EXCLUSIVE: With Matt Shakman boarding as director, Marvel Studios has now find its writers to deliver the new Fantastic Four pic.
Sources tell Deadline that Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer are on board to write the script for the film.Insiders add the writing duo have actually been involved with the film for some time, even before Shakman was tapped as director, and have been outlining where this next series of films will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
Kaplan, Springer and Shakman will now come together to align their visions for this project before Kaplan and Springer dive into writing the script.
Feige is producing the pic.Marvel had no comment.At the recent D23 event early this month, Feige did confirm Shakman as director of the film but said that was all he had for the audience for now with no cast currently on board.
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