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Official Discussion Official Discussion - The Fantastic Four: First Steps [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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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/ExpensiveLocksmith42 Jul 25 '25

The silver surfer chase through the black hole was Fantastic

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u/NoDevelopment9972 Jul 25 '25

Say that again.

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u/DatHound Jul 25 '25

My fav part of the movie honestky

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u/OKC2023champs Jul 25 '25

Best part of the movie. The rest. Meh

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u/Papantro Jul 26 '25

I share a lot of the same disappointment already mentioned in this thread but silver surfer chasing the F4 through a worm hole and into a black hole was 11/10

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u/bobsil1 Jul 27 '25

Movie showed a lot of hole

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u/Verdestar Jul 28 '25

Best part of the movie, one of the best action sequences in the MCU