If you’re going to hang from a crane in front of a green screen for six months, pay me,” said the ‘Opus’ star John Malkovich is soon to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. But it wasn’t his first superheroic offer.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” tells the story of Marvel’s first family and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman; Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing; and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.