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Marvel’s First Family is set to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe this summer, and if new reports prove to be accurate, The Fantastic Four: First Steps has a rumored runtime that could be more epic than many recent MCU movies. According to a new listing on UK theater chain Odeon’s website, the arrival of The Fantastic Four will be a record-breaker for the superhero team, and be the longest Marvel movie since 2023’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3.

Runtimes are often published several months before a film hits the big screen, but can change over time as placeholders are replaced by actual confirmed movie lengths. If the Odeon’s listing is correct, then Fantastic Four: First Steps will be 140 minutes long, making it the 10th longest MCU movie behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, which came in at 141 minutes.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps may show an extended look at Marvel's first family if a new update is to be believed. The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe tentpole seemingly reveals its runtime, with its screening potentially setting a two-year-old MCU record.

According to an official listing by the UK-based Odeon Cinemas (via GamesRadar+), First Steps will run for 2 hours and 20 minutes. If Odeon's runtime is accurate, First Steps would be the longest MCU film since 2023's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. It should be noted that the MCU film that preludes First Steps, Thunderbolts*, has yet to reveal its runtime, giving The Fantastic Four remake the two-year-old record for now.

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Natasha Lyonne might have revealed her mystery character in Marvel's upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Lyonne joined the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps in May 2024, yet her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was not confirmed. In December 2024, Lyonne voiced the original MCU character Byrdie in What If...? Season 3. The adult daughter of a variant Howard the Duck and Darcy Lewis, Byrdie's status as a multiverse hero and a Watcher seemingly made her a potential candidate for who Lyonne would be playing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. But would Marvel introduce one of the stars of an upcoming blockbuster with a role in an animated anthology series? Many questions remain about who exactly Lyonne is playing in the upcoming MCU reboot remain up in the air.

While on the Red Carpet for the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards, Lyonne dropped an interesting detail about her role in Fantastic Four: First Steps,...

Acclaimed actor John Malkovich is set for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, having previously rejected superhero films multiple times. Though Malkovich admits he didn't know a lot about the eponymous group before joining the film, he had a "fun" time making the movie and isn't ruling out future MCU appearances.

In an interview with Variety, Malkovich shared that he likely read about The Fantastic Four as a child, but doesn't remember much about them. He also knew about the previous big-screen adaptations of The Fantastic Four when he accepted his First Steps role. “I’m sure I read it when I was a kid because I did read comics when I was a kid, but that was a long, long time ago,” Malkovich said. “All I really knew about it was that there had been a film or two of it before.”

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps sees acclaimed actor John Malkovich step foot into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, potentially as a foe of Marvel's first family. After rejecting superhero films for years, Malkovich reveals why the upcoming reboot changed his mind.

During an interview with GQ, Malkovich addressed why he opted against making comic book films after being linked to potential roles for years. Malkovich insisted turning down past opportunities with Marvel was not an "artistic" choice. However, he explained that underwhelming pay and the "grueling" production process caused him to shy away from making comic book movies.

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“The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever,” Malkovich said. “I didn’t like the deals they made, at all.

John Malkovich has revealed why he decided to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it's a very relatable reason. Malkovich joins Harrison Ford, Robert Redford, and Glenn Close in the pantheon of actors who surprise fans by deciding to make a Marvel movie. One of the most critically acclaimed and recognizable actors in the world, Malkovich is a name high on many casting lists but has never joined a superhero franchise until now.

