Excitement is growing for the first major adaptation of the iconic First Family of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Ebon Moss-Bachrachknown for his role in The beartakes on the role of Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and recently shared insights into his experience on Jimmy Kimmel live.
The upcoming film introduces Moss-Bachrach’s motion capture portrayal of The Thing. Although the character’s final design is still in development, Moss-Bachrach has already seen an early version.
The actor said: “I saw a very rough render because it takes a while to build this stuff. They have so many animators working on it. I’m wearing these motion capture suits, two cameras right here so they’re absolutely capturing All.” , every shade, every expression, every thought in my eyes.”
The process was made smoother thanks to motion capture pioneer Andy Serkis. Serkis, whose company The Imaginarium operates out of Pinewood Studios, provided assistance during filming.
Moss-Bachrach added: “Andy Serkiswho is sort of the godfather of motion capture, he has this company called The Imaginarium, which is at the Pinewood Studio where we shot The Fantastic Fourand he was very generous.
Moss-Bachrach also noted that he brought the character’s iconic battle cry, “It’s time to strike,” to life on set, though he’s not sure if it will make it into the final cut. “I don’t have the final cut on this, so we’ll see,” he laughed.
When asked about rumors that Robert Downey Jr. would appear as Doctor Doom, Moss-Bachrach dodged the question and jokingly responded:
“Yes, we live together now, he asked me to move in with him. Not going to happen, I have undergone rigorous media training.”
The film is set in the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic world, “Marvel Studios”. Fantastic Four: First Steps presents the first Marvel family: Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pasquale), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing as they face their toughest challenge yet.
“Forced to balance their role as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Giulia Garner). And as if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and all its inhabitants wasn’t terrible enough, it suddenly becomes very personal.”
The film is directed by Matt Shakman from a screenplay by Josh Friedmanwho was brought in to rewrite the script originally written by Jeff Kaplan AND Ian Springer.
Fantastic Four: First Steps releases July 25, 2025.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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