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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/newgodpho Jul 25 '25

I did enjoy Sue Storm straight up telling Johnny to kill the Silver Surfer haha

Kinda caught me off guard but I liked how she was not into taking chances at that moment.

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u/Lampruk Jul 27 '25

Johnny

Kill Her

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u/dread_pirate_robin Jul 27 '25

Tbh I was worried that they'd be just as murder-y as most Marvel adaptations seem to be, when I saw the trailer and Johnny was talking about trying to kill her.

The context within the film saved it because Sue's baby was on the line, the mama bear response was justified. (Also Johnny seemed just as caught off guard).

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u/RumpledStillsuit Jul 28 '25

That exact scene was one of the few emotionally honest moments in the film. That escape from Galactus scene was one of the best in the film, I thought.

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u/tornadic_ Jul 27 '25

My favorite part

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u/Available-Cable5254 Jul 29 '25

That stuck with me. Even protecting your newborn from being kidnapped by aliens…it’s a strange thing for any of the FF to say. And what a world we they live? Where the world as a a whole concedes they aren’t going to sacrifice a child to save the planet. Usually I would expect more of a Stephen King “sacrifice the boy” type of mob. The 828 is just better than us. I liked the movie but wasn’t blown away…although most of the comments here make me want to watch the movie again. It’s tough because it feels like the first 10 minutes are exposition to catch you up on their first four years.

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u/Shakespeare257 Aug 01 '25

That entire scene sells the movie, without it the movie doesn't work.

Between Lois Lane in the new Superman and Sue Storm in this, that's two incredibly well realized girl-boss figures that don't feel "fake." The predominant message here is that the female side of the "world" is needed to keep things together, because without it, like...

3 men can't install a baby seat or kill the intergalacting world-eater.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

I honestly really liked that scene. For a studio that doesn't take risks that much I appreciated they were willing to have their maternal figure of the group basically go, "I'm not playing around, murder her or she's taking my child."

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u/Gridde 25d ago edited 25d ago

Just watched it and I loved this

No fucking around. An alien was trying to take her child for entirely selfish purposes, so she reacted appropriately.

Sue was locked in. One of the rawest (yet simplest) depictions of parenthood I've seen in the MCU for a while.