After the events of the Civil War storyline, both Reed Richards and Sue Storm took a leave of absence from the team. Black Panther was a trusted friend at the time, so he was asked to step in.

It doesn’t really matter which of the four Fantastics Marvel casts first. Reed Richards and Sue Storm will always be the focus of these stories, more so than Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm.

The upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps improves on the 1994 film with better effects like Sue Storm's invisibility. The challenge of visualizing Reed's stretching powers in live action remains ...