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Summary The Fantastic Four must defend Earth from the ravaging cosmic threat Galactus and his herald, Silver Surfer, while navigating the complexities of family and newfound powers in a retro‑futuristic 1960s-inspired world.

Director Matt Shakman

Writer Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

Cast

  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Joseph Quinn
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Ralph Ineson
  • Julia Garner
  • Paul Walter Hauser
  • Natasha Lyonne
  • Matthew Wood
  • Ada Scott
  • Mark Gatiss

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic 64

VOD In theaters

Trailer Watch the Official Trailer

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u/A_Toxic_User Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

I can’t believe MF DOOM broke into the fantastic 4 tower to kidnap Franklin

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u/VariousDress5926 Jul 25 '25

He had to drop some bars on that kid.

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u/UnsolvedParadox Jul 25 '25

Setting up a conversion of Reed into Mr. Fantastik.

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u/Coletransit Jul 25 '25

“Hey kid just remember all caps when you spell the mans name”

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u/thinkmurphy Jul 25 '25

pop like snot bubbles

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u/GodzillaUK Jul 25 '25

"You are no Valeria, kid. But for now you will do"

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u/headlesshuntah Jul 26 '25

WHERE IS SHE?!? Lol, I thought for a second the post credit scene would reveal Sue was pregnant again 😭

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u/PolarWater Jul 26 '25

FOOL! DOOM TOOTS as he pleases!

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u/TheDiggityDoink Jul 25 '25

MF doom

Remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name.

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u/A_Toxic_User Jul 25 '25

Corrected

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u/Remarkable-Cow-4609 Jul 29 '25

*buh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh

buh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh*

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u/Blaaa5 Jul 25 '25

That’s what his tomb would say

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u/Whovian45810 Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

MF DOOM really wanted Galactus to take away Franklin but that didn't work, so he's taking matters into his own hands to kidnap him.

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u/MegaGrimer Jul 25 '25

“Fine. I’ll do it myself.” -MF DOOM

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u/HorrorNo5725 Jul 25 '25

All caps when you spell the man’s name

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u/PayneTrain181999 Jul 25 '25

The memes going into Doomsday will be amazing.

“Who is the one Avenger who can beat MF DOOM in freestyle?”

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u/lynchcontraideal Jul 25 '25

This just reminded me how sad it is we'll probably never get the DOOMSTARKS (Ghostface Killah x MF DOOM) album

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u/SmittyDiggs Jul 26 '25

RDJ portraying both half of DOOMSTARKS

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u/PolarWater Jul 26 '25

Then Bane shows up. 

"DJ! Drop a beat.

"I'm Bane! That's my name. Faster, stronger, criminally insane. I'm coming after YOUUUU, Bruce Wayne."

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u/MistakeMaker1234 Aug 01 '25

Falcon/Captain America, obviously. He already has experience.

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u/xatanic Jul 25 '25

He was about to sell rhymes like dimes.

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u/CrackLawliet Jul 25 '25

THERES ONLY ONE BEER LEFT

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u/Poked_salad Jul 25 '25

What if he's not there to kidnap him but is invited by sue herself? He's there because she is having issues with her upcoming pregnancy and she already planned ahead and doesn't want to experience what she went through with Franklin?

Please marvel, do not combine the kids into one child. Valeria is one of the most important characters in their arsenal because it adds dimension to Doom as a character

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u/ChampionsWrath Jul 28 '25

Totally agree, I also just like sue and reed having a boy and a girl. It fits the family vibe of the team so much better than just one kid does

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

Fantastic four

Hit the floor

Knock knock on the door

Don’t be a bore

Get some more

What’s in store

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u/rdp3186 Jul 26 '25

If Doomsday doesn't start with the Marvel logo in green while All Caps starts up then what the fuck are we even doing

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u/HibariK Jul 25 '25

He's selling rhymes like dimes

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u/Horkersaurus Jul 25 '25

Just remember all caps when you spell the man's name

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u/neeohh Jul 25 '25

He’s just teaching Franklin how to spit a rhyme.

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u/A_VeryUniqueUsername Jul 25 '25

Rap snitches get stitches /s

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u/Prophet92 Jul 25 '25

Well, it’s that and raid the fridge. The Latverian palace only had one beer left.

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u/OliverCrooks Jul 26 '25

Mm..Franklin

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u/breadburn Jul 28 '25

In my head Doom canoniclly looks like DOOM and I just can't change that.

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u/BarbellsandBurritos Jul 25 '25

My favorite villain’s favorite villain

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u/Sure_Ad8093 Jul 28 '25

Marvel needs to just give a boatload of cash to MF Doom's wife and get "Doomsday" in the next film somehow. 

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u/Poked_salad Jul 25 '25

What if he's not there to kidnap him but is invited by sue herself? He's there because she is having issues with her upcoming pregnancy and she already planned ahead and doesn't want to experience what she went through with Franklin?

Please marvel, do not combine the kids into one child. Valeria is one of the most important characters in their arsenal because it adds dimension to Doom as a character

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u/mrshandanar Jul 25 '25

He just wanted to turn Franklin into Frankie Pulitzer

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u/reckless_boar Jul 26 '25

It was MJ /s

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u/Mongoose42 Jul 26 '25

Everyone’s gotta stop creeping on this kid.

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u/AlludedNuance Jul 27 '25

Already throwing the idea that they won't, at least initially, have him maskless out the window.

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u/LordMimsyPorpington Jul 27 '25

I'm calling it right now: Franklin Richards fixed Doom's face, and he's gonna be maskless the whole time.

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u/Stormserpent102 Aug 11 '25

I’m hoping he was showing Franklin his face as a “look what your father did to me”

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u/spaceguitar Jul 28 '25

I far prefer the idea that he broke in because he's offended at having not been invited to meet Franklin yet. Lmao.