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The Fantastic 4: First Steps offers Marvel a visual makeover, courtesy of a classic movie designer
Next year's big movie will break with the visual tradition of Marvel Studios, according to those involved
If there’s one thing that Marvel Studios has successfully established across its 16 years, it’s a visual aesthetic than spans across its entire output, regardless of whatever greater genre the specific project is intended to be servicing. There’s a slickness and consistency that blankets all of Marvel’s on-screen stories that outlasts and overpowers individual director’s styles in favor of the greater good that is the MCU as a monolithic narrative entity… and, according to those involved, next year’s The Fantastic 4: First Steps is about to break that streak. Perhaps unsurprisingly, we have Syd Mead to thank for this.
The MCU looks like the MCU
There are arguments to be made for and against the idea that Marvel’s on-screen identity is so unchanging across its entire existence to date. While there have been outliers — hi, Chloe Zhao’s Eternals! I see you,
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