Highly anticipated by fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film Fantastic Four has been the talk of the town during San Diego Comic Con, especially after its official title was finally revealed. But the feature film will have to be careful with: the comparison with another classic of the genre!
A Marvel film CLOSE TO A PIXAR FILM
San Diego Comic Con 2024 was a great event for superhero fans. The various panels allowed us to learn the identity of the series' big baddie The Penguin, the return of Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Doomsday and the official title of the film Fantastic 4, which will therefore be called The Fantastic 4: First Steps. The conference also allowed us to learn that the film will be made in 4:3 format.The film introducing the Fantastic 4 seems to want to impose its own visual style. Which no one will blame it for.
But more than a distinction with the other films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Fantastic 4: First Steps will have to be careful not to draw too much comparison with another critically and popularly acclaimed superhero film: The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird for the Pixar studio. You may have raised an eyebrow, but the comparison between the two films may seem natural. First of all,, both feature films feature retro-futuristic universes inspired by the 1960s, as was confirmed during SDCC. Then, at Like the Pixar film, Fantastic Four will be a film with family as its central theme – it's the very DNA of this superhero team.
Finally, Marvel has chosen to entrust the soundtrack of The Fantastic 4: First Steps to Michael Giacchino. Often considered by critics and audiences as the most worthy heir to John Williams, the American composer is a close collaborator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having composed the soundtrack of five films and directed the TV movie Werewolf by Night, released directly on Disney+. But Michael Giacchino is also the composer of a large number of Pixar films, including The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2 by Brad Bird. During an interview given as part of the SDCC, Michael Giacchino also confided that it was going to be “a real challenge” to differentiate the soundtracks of Fantastic Four and The Incredibles.