While speaking with GQ Magazine, Malkovich revealed that his reason for not making a Marvel movie in the past had nothing to do with artistic merit, but more with practicality: the pay deals were not worth it. "The reason I didn’t do them had nothing to do with any artistic considerations whatsoever. I didn’t like the deals they made at all," Malkovich said. The actor continued,...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps hopes to help the franchise climb to new heights after previous installments featuring Marvel's first family yielded mixed results at best. One star of the last Fantastic Four film hopes First Steps won't be a "bomb" like his widely derided 2015 effort.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter (via X), FANT4STIC star Miles Teller shared his thoughts on First Steps and what he expects to see from the superhero blockbuster. Teller, who portrayed Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in the Josh Trank-helmed 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, has nothing but good things to say about First Steps after watching its recent teaser trailer and hopes it has much more success than his movie. “I don’t wish anybody to be a part of a bomb … I just wish them the best," Teller said. "I saw the little trailer and I thought it looked fantastic, I’m very excited for them.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps has become one of the most anticipated movies not just of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but of 2025. The film's teaser trailer debuted to 202 million views in 24 hours. It generated positive reactions from fans, even some who might have been burned out by some of the McU's recent offerings. This new take on Marvel's First Family is generating plenty of buzz, particularly in how it looks to distinguish itself from the previous cinematic incarnations. Yet one particular way The Fantastic Four: First Steps will differentiate itself from other film versions of the Fantastic Four and honor the comics...

According to recent rumors, Sadie Sink is up for the role of Jean Grey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's X-Men reboot. This potential casting has garnered support from Stranger Things co-star Joseph Quinn, who named another actor from the series to play the McU's new incarnation of Wolverine.

While no such rumors have been confirmed, Sink's possible casting as Jean Grey has garnered a lot of attention on social media. At Megacon Orlando, Eddie Munson actor Joseph Quinn commented on the rumors when asked about them during a panel. He said that Sink would be "brilliant" as Jean Grey before going on to suggest that the reported X-Men reboot could also cast Jonathan Byers actor Charlie Heaton as the next Logan.

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The battle of the superhero movies returns this year, and there is already front runner in the DC vs Marvel box office war that will dominate theaters this July. After both franchises mostly dipped out of 2024, Marvel Studios and DC Studios are hoping to reinvent and rejuvenate their respective IPs this year. Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps will land in cinemas within weeks of each other, and the first trailers for both movies have suggested that one of them could have the edge when it comes to box office supremacy.

Marvel Studios may be drawing first blood this year, with the imminent release of Captain America: Brave New Worldand Thunderbolts* leading the charge in the early part of 2025, but many eyes are already on the arrival of Superman on July 2, and Fantastic Four on July 25. The latter of these movies finally revealed its first trailer this week, and...

Marvel's first family began proving their legacy this week with the launch of the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A first look at the highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe release was a must-see for fans, and it appears they showed up in droves to check out the teaser because it's generated some of the best viewing numbers for an MCU trailer launch in recent memory.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, The Fantastic Four: First Steps teaser trailer scored 202 million views in its first 24 hours across all platforms. Those are the highest numbers an MCU trailer debut has seen in years, only second to 365 million views for the first Deadpool & Wolverine trailer in 2024. The big difference here is that the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer had an extra boost by debuting during Super Bowl Lviii, while The Fantastic Four achieved its viewership without the big game.

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2025 will continue to be a superhero-packed year. The Marvel Cinematic Universe will add three more films, culminating with The Fantastic Four: First Steps in the summer.

Although this is hardly the first time Marvel's First Family has been adapted into a feature film, the characters are now making their debut in the MCU. Planned to have a bigger role in the upcoming two Avengers films, The Fantastic Four: First Steps' launch has been successful. Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer on Feb. 4, almost a year after the cast announcement, and The Hollywood Reporter revealed the trailer was a massive success, with 202 million views in its first 24 hours across all platforms.

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This marks one of the best launches for a Marvel Studios project.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is just months away from hitting the big screen and Marvel fans are already super excited about the film. The film will feature Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing.

Fans also learned that Galactus will be the main antagonist for the Marvel family in this film. The cosmic villain was earlier introduced in Fox’s Fantastic Four film and was criticized for being portrayed as a ‘cloud’. While fans have little idea about the magnitude of the villain, Ralph Ineson is confirmed to play the role in the film.

