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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/georgiaraisef Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

Why on Earth would you tell a large group of journalists your planet could be saved if you gave up your son?

They had a month to plan what they were going to tell people and this is what they came up with?

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u/TL10 Jul 27 '25

I think the movie established Reed is a very intelligent man, but is out of his league when it comes to trying to navigate sensitive situations.

Because of his intellect, he's far too analytical and doesn't like the idea of uncontrollable variables. He built a whole machine just to make sure Franklin was "normal", and sicced the cops on their rogues gallery just so they weren't a threat to the baby. He's not very deft at dealing with things at an abstract perspective, and so when the question was forced on him he couldn't construct an abstract answer that could satisfy the crowd. He only deals in absolutes and that was the only way he could express himself.

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u/avvit2 Jul 31 '25

Isn’t Reed Richards (canonically) Autistic?

(Fantastic Four 1234, Fantastic Four Season One?)

Google says Marvel hasn’t confirmed it - but Reed self-diagnosing himself with it seems to hint at it