If rumors about the forthcoming Fantastic Four movie are correct, it changes the meaning of a Doctor Strange line in Multiverse of Madness.
Via a post on social media, the studio confirmed that Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn would play Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm respectively.
An illustration was used to depict the actors as their characters, which resulted in thebelief that this new film will be a period piece set in the 1960s. Which means a line from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness plays different now.
Fantastic Four fan theory changes the meaning of Doctor Strange line
DuringDoctor Strange2, the title character is brought before the Illuminati, where he’s introduced to their council by Sorcerer Supreme Karl Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Which consists of First Avenger Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), Inhuman King Blackagar Boltagon (Anson Mount), Defender of the Cosmos Captain Marvel (Lashana Lynch), and “the smartest man alive” Reed Richards (John Krasinski), of the Fantastic Four.
“Fantastic Four?” says Strange. “Didn’t you guys chart in the ’60s?” A reference to The Beatles, the biggest band of that decade, who were nicknamed The Fab Four.
But if the Fantastic Four areactually fromthat period, the joke has a double-meaning. Which could be coincidence, obviously. But Kevin Feige and the Marvel brain trust plan their Phases years in advance, so equally this might be a case of an inspired Marvel Easter egg, one that’s been hiding in plain sight for the last two years.
Chris Tilly is the TV & Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he’s worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.
