The post John Malkovich's Red Ghost Cut From 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' appeared first on TheWrap. Months of speculation over John Malkovich's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" character were done in vain.

No, you did not blink and miss it. John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios’ upcoming tentpole The Fantastic Four: First Steps, despite having filmed scenes as the villain Ivan Kragoff, also known as the Red Ghost.

The Red Ghost has escaped! Actor John Malkovich will no longer appear in Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” as Ivan Kragoff, aka the Red Ghost, one of the earliest villains to battle the superhero quartet in the comics.