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.

As for the experience of filming a Fantastic Four movie, Malkovich said it was "not that dissimilar to doing theater." He noted, "You imagine a bunch of stuff that isn't there and

John Malkovich rejected multiple offers from Marvel Studios before finally agreeing to star in this summer's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," the actor recently revealed. The reason why he passed on Marvel's past overtures is simple and shockingly practical: He wanted more money than the studio was willing to pay him.