Mila Kunis is shutting down rumors that she will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
When host James Corden asked her during Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show if she’s going to be playing Susan Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four film, the That ’70s Show actress responded, “Apparently, if you go to lunch with somebody that is also in the industry, you then start working together, according to the internet.
After going to a deli with director Matt Shakman one day, she explained, “the next day I was somehow in Fantastic Four.”
Although the Luckiest Girl Alive star isn’t going to be in the reboot, she did note that she does “know who is.” But Kunis didn’t share any more details, because “I don’t want to get in trouble with The Mouse [Disney executives], so none of you will find out.”
The new Fantastic Four movie, which has a release date of Feb. 14, 2025, is set to kick off Phase 6 of its storytelling universe. Last month, The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported that Josh Friedman, who worked on Avatar: The Way of Water, was tapped as a new writer for the Shakman-directed film. Before Friedman’s hire, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were the previous writers on the project.
The Fantastic Four heroic team played a huge part in introducing the world to the MCU in the 1960s. Although most details surrounding the film have been kept under wraps, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige told THR at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022 that the film will not be an origin story. He said, “A lot of people know this origin story. A lot of people know the basics. How do we take that and bring something that they’ve never seen before?”
