We’ve seen the X-Men make their MCU debut in last year’s Deadpool & Wolverine, and now it’s the Fantastic Four’s turn. After years under the Fox umbrella, Marvel’s First Family finally arrives in the MCU with The Fantastic Four: First Steps and this big-screen take will be very different from previous versions from the early 2000s and that atrocious reboot in 2015. This one, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is set in a retro-future version of the 1960s. So how is this going to fit with the continuity that we all know?
As promised, the first full trailer has arrived today, preceded by a one-hour countdown video by the Future Foundation from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with the cast on hand to introduce the footage.
There’s a lot to digest here. Directed by Matt Shakman, utilizing a nostalgic tone similar to what he brought to WandaVision, the film features an impressive look at The Thing who is very comic book accurate. We also see Human Torch and Sue Storm showing off their powers, we see Galactus towering above the city although his face remains hidden, and we even see John Malkovich looking like he’s playing villain the Red Ghost. We even see the FF’s house robot, H.E.R.B.I.E., who impresses Thing with its cooking skills. The one thing we don’t see? Reed Richards using his stretchy powers, but hopefully we’ll get that next time. This trailer is pretty short.
Hopefully next time we’ll also see Julia Garner as the Shalla-Bal version of Silver Surfer, plus the characters played by Natasha Lyonne (Alicia Masters?) and Paul Walter Hauser (Mole Man?). Ralph Ineson voices Galactus.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters on July 25th!
SYNOPSIS: “Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.”