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Emmy-nominated director Matt Shakman of WandaVision fame will direct the film. The script of this Marvel film is written by Eric Pearson,...

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The first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks a major turning point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it features the arrival of Marvel's first family into the MCU. While Captain America and Namor predate the Fantastic Four comics, their creation in 1961 gave birth to the Marvel Universe and built the foundation to spawn beloved characters like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and many more. Fans have been waiting for them to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe since it began in 2008 with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

However, this is far from the Fantastic Four's first time on the big screen. This is the fourth cinematic incarnation of the famous heroes. There was the never-intended-to-be-released low-budget B-movie from 1994, the two moderately successful but critically dismissed movies in the 2000s, and the infamous 2015 flop.

At long last, Marvel Studios has released the first official teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. They also dropped a handful of posters for the much-anticipated Fantastic Four movie, but some fans believe AI was used to create them, citing an inaccurate number of fingers, two people with the same face, and other inconsistencies.

However, a Marvel spokesperson confirmed to The Wrap that AI was not used in the creation of the Fantastic Four posters. You can check out the four posters below. What do you think?

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Although Marvel has denied it in this case, the studio has previously been criticized for using AI to create the opening credits of Secret Invasion.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm,...

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn y Ebon Moss-Bachrach son la primera familia de Marvel. © Marvel

Marvel ha desvelado hoy mismo el primer tráiler de Los Cuatro Fantásticos: Primeros Pasos y lo ha hecho por todo lo alto: en una retransmisión en directo desde el U.S. Space & Rocket Center de Huntsville, Alabama, con el reparto rodeado de fans.

Ambientada en un mundo retrofuturista inspirado en los años 60, la nueva película de Marvel Studios nos presenta a la Primera Familia de Marvel –Reed Richards/Mister Fantástico (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Mujer Invisible (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Antorcha Humana (Joseph Quinn) y Ben Grimm/La Cosa (Ebon Moss-Bachrach)– mientras se enfrentan a su desafío más aterrador hasta la fecha. Obligados a equilibrar su papel de héroes con la fuerza de su vínculo familiar, deben defender la Tierra de un voraz dios espacial llamado Galactus (Ralph Ineson) y su enigmático Heraldo, Silver...

Marvel's first family are suiting up for another mission, this time in the MCU, as the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has just been released online. The trailer was teased yesterday, with Marvel Studios releasing a short and sweet teaser trailer, which accentuated the movie's retro-futuristic setting and aesthetic. The studio has now revealed the first full-length trailer, and it has given fans the best look yet at Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. Fans have been waiting months for the movie's first trailer, and it delivers in a big way!

Fantastic Four: First Steps has finally taken its first steps with the new trailer. The footage opens with our first look at the iconic Baxter Building, The Fantastic Four's home base,...

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe struggles to re-establish its cultural gravitas in the aftermath of massive films like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” few titles on its upcoming slate are as anticipated as “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” In addition to adapting what’s arguably the most beloved Stan Lee and Jack Kirby property not yet seen in Disney’s MCU, Matt Shakman’s upcoming film also boasts a white-hot cast featuring Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn.

“‘Fantastic Four’ is the foundation for everything that came after in the comics,” Kevin Feige said in a 2023 interview Entertainment Weekly announcing the project. “There’s certainly been versions of it [onscreen], but never inhabiting the storytelling of the MCU. And that’s something that is really exciting for us. People will start to hear more about that soon. We plan on that being a big pillar of the MCU going forward,...

Yesterday, a trailer announcement teaser dropped online with the description, “The Future Foundation invites you to take your first steps into a fantastic new era.” Letting us know that the first teaser trailer for the Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps would be unveiled this morning. They told us to “Prepare 4 Launch,” they had the countdown – and now the teaser trailer (referred to as “Launch coverage”) has arrived! You can check it out in the embed above.

