Kasra Farahani's Mid-Century Modern Vision for *The Fantastic Four: First Steps*
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Tom Ravenscroft
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Summary
The article discusses how production designer Kasra Farahani created a mid-century modern futuristic world for the superhero movie *The Fantastic Four: First Steps*. Farahani drew inspiration from the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and Eero Saarinen to design realistic yet fictional sets, blending 1960s New York aesthetics with futuristic elements.
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"Farahani aimed to create a realistic yet fictionally futuristic version of 1960s New York"
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a superhero movie set in an alternative mid-century modern universe. Production designer Kasra Farahani explains how he used physical sets informed by the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and Eero Saarinen to make it feel
