debut in Marvel Cinematic Universe's upcoming The Fantastic Four movie. Details regarding Malkovich's role and the film's plot are still under wraps. 

WandaVision's director, Matt Shakman, is helming the film, which will have a script by Eric Pearson, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. WandaVision's Peter Cameron has also worked on the script. Kevin Feige is producing The Fantastic Four, which is set to hit the theatres on July 25, 2025.

The cast also includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch), Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing),  Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal, a version of the Silver Surfer, and Paul Walter Hauser who recently signed on for an undisclosed role. 

A two-time Oscar nominee, John Malkovich,  known for his roles in Dangerous Liaisons and Being John Malkovich, was recently seen starring in Netflix's Ripley and Apple TV+'s drama series The New Look from Todd A. Up next, Malkovich has Julian Schnabel's Hand of Dante, A24's horror film Opus, and the biopic The Yellow Tie, which is based on the life of the famous Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache in his kitty.