The actor’s scenes as antagonist Ivan Kragoff/Red Ghost have been cut from the Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as they didn't fit in with the film's plot.

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.

In a recent update, John Malkovich's character, The Red Ghost, has been removed from Fantastic Four First Step. Here's everything about it.