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.

First Steps. Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be released in theaters this month. Directed by Matt Shakman, the film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman,

Variety reports that Malkovich had been cast as The Red Ghost, one of the Fantastic Four's earliest villains. Malkovich would have appeared in a part of the film that showcased the heroes' earliest bad guys,