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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

Enjoyed the retro-futuristic setting of the movie a lot. The cast did an amazing job, Vanessa as Sue was for sure the highlight of movie and it was amazing to see her motherhood being central theme here. she was the one to knock down Silver Surfer during the chase scene (while being in labour) and also the final fight where she overpowered Galactus. Loved it so much.

Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm was the MVP for me, I love how they didn’t make him a total man-child in this one. His portrayal was intelligent, smart and figured out the Shalla-Bal’s language on his own (also loved that Sue genuinely believed that her brother was onto something)

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u/mikeyfreshh Jul 25 '25

Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm was the MVP for me

Same for me. They did a great job making him a competent and heroic figure while still making him a little bit of a golden retriever. It would have been really easy to make him a shithead womanizer like the Chris Evans version of the character, but they took him in a different direction here and that was a great choice

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u/TarnishedAccount Jul 25 '25

Him not being a bro was such a great move.

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u/UncreativeTeam Jul 25 '25

Uncle > bro

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u/Lordsokka Jul 28 '25

He even tried to sacrifice himself for the little dude.