So, Wandavision?

[Umbran]

I very much doubt we will see a Fantastic Four origin story in WandaVision if the FF are going to get their own film.

I expect the refrain of "oh, geeze, not another origin story" has been heard a lot at Marvel. I think they might well explain the origin, but not bother to make it "a story" in and of itself. For some characters, the process of the origin is itself very important in establishing who the character is. For others, it isn't. I think the FF, and Photon, sit in the latter space, and they can be given a quick justification here without damaging the later story.

 

[ART!]

I wouldn't be surprised if we're introduced to one or more FF characters in WandaVision, but I don't expect their origin to happen there. If they can pull it off well, then I'll be happily wrong.

As the hex gets larger, it becomes increasingly likely that this reality-warping event will be used to set up more and more characters. Rambeau is already a shoo-in, and Kamala Khan is fairly likely, and explaining/creating mutants seems likely-ish?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yeah, but it was really, really bad. And I don't think anyone saw it.

I know I didn't see it!

But, still. Enough people are familiar that a few lines or a quick montage would do it. I think part of the reason that I don't want to see the origin again is because it was done once kinda meh and once terribly. Sure, they could do it again and do it well, but maybe they should just start fresh? Or at least super-quick in the first 10 minutes or so. Like you say, a quick explanation/justification and we're good.

 

[MarkB]

It is very possible that you are about to. Instead of building a space ship, Reed Richards has a transport/system to get into the Hex, but it fails to protect his team, and they get the Rambeau treatment...

They were very specific about the energy being given off by the Hex being cosmic background radiation, which is pretty similar to what gives the FF their powers in the comics. Maybe too similar to be considered a coincidence. And with the Infinity Stones' energy having been effectively distributed through the cosmos when they were destroyed, it'd be easy enough to tie that in as latent energy to provide superpowers.

They could do both, of course. Maybe Reed Richards figures that the Hex's boundary is weaker from above, and proposes a sub-orbital flight as the best means of entry.

 

[Tonguez]

They were very specific about the energy being given off by the Hex being cosmic background radiation, which is pretty similar to what gives the FF their powers in the comics. Maybe too similar to be considered a coincidence. And with the Infinity Stones' energy having been effectively distributed through the cosmos when they were destroyed, it'd be easy enough to tie that in as latent energy to provide superpowers.

They could do both, of course. Maybe Reed Richards figures that the Hex's boundary is weaker from above, and proposes a sub-orbital flight as the best means of entry.

is Von Doom an Aerospace Engineer? They could possibly put him through the Hex origin before creating F4

 

[ART!]

is Von Doom an Aerospace Engineer? They could possibly put him through the Hex origin before creating F4

That...that would kind of be awesome.

And you know - comic book Doom's background includes magic as well as science.



This makes extra sense, because referring to Reed Richards as an aerospace engineer just sounds...off to me. Even young Reed was very multidisciplinary.

 

[Umbran]

is Von Doom an Aerospace Engineer? They could possibly put him through the Hex origin before creating F4

Traditionally, Doom doesn't have superpowers. He's got intelligence, massive tech, and a bit of magic from trying to learn how to bring his mother back from the dead, iirc.

 

[MarkB]

Traditionally, Doom doesn't have superpowers. He's got intelligence, massive tech, and a bit of magic from trying to learn how to bring his mother back from the dead, iirc.

And an easy option for him would be to spin something out of the aftermath of the Sokovia incident. Maybe some chunks of Vibranium-infused Ultron tech wound up raining down on Latveria, and he's been quietly researching them in the interim.

 

[Tonguez]

Traditionally, Doom doesn't have superpowers. He's got intelligence, massive tech, and a bit of magic from trying to learn how to bring his mother back from the dead, iirc.

there is his 'magic' though which could tie directly to Wanda's 'Hex powers' especially when iirc his magic powers were mainly energy manipulation and transferring his consciousness to other bodies(?)

 

[pukunui]

I’m in the camp that Disney won’t want to use the literal devil in one of their products. I think it would freak out too many parents.

Also, re: entering the Hex from above - the promo trailers show what looks to be a reinforced truck of some kind smashing its way through. FWIW.