'Fantastic Four: First Steps' delivers smart storytelling – and a Jewish superhero

'Fantastic Four: First Steps' delivers smart storytelling – and a Jewish superhero

Acclaimed TV director Matt Shakman's 'First Steps' on the big screen are worth a mazel tov. 'The Naked Gun,' on the other hand, is simply dumb fun

What Year Does FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Take Place? Director Matt Shakman Talks About MCU Timeline — GeekTyrant

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a tangled web of timelines, variants, and multiversal madness for nearly two decades now. With the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, things just got a little more puzzling. Not only is the movie set in an alternate reality, Earth-828 rather than the primary Earth-616, but it’s also a full-blown period piece. So when exactly does it take place? Director Matt Shakman finally offered some answers.Dur…