There have been several attempts to bring the Fantastic Four to the screen over the years, to varying levels of success. Roger Corman produced a low budget adaptation of the comic book back in 1994, but it was never officially released. Tim Story directed two big budget Fantastic Four movies that were released by 20th Century Fox, Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). In 2015, Fox gave the property to...

Tomorrow is February 4. F4. So, Marvel is taking the date as an opportunity to launch the first trailer for one of the most anticipated properties from the Studio in a long time — The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The trailer teaser showcases kids watching a display of TVs in a store window while the broadcast on the screen reads, “Ready 4 launch” to all of their excitement.

The film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne also joined the cast of the retro-future movie.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps may have just revealed a key location for the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as the Phase 6 movie gets closer to its release.

While The Fantastic Four: First Steps has wrapped principal photography, some of the sets have clearly not been taken down yet, as The Daily Mail released new photos, as well as video, of an unknown underground set that was completely abandoned after filming was finished. The photos also include maps from production, which was under the name "Blue Moon," giving a deeper look at this set piece at the Middleton mine in the Derbyshire Dales.

Click here to see The Fantastic Four: First Steps set photos and video of the mysterious abandoned underground set.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the first MCU movie to feature Marvel's First Family in the same live-action universe as the Avengers. It...

Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino has opened up about his recent visit to the set of the highly-anticipated The Fantastic Four: The First Steps movie. This marks Giacchinos latest collaboration with Marvel Studios, after previously working on multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, including Doctor Strange, Tom Hollands Spider-Man movies, and Thor: Love and Thunder.

Production on The Fantastic Four: The First Steps is currently underway, after over two months since it started in London. During a recent interview with Brandon Davis, Giacchino teased the upcoming MCU reboots practical sets, revealing that he was impressed that the creative team chose to shoot on real locations, instead of relying on green/blue screens. "I was just on set for a week," he explained. "It was just something to see real sets everywhere. There wasn't a Volume or a green screen to be found. It was just beautiful sets. They're doing such incredible...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps star Joseph Quinn opened up about his experience working with co-star Pedro Pascal. The upcoming Marvel Studios movie marks Quinn and Pascals second collaboration, as both of them will first next be seen in Ridley Scotts Gladiator sequel.

Speaking with Total Film, Quinn recalled his Fantastic Four conversation with Pascal during the production of Gladiator II, confirming that he initially sought for The Last of Us actors advice before joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe project. "Hes a wonderful man. Hes a good friend," he shared. "I remember talking to him in the hiatus about the potential of doing The Fantastic Four. He was telling me how excited he was for me to do it." Coincidentally, Pascal was also in negotiations to play Mister Fantastic at the time. "It transpired that he was in talks to do it as well. Not that he concealed that from me.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe will feature a brand-new team as the first family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The cast will also include Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, who has given a cheeky response about his preparation for the role.

The McU's first family will consist of Quinn, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/ Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/ The Invisible Woman, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/ The Thing. The excitement for the new reboot is high, especially as it had been long in the making and the previous three attempts at adapting the comments weren't so successful. Set to premiere on July 25, 2025, Joseph Quinn told L'Officiel USA how he prepares for the role.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps star and Ben Grimm/The Thing actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach sings the praises of his co-stars.

A video from the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has given us our first look at The Thing. Based on the video, the character looks pretty damn close to The Thing we know and love, heavy brow and all. It would also appear that there’s actually someone inside the suit. Check out the set video below!

| New look at The Thing on the set of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ pic.twitter.com/Zz2q8sQt4D

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Michael Chiklis wore a practical suit as The Thing in Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, while Jamie Bell went the mo-cap route for a digital Thing in the 2015 reboot. Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will be playing Ben Grimm aka The Thing in the new movie, has previously confirmed that this new incarnation of the character will be done through motion capture.

