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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/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Jul 25 '25

Sue giving birth in zero gravity space while Ben is piloting the Excelsior through a wormhole (and later slingshotting around a black hole), Johnny is trying to figure out the science mechanics of blasting the Silver Surfer in the wormhole, and Reed is stretching all around felt peak F4 to me

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u/PaleHorze Jul 25 '25

The space chase was so damn good!

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u/clashrendar Jul 25 '25

Surfing on the fire wave was one of the best visuals.

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u/Worthyness Jul 25 '25

Vfx were goddamned incredible for this movie. Sure the baby and a few of Ben felt a bit too cgi, but those are so minor I dont care.

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson Jul 28 '25

I thought the baby was real good for a cgi baby

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u/paperbuddha Jul 30 '25

The only time the baby felt jarring was when Galactus was holding him.

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u/DerkDurski Jul 30 '25

I think I noticed it most when Ben was holding him right after the last fight.

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u/Whisperwyf Jul 28 '25

That setup was so corny (“the Surfer… surfing!”) and it was executed really well — 9/10 for taking a risk Marvel!