'Fantastic Four' writer gets honest about new Marvel take

Jeremy Slater is the co-writer of 2015’s Fantastic Four, and he is raving about the way Marvel made the new film about First Family.

In a chat with Comic Book, he said, “I'm excited. I like the fact that they are taking a big creative swing. They are telling a multiverse story, with a different world and a different set of heroes." 

"It looks like they are bringing them in collision with our Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think that is a smart angle. I think they are getting Galactus right," the writer said.

"I wanted to make him our big bad, and there was some internal pushback," he continued raving about the maker's take on Galactus in the forthcoming movie. 

"First, he was our big bad. Then, he was just going to appear in one scene. Then, he was only appearing in the post-credits scene. Coming off the Galactus cloud from [2007's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]."

"Which I was one of those fanboys probably bitching on Ain't It Cool News back then about how he was a ***** cloud," the writer added.

"I was excited to bring back a classic Galactus and have that Jack Kirby design. It looked like they've accomplished that, so I can't wait to see him in real life," Jeremy noted.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in the cinema on July 25.