Marvel fans cant wait for the star-studded release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In a message Marvel posted to their X account teasing the films release next year, they offered fans a look into the character for the next installment. Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby will play Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach will play Ben Grimm/The Thing, and Joseph Quinn will play Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. Matt Shakman, who previously directed all episodes of the hit Disney+ series WandaVision, will direct the forthcoming film. Peter Cameron is penning the script, with help from Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Person, and Ian Springer. But as the film lines its stars up, including Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of that Silver Surfer, and Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne, and John Malkovich, one person missing from this iteration is Jessica Alba.

Exclusive: Cora Olson and Michael Diamond, a pair of well-respected industry vets, have joined management and production company Range as Partners, we can reveal.

The pair join from Mgmt Entertainment, where they co-ran the lit division, representing writers, creators, filmmakers and producers.

Olson also has a robust talent business and works with numerous multi-hyphenates, both behind and in front of the camera, and between them, the duo will continue to represent a top-flight list of clients. The list includes Dan Levy, co-creator and star of the record-breaking, Emmy-winning comedy Schitt’s Creek; Michael Sarnoski, writer-director of Neon’s critically acclaimed Pig and Paramount’s hit horror prequel A Quiet Place: Day One; Emmy-winning actress, director and producer Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer); French writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang); writer Chris Kekaniokalani Bright (Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake); Golden Globe-nominated actor and filmmaker Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins); writers Jeff Kaplan...

A piece of The Fantastic Four: First Steps fan art by BossLogic imagines Joseph Quinn's Human Torch flaming on. Before this bit of news, Quinn described working on The Fantastic Four: First Steps as "a wonderful experience so far."

The artwork in question sees The Human Torch in front of some black clouds with his head, hand and legs ablaze, while the Master of Flame's glow covers the clouds. In the upload's description, BossLogic professed, "Flame On!" The fan art features Quinn in his Fantastic Four suit that was recently revealed in a BTS video screened at D23.

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The first original score from The Fantastic Four: The First Steps drops, as production continues on the upcoming Marvel Studios movie.

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Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino has finally shared his first original score for Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: The First Steps. This comes after nearly a week since production on the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot had started in London.

During the recent Music of Marvel Studios panel at D23, fans had the chance to hear one of the theme songs that Giacchino had composed for The Fantastic Four: The First Steps. Shared on social media by attendees, the untitled song definitely captures the futuristic vibe that the film intends to showcase. Giacchino has been collaborating with Marvel Studios since 2016. Prior to signing on for The Fantastic Four reboot, he had composed music for six Marvel productions, including Jon Watts Spider-Man trilogy. The acclaimed composer also directed the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation, Werewolf by Night, which introduced Gael Garca Bernal as the titular monster hunter.

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A piece of Michael Giacchino's Fantastic Four: First Steps score has been revealed. The audio was unveiled during a presentation at D23. The music combines the sonic tones of the MCU with 1960s tropes.

A portion of the score of The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been revealed nearly a full year ahead of the movie's release. The Marvel Cinematic Universe movie will be the 37th installment in the long-running superhero franchise and features the debuts of Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as The Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing. Principal photography on the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps began on July 30 with WandaVision's Matt Shakman at the helm.

Screen Rant was present at D23 2024: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, during a panel titled "Music of Marvel Studios," where a snippet of Michael Giacchino's score from The Fantastic Four: First Steps...

The D23 Expo has kicked off in Anaheim, California, and attendees at the Music of Marvel panel were treated to something special: Michael Giacchino’s main theme for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. You can listen to the theme for yourself below.

Michael Giacchino’s full score for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ has arrived! 4⃣ pic.twitter.com/iY4VwDvSuI

— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update) August 9, 2024

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in production, with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing, and Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of the Silver Surfer. Additionally, the great Ralph Ineson will play Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have also joined the cast in undisclosed roles.

