ISLAMABAD: In the world of the Fantastic Four (and, hopefully, outside of it too) it\u2019s cool to be nerdy. Marvel\u2019s First Family has many talents among them, but they\u2019re smart \u2013 astronaut-level, since they get their powers in a cosmic blast. And so when going for the role of Sue Storm \u2013 aka the Invisible Woman \u2013 in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which finally brings the crew into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Vanessa Kirby put her own smarts on front street. She didn\u2019t need to be introduced to the character by Marvel\u2019s powers that be; she was already well up to speed on Sue Storm\u2019s status, her history, and her powers. \u201cI\u2019m such a Sue nerd,\u201d Kirby tells Empire, in the world-exclusive The Fantastic Four: First Steps issue, looking back on her first meeting at Marvel. \u201cI think I out-nerded everyone in that room.\u201d That carried on into her preparation for the role once she was handed the blue spandex. Storm\u2019s powers \u2013 to bend and manipulate light, so she can render herself invisible, create shielding forcefields, and propel energy blasts from her hands \u2013 had Kirby exploring hardcore levels of science. ONLINE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: In the world of the Fantastic Four (and, hopefully, outside of it too) it\u2019s cool to be nerdy. Marvel\u2019s First Family has many talents among them, but they\u2019re smart \u2013 astronaut-level, since they get their powers in a cosmic blast. And so when going for the role of Sue Storm \u2013 aka the Invisible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n