{"id":29420,"date":"2025-07-29T07:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/29420\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T07:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:21:15","slug":"fantastic-four-first-steps-joseph-quinn-hints-at-spider-man-joining-the-future-foundation-in-an-interview-at-the-films-sydney-premiere-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/29420\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Four: First Steps: Joseph Quinn hints at Spider-Man joining the Future Foundation in an interview at the film&#8217;s Sydney premiere | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\ufeff few weeks ago, I got the chance to speak with Joseph Quinn <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/pedro-pascal-sydney-premiere-fantastic-four-first-steps\/619148ab-56ce-4224-8c9d-49fcfa3768fe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"at the premiere of the Fantastic Four: First Steps premiere in Sydney\">at the premiere of the Fantastic Four: First Steps premiere in Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I went in confident, I had a good question for him: I wanted to ask if it were the Fantastic Five instead of Four, who would he cast as the fifth member of the family and what would their superpower be?<\/p>\n<p>I wanted him to give me something juicy, maybe name a random celebrity who isn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/movies\/fantastic-four-first-steps-2025-movie-review\/a00883cd-3286-4b1d-a2ca-4d9ce5af5d7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"already in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)\">already in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)<\/a> and give them some wild superpower, but I left feeling deflated when he simply named a pre-existing superhero he thought should join the team.<\/p>\n<p>But as the days have gone by and I&#8217;ve thought about it more and more, I&#8217;ve realised the information Quinn gave me is actually a highly coveted piece of information \u2013 a (potential) Marvel spoiler.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/happy-gilmore-2-cameos-celebrity-appearances\/8061805a-de35-45bc-97d8-dc695f9d7a64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shock &#8216;cameo&#8217; no one expected in Happy Gilmore 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/b70407f2-f8bc-4224-86c3-a040f07572b7.jpeg\"  alt=\"Joseph Quinn at the Sydney premiere of Fantastic Four: First Steps\"\/>Joseph Quinn may have given away a potential Marvel spoiler during our interview at the Fantastic Four premiere in Sydney.  (Nine)<\/p>\n<p>Now,\ufeff we say &#8216;potential&#8217; spoiler because basically, Quinn foreshadowed a major event that happens in the comics \u2013 however, after watching the film it seems the team behind the MCU could be making some variations.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re cautious not to have any hint of knowledge as to what could happen in future films, this might not be the article for you.<\/p>\n<p>But, if you&#8217;re curious to find out exactly what Quinn let slip, keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>We know how tightly the $US54 billion (approximately $82 billion) franchise keeps its secrets, so all we can say is we hope we don&#8217;t get Quinn in trouble here\ufeff \u2013 but when asked who he would like to have join the team, the actor told us Spider-Man would be his pick.<\/p>\n<p>To quote the actor exactly, he said, &#8220;I think it would be fun having a bit of Spidey stuff in there,&#8221; appropriately pretending to shoot webs at the camera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A little bit of Peter Parker in there could be quite cool, let&#8217;s bring in something different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At first, it seems like a bland answer \u2013 some (my former self) may even call it a cop-out.<\/p>\n<p>For a daily dose of 9honey, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=honey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/6d110239-938b-4d3a-8273-3f19a4a1b647.jpeg\"  alt=\"Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm\/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm\/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards\/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm\/Human Torch, in The Fantastic Four: First Steps\"\/>Quinn said he would like to see Spider-Man join the Fantastic Four team. (20th Century Studios\/Marvel Studios via AP)<\/p>\n<p>But after sharing the video to TikTok and reading the comments, I realised I&#8217;d forgotten a major \ufeffplot line from the comics.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, in the comics, Quinn&#8217;s character Johnny Storm dies, and his dying\ufeff wish is for Spider-Man to replace him as a member of the Fantastic Four.<\/p>\n<p>So, in the aftermath of his death, the Fantastic Four rebrands to the Future Foundation and Spider-Man joins the team (with the addition of a sleek new suit, of course).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/2025\/07\/15\/19\/52\/fantastic-four-premiere-pedro-pascal-vanessa-kirby-joseph-quinn-ebon-moss-bachrach-the-fantastic-four-first-steps-sydney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/441cd2d2-4b44-4ae7-b37c-6049e3bb9936.jpeg\"  alt=\"Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach \"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fantastic Four cast&#8217;s sweet moment at Sydney premiere<\/p>\n<p>Rather than a crime-fighting family of four, the Future Foundation sees the group come together as a think-tank of brilliant minds and heroes committed to solving the world&#8217;s biggest issues.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it seems at first glance that Quinn gave us a lovely little Easter egg, but there&#8217;s one small issue.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/latest\/dennis-quaid-opens-up-about-age-gap-relationship-with-laura-savoie\/ac9832f4-69df-420b-8fd6-01ecff65026f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dennis Quaid says his 39-year age gap relationship is the &#8216;closest&#8217; he&#8217;s ever had<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/c306aec5-9085-4d40-911e-adeef0cbb791.jpeg\"  alt=\"Joseph Quinn and Pedro Pascal in a scene from The Fantastic Four: First Steps.\"\/>Quinn stars in the film as Johnny Storm, otherwise known as Human Torch. (Marvel\/Disney via AP)<\/p>\n<p>Those who have seen the film will know that in the cinematic version of Marvel&#8217;s Fantastic Four, the Future Foundation already exists.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the film there are several callbacks to the Future Foundation, with Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) speaking at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>So if the Future Foundation exists, shouldn&#8217;t Spider-Man already be a part of the team?<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t know exactly what&#8217;s going to happen, we do \ufeffknow the Fantastic Four are set to appear in 2026&#8217;s Avengers: Doomsday and it&#8217;s likely Spider-Man will also be in the film.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/432bc65d-2226-46b2-ad4c-1641278732b5.jpeg\"  alt=\"Tom Holland, Spider-Man\"\/>Quinn added that he would particularly like to see Tom Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man join the team.  (Sony Pictures)<\/p>\n<p>And although we&#8217;re all aware Marvel can make some tricky moves thanks to the whole &#8216;multiple universes&#8217; concept, we can hope and pray it will be Tom Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man who potentially meets up with our four favourite new heroes \u2013 and it seems Quinn is hoping the same.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he would cast Holland as Spider-Man to join the Fantastic Four\ufeff, Quinn gave us a simple answer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d love to have Tom [Holland], yeah, why not?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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