Even before their MCU debut, the Fantastic Four were teased at the very end of Thunderbolts*, in a credits scene that seemed to spoil the ending of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Next comes Secret Wars, a crossover set to break Marvel’s multiverse and reconfigure it in unexpected ways. And according to industry leaker Jeff Sneider, Marvel is already thinking further ahead, to what the MCU will look like after the events of Secret Wars. Matt Shakman may return for another Fantastic Four film after Secret Wars. Earth-828 represents an ideal alternative to Marvel’s “Sacred Timeline,” where nearly all of its stories are set.