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One of Marvel's most anticipated movies ever, which is set to release next year, just got its biggest updates yet. The official Marvel X account announced that The Fantastic Four: First Steps has officially begun filming with a video of the cast talking about their characters and what the project means to them. Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby will play Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach will play Ben Grimm/The Thing, and Joseph Quinn will play Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. Matt Shakman, who previously directed all episodes of the hit Disney+ series WandaVision, will helm Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four movie, with a script from Peter Cameron with contributions from Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Person, and Ian Springer.

Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps has received a new key-art, featuring a map of the films version of New York City. Production on the highly-anticipated superhero reboot is expected to begin at the end of July in London.

The Fantastic Four key art was given out to fans who attended the recent 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. It provided fans a glimpse of what a retro-futuristic New York City will look like during the 1960s, which will be the setting of the upcoming movie. The key art map also gave fans an idea of the unique design of the titular teams famous Baxter Building, which features a launch pad called Excelsior. This seems to be a tribute to the late Stan Lee, who was responsible for the creation of The Fantastic Four alongside Jack Kirby. In the comics, the first five floors of the Baxter Building served as the teams headquarters.

Marvel’s forthcoming Fantastic Four film has revealed its official title.

During Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, the movie’s title was announced as Fantastic Four: First Steps. Additionally, Michael Giacchino, who won the Oscar for his score for Up, was announced as the composer on the film.

Set to hit theaters July 25, 2025, Matt Shakman (WandaVision) is directing the latest take on the classic Marvel team that originated in the comics in 1961. The movie stars Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing).

The team became available to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney’s acquisition of Fox.

You don’t see this in Hall H every day: the Fantasticar flies into the Marvel panel. pic.twitter.com/JL1y4vFOPb

— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) July 28, 2024

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Five years after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, Marvel Studios Chief Kevin Feige finally introduced MCU version of The Fantastic Four on the Hall H stage Saturday night at Comic-Con.

Feige kicked the segment off by fibbing that the cast couldn’t make it because filming is set to begin next week in the U.K., but revealed “our director was willing to fly all through the night,” introducing Matt Shakman to the stage.

Shakman acknowledged that there’s no actual footage from the film, but said he’d put together a pre-vis clip to get the tone of the film across — though if that’s pre-vis it’s really polished. Because it resembled something close to a short film that might end up (we hope) on the blu-ray, made up of fictional newsreel footage clearly set in the 1960s — of course it might also just look like the 60s (more on that momentarily.

Marvel Studios is not intending to play around after the sub-optimal run that the brand has been dealing with lately. Not only is the studio proudly touting around its just released Deadpool & Wolverine with a surprise Sdcc screening along with cameo guests but upon the company’s return to Hall H, some Fantastic Four teasing would be in the cards for the fans. Pedro Pascal had recently released a wholesome group photo of Marvel’s first family as the cast members for Matt Shakman’s upcoming The Fantastic Four had recently gotten together.

Now, Deadline reveals that our world has gotten a little preview of what it’s like when the grand-scale villain of The Fantastic Four looms over the San Diego sky. Marvel would give fans a display of an illuminated drone show, which came together to form the shape of Galactus, the planet-eating threat of the Fantastic Four comics.

Marvel Studios gave fans a good reason to stand in line overnight on Friday with a light show that essentially confirmed “Fantastic Four” villain Galactus is coming to Hall H on Saturday.

In what individuals familiar with the event told TheWrap is a new world record for biggest image displayed with drones as well as most drones used in a drone show, the spectacle was projected into the sky above Petco Field in San Diego beginning at 9:40 p.m.

The drone show took place immediately after the special screening of “Deadpool & Wolverine” held in Hall H Thursday night, and fittingly began with imagery celebrating that film. But near the end, the display changed, projecting “Saturday, Hall H” in the sky. Then the lights morphed into the purple of Galactus as the character’s trademark white eyes began to shine.

The image then ascended and sharpened so that a...

My Marvel Cinematic Universe dream is finally coming true! Ahead of Marvel’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Pedro Pascal is here to share the first cast photo of Marvel’s First Family, the Fantastic Four! The image, pasted to Pascal’s Instagram, features Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Susan Storm-Richards/Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing), and Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), all gathered together.

