Lige siden Disney købte 20th Century FOX, så har det været meningen at vi skulle få en gedigen MCU-udgave af Fantastic Four med et helt nyt cast. Ydermere var det meningen at instruktøren bag de seneste Spider-Man film, Jon Watts, skulle instruere.
Men det er ikke længere tilfældet, for efter at have instrueret tre Spider-Man film, og at have brugt 10 år indenfor MCU, så har Watts brug for en pause. Deadline kan altså slå fast at der er "nothing sinister here":
"Watts just needs a break from the superhero realm after completing the Spidey trilogy with Tom Holland and Zendaya. He had expected to make Fantastic Four his next film, the third feature iteration of that franchise and first since Disney acquired Fox, which controlled the franchise. Watts has spent the better part of the last decade directing and promoting the Spider-Man films, after being hired off Cop Car, a small-budget indie thriller that premiered at 2015 Sundance. He needs a breather."
Kevin Feige har kun haft gode ting at sige om Watts, og lader til at have respekt for Watts' beslutning, men det vides ikke hvem der skal tage over nu.