If you’re going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me,” said the ‘Opus’ star John Malkovich is soon to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. But it wasn’t his first superheroic offer.

Malkovich’s cast-mates in First Steps include Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles, The movie, which is directed by WandaVision ’s Matt Shakman and takes place in a different corner of the Marvel multiverse, opens in theaters on July 25.

Veteran actor John Malkovich joins Marvel's upcoming film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, releasing on July 25, 2025. After avoiding Marvel movies d