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Julia Garner stars in Fantastic Four as the Herald of Galactus, Silver Surfer, while Paul Walter Hauser assumes an undisclosed role. Some fans think Hauser plays Mole Man (the first villain to fight the Fantastic Four) in the upcoming film, but his part remains a mystery. Fantastic Four arrives in theaters on July 25, 2025, with WandaVision’s Matt Shakman directing from a script by Eric Pearson,...

Marvel Studios fans have a lot to celebrate these days, with Deadpool & Wolverine officially coming out on Friday after a long wait. On top of that, one of the most anticipated films of 2025, The Fantastic Four, has just treated fans in a lovely way.

Pedro Pascal just took to social media to share a photo of himself with his The Fantastic Four co-stars. In the set photo, Vanessa Kirby (who will play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman) hugs Pascal (who will play Reed Richards/ Mr. Fantastic), standing next to Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/ The Thing), and Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/ The Human Torch). Pascal captioned the photo on Instagram, "Our first mission," adding a blue heart emoji. He also included a photo of WandaVision helmer Matt Shakman, who will direct the upcoming superhero film.

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Disney’s The Fantastic Four is gearing up to film at Pinewood Studios in the UK.

The film stars Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing. Matt Shakman, best known for Disney+ series WandaVision, is directing with a script from Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Pearson and Ian Springer.

It is the first Fantastic Four film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following Disney’s acquisition of Fox Studios in 2019.

While speaking on a podcast, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige suggested the film would be set in 1960s New York.

Pedro Pascal posted the first cast photo of Marvel’s next superhero team.

The actor revealed the first behind-the-scenes image of the core Fantastic Four cast, along with the message “our first mission.”

Fantastic Four stars Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Julia Garner is playing The Silver Surfer, while Paul Walter Hauser is among the cast in an undisclosed role.

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Fantastic Four has a release date of July 25, 2025 and hails from WandaVision director Matt Shakman, helming from a script by Eric Pearson, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. WandaVision‘s Peter Cameron has also worked on the script.

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Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four” cast has officially assembled in person as the comic book tentpole gets underway. Pedro Pascal shared a photo on Instagram of the core foursome together with the following message to fans: “Our first mission together.” It would appear that Marvel unsurprisingly has a multi-film plan in store for this cast.

Directed by “WandaVision” helmer Matt Shakman, “The Fantastic Four” is set to star Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing). The supporting cast includes Ralph Ineson, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and Julia Garner.

Production on “The Fantastic Four” had long been eyed for a late July start in London. The movie has a script by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. While plot details remain under wraps,...

Joseph Quinn was in good company as he was welcomed into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The British actor praised his A Quiet Place: Day One co-star Lupita Nyong’o after she gave him some advice when he was cast as Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch) in the upcoming Fantastic Four.

“She said that I’m going to have a blast and to enjoy it,” Quinn told People. “She was very helpful when I was considering all of that stuff. She’s obviously part of that world and spoke about her experience with a lot of fondness, so it was encouraging.”

His casting in the upcoming Matt Shakman-helmed MCU reboot was confirmed in February, along with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Woman) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka The Thing). Eric Pearson, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer...

Joseph Quinn discusses taking over the role of Human Torch from Chris Evans in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Fantastic Four reboot. Quinn acknowledges the responsibility of playing the iconic hero and aims to stay true to fans' expectations. Between his own excitement to play the lighter side of the character and the responsibility that comes with playing a character who is meant to embody "heroism", Quinn is already establishing himself as a worthwhile successor to Evans.

With a production start on the movie right around the corner, Joseph Quinn is discussing how it feels to be taking over the role of the Human Torch in The Fantastic Four from Chris Evans.

During a recent interview with Men's Health to discuss the release of A Quiet Place: Day One, Quinn dove in a bit to the upcoming Fantastic Four MCU reboot. In reflecting on carrying on the role of the Human...

