John Malkovich’s scenes were reportedly in the movie early on, as they helped cover the first family’s superhero beginnings.

Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as the Red Ghost, director Matt ...

First Steps writer Eric Pearson has shared details on some of the scenes and plot points from his original script that ended ...

First Steps director Matt Shakman recently explained why John Malkovich‘s Ivan Kragoff / Red Ghost and a few other ...

Although he appears in the first trailer for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," acclaimed actor John Malkovich is not in the movie. What happened?

On the sequence itself, the director added, "We had Red Ghost trying to steal a rocket ship with his apes, and Reed trying to defeat him and outwitting him. We see snippets of that in the [Ted Gilbert ...

Director Matt Shakman has revealed exactly what those cut John Malkovich scenes from The Fantastic Four: First Steps would ...

Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as the Red Ghost, director Matt Shakman confirmed to Variety.

Fantastic Four First Steps cut John Malkovich's Red Ghost but Marvel Studios should use that footage as a one-shot.

Movies John Malkovich Won’t Appear in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ The iconic actor played Red Ghost in the Marvel film but was cut out of the final edit.

John Malkovich’ s role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps isn’t in the final cut of the completed Marvel film, but the actor has a good movie on HBO Max you may have missed called Opus.

John Malkovich Cut From 'The Fantastic Four' Published Jul 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT Updated Jul 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM EDT By Michileen Martin ...