Fantastic Four Cast on How Human Torch & Invisible Woman Have Been Changed

Joseph Quinn and Vanessa Kirby recently shared how their versions of Johnny and Sue Storm in The Fantastic Four: First Steps differ from past portrayals. The actors are portraying the brother-sister superhero duo in the upcoming movie. Directed by WandaVision’s Matt Shakman, the Marvel Studios film also stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Pedro Pascal.

Fantastic Four: First Steps made major changes to Human Torch and Invisible Woman

Fantastic Four: First Steps will introduce a new version of Marvel’s first family when it’s released on July 25, 2025, and Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn recently revealed that their versions of their characters will be different from past portrayals.

While speaking to Entertainment Weekly about Fantastic: First Steps, Quinn shared, “This version of Johnny (Storm) is less callous with other people’s feelings, and hopefully there’s a self-awareness about what’s driving that attention-seeking behavior.” He stated that his Human Torch is hilarious and “leads with a lot of bravado, which can be an affront sometimes.” The actor described the previous iterations of the character as a “womanizing, devil-may-care guy.”

Kirby, who plays Sue Storm, the sister of Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps, conveyed that she wanted her version of her character to be different. Sue is known to be the matriarch of the family.

Talking about her, Kirby said, “One of the things I love most from Sue’s history is when she becomes Malice, and all her dark stuff comes out. I was obsessed with that chapter of her life. So I wanted to make sure that there were tones of Malice in there with her, that she wasn’t just the stereotype of a goody, sweet mother.”

Furthermore, she asserted that she did not want “just the tough, invincible, powerful woman, but also a mother who gives birth, which is itself a superhero act.” In recent footage released at CinemaCon, it was revealed that Sue Storm is pregnant in the film.

Speaking about Sue, director Matt Shakman described her as “the most emotionally intelligent person on the planet.” Shakman also described Johnny Storm as “smart” and “one of the most heroic” out of the other members of the Fantastic Four.

Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net