>Marvel characters have been known to take on different identities over the years and have sometimes filled in for one another. I realize this isn’t your department but I suppose I’m curious if, in your opinion, Reed Richards got plastic surgery and put in witness protection, got new powers and a new codename, that would be effectively a different character and maybe one who could turn up in Marvel Studios films. Or, for example, your take would be that Nick Fury as The Unseen could pop up in Marvel media projects, observing earth where the Watcher might be off limits. Or if he’s just considered a version of the Watcher.>

You’re asking about legalities and rights issues, especially as they pertain to movies, and that’s not really an area I’m qualified to talk about with you.

That said, if you’ve changed literally every single thing about Reed Richards, then what would be the point of having him in a Marvel movie? (If it makes you feel better, simply assume that Chris Pratt is him.)