the latest rumors reveal the villain of the reboot produced by Marvel Studios?

The February 14, 2025 will come to the cinema Fantastic Foura new film dedicated to the Marvel First Family to be directed by Matt Shakman (director of Wanda Vision). The project is still in the early stages of development, but the president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige he’s keeping “a close eye” on “bringing the characters to the proper level they deserve.”

In the last few hours, new rumors have leaked online about the film’s plot that could reveal its main villain. Even if these are unconfirmed rumors, they could still be the subject of spoilers; therefore, we invite you to proceed reading with caution.

According to what was reported by the insider note MyTimeToShine on Twitter, Galactus will be the main villain of the reboot produced by Marvel Studios:

Galactus

— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) January 27, 2023

Not many remember this, but Galactus has already appeared in the cinema; was the looming threat in The Fantastic Four and the Silver Surferthe 2007 film directed by Tim Story. Unlike the comics, where it is a gigantic figure with human features, in the film it was represented as a nebula.

Is Galactus Coming to the MCU?

Already last year, after the release of Eternalsthe screenwriters Ryan And Kaz Firpo had expressed their willingness to introduce Galactus in the MCU:

“Galactus he’s a fantastic character, truly a fantastic villain. As you well know, we have laid the groundwork for gigantic intergalactic and cosmic comparisons, especially those involving space deities […] I think the door is definitely open for a world-eating villain.”

“There were conversations about the post-credits scene, who we wanted to introduce… Galactus he’s one of those iconic figures from the Marvel Universe that we wish we’d seen. But sometimes you have to leave the door open, who knows what will happen in the second film. Maybe you’re too busy saving a Celestial from Galactus that you end up running into his wrath, anything is possible. We don’t yet know if we’ll be making a sequel, but if audiences want to, we’re excited to explore Galactus.”

Really, Anthony Winn (concept artist by Thor: Love and Thunder) had proposed a sequence in which Jane Foster alias Mighty Thor (Natalie Portman) faced various villains… including Galactus. The sequence was scrapped and was never filmed.

Directed by Matt Shakman, Fantastic Four will come to the cinema on February 14, 2025 (USA).

The script will be written by Jeff Kaplan And Ian Springer.

Fantastic Four is part of Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read the full list!

This is the updated calendar of upcoming releases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe:

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania (February 15, 2023)
Secret Invasion (from Spring 2023 on Disney+)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (May 3, 2023)
Loki – Season 2 (from summer 2023 on Disney+)
The Marvels (July 28, 2023, USA)
Ironheart (from Fall 2023 on Disney+)
X-Men ’97 (from 2023 on Disney+)
What If…? – Season 2 (from 2023 on Disney+)
Echo (from 2024 on Disney+)
Daredevil: Born Again (from Spring 2024 on Disney+)
Captain America: New World Order (May 3, 2024, USA)
Thunderbolts (July 26, 2024, USA)
Blade (September 6, 2024, USA)
Deadpool 3 (November 8, 2024, USA)
Agatha: Coven of Chaos (from 2024 on Disney+)
Spider-Man: Freshman Year (from 2024 on Disney+)
Marvel Zombies (from 2024 on Disney+)
Fantastic Four (February 14, 2025, USA)
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (May 2, 2025, USA)
Avengers: Secret Wars (May 1, 2026, USA)
Armor Wars (coming soon to the cinema)

Read the complete list here.