Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- The Thing, also known as Ben Grimm in theFantastic Four: First Steps, is a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers rather than the Yankees, as portrayed in the comics.

That is what the film's director, Matt Shakman, confirmed in an interview with Brandon Davis. He said he took the idea to Jack Kirby's son, whose father co-created the quartet, to reflect the character's true spirit.

Ben, in the comics, grew up in a fictional area, Yancy Street, which is a nod to New York's Lower East Side. But the Dodgers in the real world moved to Los Angeles in 1957.

However, the filmmaker said, "In this universe . the Dodgers don't go to LA in the comics they made him a Yankees fan - and it didn't sit right with me."

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