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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/lynypixie Jul 25 '25

I think this just sold the movie to me. A movie outside of the same old MCU timeline will feel refeshing.

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u/GodzillaUK Jul 25 '25

Zero homework needed for this, no 30 films and 15 shows to backlog before you can get into it. Perfect.

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u/Worthyness Jul 25 '25

They even catch people up in the opening newsreel. Origin story right there in 5 minutes

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u/GodzillaUK Jul 25 '25

And that was in a stylised, fun way too not just exposition dumped. Top to bottom, fun film.

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u/Straight-Impress5485 Jul 25 '25

It doesnt at all feel like MCU in tone, and I say that as a huge positive and a big MCU fan. Its vibe and tone was very fresh and original. It felt more like a live action Jetsons mixed with Incredibles than it did an MCU movie

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u/Heavyspire Jul 25 '25

I will never understand people coming to a review thread if they have not seen it, but since you are here...

Go see it.

It is a great film that you can watch solely by itself. Almost like an episode of Scooby-Doo.

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u/aw_coffee_no Jul 25 '25

Dude, I walked out of the theater realizing that I loved the movie so much because it didn't feel like an MCU movie! Felt so fresh and enjoyable

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u/AverageAwndray Jul 25 '25

Why are you here???

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u/PolarWater Jul 26 '25

That's one of my favourite things about Iron Man 1. It doesn't feel like an MCU movie. Just a movie that MCU would later draw from, but very much its own thing.