ANDOR Star Ebon Moss-Bachrach Spotted Wearing MoCap Suit On THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Set

ANDOR Star Ebon Moss-Bachrach Spotted Wearing MoCap Suit On THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Set

New footage from the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has found its way online which confirms Andor star Ebon Moss-Bachrach is indeed wearing a motion-capture suit for his MCU role as The Thing...

By JoshWilding - Sep 04, 2024 05:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Last month, we got a first look at The Thing on the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A stunt performer was spotted wearing an actual costume as the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Ben Grimm, leading to speculation the hero might be a primarily practical creation. 

Many of you argued that this Thing was being used for reference, something that seemed likely given Ebon Moss-Bachrach's past comments he'd be donning a motion-capture suit like the one worn by Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers movies. 

Now, the Andor star has been spotted heading to set in London, England and, yes, he is indeed decked out in a MoCap costume. This should allay any fears about Moss-Bachrach only being on hand for a voice performance in Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four reboot. 

"In the past, I think they’ve done a suit. Michael Chiklis wore a suit that apparently was really uncomfortable, and it’s kind of...we’re past that," the actor explained while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this year. "It’s a little kind of cosplay, kind of amateur that kind of stuff now with the technology we have."

At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, he'd add, "I’ve been going through scenes and working at stuff and working at the table. [We’ve] been sort of getting into it, developing our relationships. Just very basic, kind of connecting, figuring out what this family is about and what the dynamics are in the family."

If The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally shooting on location, then more set photos could soon follow. Security has been tight at Pinewood and, while the cast has been spotted in costume as Marvel's First Family, the fact drones were used to snap them has left the paparazzi facing potential legal complications if they post them. 

For now, take a closer look at Moss-Bachrach "suited up" in the X post below.

Marvel Studios has announced that Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing) will lead The Fantastic Four: First Steps cast.

We'll also see Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer, and Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne in mystery roles. The story sees Galactus and Silver Surfer target Earth for destruction. 

Director Matt Shakman worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' screenplay, with Eric Pearson (Black Widow) later coming on board for a final polish.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/4/2024, 5:37 AM
This is the movie the genre needs.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/4/2024, 5:45 AM
@FireandBlood - You are thinking in The Marvels 3 : Sorority Boogaloo
HOTSHOT
HOTSHOT - 9/4/2024, 5:47 AM
I think they're going for a mix of practical and CGI. Which works for me.

If they nail Ben Grimm, he'll be one of my favorite MCU characters the way he's one of my favorite comic heroes.
braunermegda
braunermegda - 9/4/2024, 6:03 AM
Could someone print? Twitter is blocked in Brazil so I cannot ser the image
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 9/4/2024, 6:09 AM
@braunermegda - not really THAT much to see at this point, bro.

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braunermegda
braunermegda - 9/4/2024, 7:55 AM
@BillyBatson1000 - thank you! I really thought it would be like that prop hahaha thanks once again
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/4/2024, 8:55 AM
@braunermegda - Elon screwed the pooch on that one, he's the dumbest billionaire alive
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 9/4/2024, 6:04 AM
I know the answer to this is money, but I couldn't-for-the-life-of-me GET why they didn't use a mix of FX for the Lizard in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (2012). Each time Garfield and The Lizard physically interacted they could have used a prosthesis for The Lizard's arms - instead we got a hideous, blurry, CGI mess - which you could clearly see was NOT present and NOT making contact with the actor. If you go back to Terminator II (1991), Cameron is using a mix of CGI and physical props and the overall effect is seamless.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 9/4/2024, 6:18 AM
@BillyBatson1000 - not only is it cheaper, they also didn't give a f uck.
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 9/4/2024, 7:01 AM
@ProfessorWhy - Yes, that too. :(
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/4/2024, 7:16 AM
My man’s just walking around London casually with a mo-cap suit & a giant jacket on lol.

He’s gonna be great , dude can play a tough guy with a heart of gold well!!.

However , this likely means we won’t see him as Micro again which is unfortunate since I liked his version & chemistry with Bernthal’s Frank.

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WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 9/4/2024, 7:39 AM
So it seems that the final result will in fact be CGI, or at least a combination of CGI and practical. The design that we saw looked fantastic (pun intended), so as long as the CGI is better than things like the rhinos in Black Panther and such, I will be happy.
HermanM
HermanM - 9/4/2024, 9:18 AM
Gyaaattt
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 9/4/2024, 9:35 AM
Everyone was freaking out about the Thing in set but it was clearly just for lighting reference. I dont know why people ran away with the idea of a physical suit it seemed obvious this was the case
newhire13
newhire13 - 9/4/2024, 10:39 AM
@Ha1frican - Probably because you can see someone’s hand in the suit lol. It’s gonna be a combination of both.
Ojeet78
Ojeet78 - 9/4/2024, 10:14 PM
Still can't get over the fact that they cast John Krasinski as Reed Richards as a one off appearance for shits and giggles.
I also thought they were onto something by killing off Fantastic Four variants in every MCU movie. They've killed two of them and I am curious if they'll do that with Ben and Sue as well.
Gambito
Gambito - 9/7/2024, 4:14 AM
[frick]ing embarrassing the thing is not supposed to be that tall anyway put him in a suit put him in full prosthetics latex suit cgi enhanced no brainer but this? At least put on the hulk hands like ruffalo 🤣🤣

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