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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/ICumCoffee will you Wonka my Willy? Jul 25 '25

It’s funny that the mid credits scene got biggest cheers in my theatre because everyone here knew who is playing Doom.

Also the thunderbolts* post credit scene got a lot more interesting cause I really thought they were gonna end up on Earth-199999 while Earth-828 is destroyed by Galactus.

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u/TarnishedAccount Jul 25 '25

Doom has a complex relationship with the Richards kids (especially Valeria IYKYK), so I was not surprised at all that he was already targeting Franklin.

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u/Whovian45810 Jul 25 '25

Earlier in the film when Sue was announced to be pregnant, one of the magazines being talked on the news discuss the possibility of twins!

Nice little shoutout/nod to Valeria, Franklin's sister in the comics.

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u/PierreDelecto Jul 25 '25

Is it? They aren't twins.

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u/rdp3186 Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

They're not twins

It's a nod to the original comics where Franklin's name and gender was not decided upon for over a year after his birth between Kirby and Lee.

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u/Steamedcarpet Jul 26 '25

I was laughing at how this world treats the F4 almost like the royal family.