This text incorporates spoilers about The Unbelievable 4: First Steps.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps ended on an emotional observe — and we don't simply imply for the tremendous quartet of Reed Richards/Mister Unbelievable (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Girl (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm/the Factor (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) after Sue's loss of life and stunning resurrection.

Director Matt Shakman's Marvel Cinematic Universe movie options two tributes through the finish credit: "Devoted to Jamie Christopher," and "For Inez."

Christopher was a producer on the film who died from coronary heart issues in 2023, whereas Inez Shakman is the filmmaker's late mom, who died on April 3, just some months earlier than the film's launch.

"Jamie Christopher was a tremendous filmmaker," the director tells Leisure Weekly. "Longtime first assistant director, labored on many Marvel films, labored on Harry Potter, labored on Star Wars films. A beloved, beloved character, fantastic particular person. He was our unique producer on this film, who handed away after we have been in pre-production."

Shakman's mom, in the meantime, died at age 80 and didn’t get to see the completed film.

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"She didn't see a lot of it, no, sadly," Matt says.

Nonetheless, the director is blissful that she received to see his daughter, Maisie Shakman, make a cameo within the film (Maisie performs a younger youngster in a scene with the Human Torch).

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"She was delighted to see my daughter Maisie's little cameo bits — she noticed some photos of that," the director says. "And there was a poster that Marvel put out that occurred to make use of one in all Maisie's photographs holding her little Factor doll, wanting up. She noticed that, however I'm sorry she didn't get an opportunity to see the completed film."

The Unbelievable 4: First Steps is now taking part in in theaters.

—Further reporting by Mike Miller

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