Comic book movie fans have more or less assumed that Marvel’s upcoming “The Fantastic Four” will be a 1960s-set superhero story thanks to the illustrated posters the studio has put out on social media. Now that fact is being confirmed by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. Speaking on “The Official Marvel Podcast” (via EW), Feige revealed “The Fantastic Four” will be a period piece set in New York City. However, it’s probably not the New York City many are familiar with.

“There was another piece of art we released with Johnny Storm flying in the air making a 4 symbol and there was a cityscape in the corner of that image,” Feige said. “There were a lot of smart people who noticed that that cityscape didn’t look exactly like the New York that we know, or the New York that existed in the ‘60s in our world. Those are smart observations,...

Rahul Kohli was close to joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the actor tried out for a role in the upcoming The Fantastic Four.

The actor from iZombie and The Fall of the House of Usher recently revealed he was being considered for the role of Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards.

“Yeah, I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about it but I didn’t get it, is the important thing. But on good days, I see the Constantine,” Kohli said in an interview with Salaam Nerds. “It will flare up once and again. And, I love all of them. On good days, you’re like, ‘Man, I’m wanted!’ People really want to see. You’re the guy that people will shout out for anything.”

He continued, “On bad days, ‘It’s a reminder that you’re not the guy. You’re not there. These are the roles you’ll never get.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is growing bigger and bigger, and Super Pets star Natasha Lyonne is the latest addition to the superhero verse. The American actress, writer, and television director-producer is one of the most prolific personalities in the world of entertainment, having been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine in 2023.

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And after some incredible feats in the world of television and Netflix, the DC star is all set to enter the realm of MCU in an undisclosed role in the upcoming, Fantastic Four. As exciting as the update is, fans have been busy trying to decode what her role is going to be, and they might just have figured it out.

DC star Natasha Lyonne Joins the Cast of MCU’s Fantastic Four

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Natasha Lyonne joins the star-studded cast of Marvel’s The Fantastic Four. More details below.

It’s been barely a week since we learned that Ralph Ineson would be taking on the role of Galactus in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, more specifically in the upcoming The Fantastic Four.

Now, Variety reports that Natasha Lyonne is also joining the cast, in an undisclosed role. Lyonne is best known for starring in Netflix’s Russian Doll, Orange Is The New Black and Rian Johnson’s Poker Face.

The Fantastic Four stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Incredible, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/the Thing.

Also joining the film are Julia Garner as The Silver Surfer and Paul Walter Hauser in another secret role, although fans seem to think he might be playing Mole Man.

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Golden Globe winner Paul Walter Hauser finally opened up about his recent casting in Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four movie. This marks Hausers third collaboration with Disney, after first starring as henchman Horace Badun in 2021s live-action Cruella movie. He has also joined the voice cast of Pixars upcoming Inside Out 2, where hell play the emotion Embarrassment.

During a recent interview with Screen Rant, although he understandably wasnt able to reveal the name of his mysterious character, Hauser did confirm that his role originated from The Fantastic Four comic books. "I can't say anything about the character I'm playing, but know that it is in the sort of lexicon and mythology of The Fantastic Four stories," the acclaimed actor teased. "And it's a very distinct character that I'm excited to play, and I'm kind of mapping out what I'm doing with that right now." Some fans are speculating that...

The cast of Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four is growing by the day! After announcing the additions of John Malkovich, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson, Deadline says Poker Face and Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne is joining the latest iteration of Marvel’s first family. Fantastic Four stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm-Richards, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm. There is no indication if the Richards’ children, Valeria and Franklin, will appear in the film. The addition of Natasha Lyonne is already sending Fantastic Four fans into a tizzy with theories about who she could play in the film.

WandaVision director Matt Shakman is directing Fantastic Four from a script by Ric Pearson, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. Plot details are sparse, though we know Julia Garner is playing Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer from the comics.