The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Summary

The Fantastic Four will officially enter theMCUin 2025’sThe Fantastic Four : First Steps , and they can break a dismal MCU trend that involves Marvel ’s First Family . audience have long awaited The Fantastic Four ’s debut in the MCU . While the team has star in three film already under the Fox Marvel umbrella , these movies were meet with mixed to poor reactions , leave viewers hop that Marvel can deliver a great film starring The Fantastic Four . phase 4 and 5 have thus far teased the group ’s comer , but only in a limited capability .

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessincluded an appearance by John Krasinski as Reed Richards . While the thespian is n’t play the chief Reed inthe MCU timeline- or else embodying a variant of the hero - this still made a dream fan - casting a realness . Deadpool & WolverinefeaturedChris Evans uproariously reprising his role as Johnny Storm , which he played in 2005’sFantastic Fourand 2007’sFantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer . Both cameos are nice nods to The Fantastic Four , but their appearances also established a astonishingly disconsolate drift that theupcoming Marvel moviecan rift .

The Fantastic Four : First Steps contribute Marvel ’s First Family to the MCU next year , and the air pressure the movie has to follow just got even heavy .

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The Fantastic Four Can Break An MCU Trend By Surviving Their First Movie

The MCU has n’t been so nice for The Fantastic Four so far . Audiences loved seeing Mr. Fantastic and Human Torch in their brief roles , but their cameos ended with sick deaths . Reed was turned into spaghetti by Scarlet Witch inDoctor Strange 2 ’s Illuminati mass murder , and Johnny Storm ’s skin was ripped off by Cassandra Nova before he turned into a puddle of bones and line .

The Fantastic Four : First Stepspresents a golden opportunity for the team to end this trend . All four team members will appear in the film , and there ’s a good chance they ’ll all survive . The squad is too of import to the future of the MCU , and it ’d be so dissatisfactory for viewers if the squad stick only one moving picture before they ’re all kill . Fortunately , another Comic - Con ratification means the team is almost guaranteed to surviveFirst Steps .

The Characters Are Confirmed To Appear In Avengers 5 & 6

At Marvel Studios ' 2024 San Diego Comic Con Hall H panel whichScreen Rantattended , Kevin Feige confirmed The Fantastic Four will return inAvengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars . This means Pedro Pascal ’s Reed Richards , Vanessa Kirby ’s Sue Storm , Joseph Quinn ’s Johnny Storm , and Ebon Moss - Bachrach ’s Ben Grimm are put to join the Avengers shortly . It ’s perfect timing as they should be all important in the engagement againstRobert Downey Jr ’s Doctor Doom , a villain chiefly associated with Marvel ’s First Family .

SinceThe Fantastic Four : First Stepstakes space in an alternate universe , Doctor Doom could be the variation of Tony Stark who survive on their earthly concern . It ’s also extremely possible he could debut inFirst Steps , mean the motion-picture show could transition directly into the beginning ofDoomsday . However , it seems The Fantastic Four have to subsist a face-off with Galactus before battling Doctor Doom , meaning their unveiling will still no doubt be perilous in many slipway .

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forthcoming MCU Movies

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Captain America : Brave New World

Pedro Pascal as Joel looks somber in The Last of Us and John Krasinski talks to Doctor Strange as Reed Richards

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February 14 , 2025

Thunderbolts *

May 5 , 2025

MCU’s Fantastic Four cast revealed in Valentine’s Day poster

July 25 , 2025

Blade

November 7 , 2025

Headshot Of Pedro Pascal In The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

avenger : Doomsday

May 1 , 2026

Avengers : orphic war

Headshot Of Vanessa Kirby

May 7 , 2027

Headshot Of Joseph Quinn In The Premiere Of A Quiet Place: Day One

Headshot of Ebon Moss-Bachrach

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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