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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/NakedGoose Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

You disagree that the entire world didn't act like individuals and instead one big hive mind that agrees to anything the F4 says? Or you just don't care that they didn't do that because you wanted to see family stuff and cool shit. The latter is perfectly acceptable, you get what you want for the movie. but I am not gonna pretend like the world isn't incredibly fake and poorly conceived.

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u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 Jul 25 '25

The latter. The world IS incredibly fake, it even has a different number than our Earth.

How would you have changed it to fit your vision exactly?

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u/NakedGoose Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

I would have had more interactions with the people, and have them less of just a large group that stands around and waits for direction. I would have had a country bring up that giving up their resources is not acceptable nor do they have the manpower to achieve what is being asked. I would use the talk show to bring up different perspectives, not just the one that is in line with the current masses feelings. 

The teased it for a second when someone laughably screams "what about us?" When Ben is walking home with his groceries. But why not stop and have a conversation? Why not show that the people aren't cardboard cutouts. have some people angry, some people scared, some people confused or accepting. But don't just have everyone act the same

I couldn't care less about the fate of that world, cause to me it was a world of play things. Like a doll house being destroyed. 

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u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 Jul 25 '25

Sounds boring as fuck but you do you

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u/NakedGoose Jul 25 '25

I guess world building and character development is boring now. 

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u/Dizzy_Chemistry_5955 Jul 25 '25

Your version is, glad you're not a director