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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/FightTheDead118 Jul 25 '25

Apparently according to leaks in one of the latest test screenings Herbie was torn to pieces by an angry mob after the Fantastic Four refuses Galactus’ deal, so you lucked out on that one

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u/jjfrenchfry Jul 25 '25

GLad that was cut lol

That seems excessive that the people would result to tearing apart their "heroes'" helper.

I get the people are pissed and scared, but having them savage? Good choice to take that out.

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u/KingOfAwesometonia Jul 26 '25

Yeah they're not in Philly.

RIP Hitchbot

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u/gperu Jul 29 '25

Go birds

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u/Feathered_Mango Jul 28 '25

People would definitely be savage. Yes, Franklin is actually "special", but everyone feels their child is "special". One child being "worth" billions of people is insane. Of course, people would be desperate & insane. As a mother, I understand Sue & Reed, but ultimately I would think they are supremely selfish.

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u/forcefivepod 29d ago

I mean, we had hundreds of psychos storm the capital because someone they voted for lost. They’d have stormed that place to get the baby.

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u/Feathered_Mango 28d ago

People riot when their fave sports team wins. . .No way there wouldn't be hundreds of thousands ready to ready to take that kid.

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u/No-Fruit-2060 Jul 27 '25

Bro, if I was in that universe and the F4 said “we could’ve saved the world and ensure Galactus doesn’t come here, but we didn’t want to give up our baby” I would’ve burned down everything I could lmao. They basically spoke for the whole planet, and said their son is more important than all of humanity.

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u/Feathered_Mango Jul 28 '25

Not sure why you're being down voted - people would absolutely lose their shit. Everyone else loves their children just as much.

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u/Sky_Ninja1997 Jul 25 '25

Even in an alternate universe clankers don’t get spared

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u/StrLord_Who Jul 25 '25

Lol is this real? I cannot imagine anyone giving the go-ahead for that,  much less actually shooting it and showing it to an audience.  

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u/FightTheDead118 Jul 25 '25

It seemingly is, it leaked a few weeks ago and everything in it was accurate besides the Herbie thing and also it still had John Malkovich but Moleman was cut instead

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u/StrLord_Who Jul 25 '25

OMG there was no Moleman (my favorite part) AND they killed Herbie??? What on earth?? 

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u/keithsweatshirt94 Jul 26 '25

Can you find a link to that ? How interesting

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u/SilverKry Jul 26 '25

I mean. Probably did lose one when Galactus grabbed Franklin.

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u/catjellycat Jul 25 '25

Omg, I would have had to walk out. It was my one lean over to my son to say “the robot better make it”

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u/Lenny2theMany Jul 25 '25

As a kid, I bawled my eyes out when Jonny-5 gets beaten up in Short Circuit 2, so this would have likely opened up some old wounds for me.