continues its terrific run at the box office, having topped after three weekends. In the past few weeks, we’ve unpacked almost everything from the plot, including the , the , and that needs to fix. However, there was one big Fantastic Four detail in the movie that didn’t have a clear explanation when I first watched the film.
Or the second time around. It’s not a plot hole, just a great Easter egg that Marvel probably planted in the script to help integrate both and in the . Something important has happened since premiered.
Disney hosted its big D23 2024 event, where Marvel made several announcements. Among other things, Marvel played trailers for upcoming attractions, . It so happens that the leaked trailer offers more context for the big Fantastic Four Easter egg in .
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Everybody in the audience thinks it’s a Captain America variant that ended up in the Void. And the way Storm is dressed also fools Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds). We soon learn this is the Human Torch variant from Fox’s first try at making a movie.
A few short fight scenes later, Deadpool, Johnny, and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) are all captured. En route to Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin), Johnny tells them they’re in the Void. We first met the Void and Allioth in season 1.
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