During an early montage that fills in the backstory of the four years the Fantastic Four have been protecting the world, we see the team appear on various magazine covers heralding their exploits. One such cover is for a publication named Now Politics, with Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) pictured as a respected diplomat in the world of Earth-828.

At the core of First Steps are Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Reed Richards, Sue and Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm. Each slips easily into their role like a customized astronaut suit, but special praise has to go to Kirby and Moss-Bacharach for giving the ensemble its real heart.

Leading up to the early box office success of Fantastic Four: First Steps, rumors began circulating about names who could join Marvel’s X-Men reboot. One name quickly tied to the X-Men character Rogue was popular actress Margaret Qualley, who most recently was in Honey Don't! and Happy Gilmore 2. ...

First Steps' includes two post-credits scenes. Here's how that big reveal sets up what's coming in Phase 6 of the MCU.

While the villain is set to terrorize the Marvel Cinematic Universe in next year's Avengers: Doomsday, he made his onscreen debut in the post-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But since he's only seen from behind holding out his mask,

First Steps is now playing on the 2025 movies schedule, arriving six years after Marvel Studios gained the film rights to the superhero team as a result of the Disney/Fox merger. WandaVision ’s Matt Shakman was selected to direct the fifth movie starring Marvel’s First Family (counting the unreleased 1994 feature),