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The Fantastic 4: First Steps
2025
6.9
1h 55m
Science FictionAdventureAction
Timeline Position
#67 of 76 in chronological order · #67 in release order
Takes place in 1960s/Multiverse
Marvel's first family gets their powers in a retro-futuristic setting
Released July 23, 2025 as part of Phase Six: The Multiverse Saga Concludes.
Overview
Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
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Cast
Pedro Pascal
Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic
Vanessa Kirby
Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Ben Grimm / The Thing
Joseph Quinn
Johnny Storm / Human Torch
Ralph Ineson
Galactus
Julia Garner
Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer
Paul Walter Hauser
Harvey Elder / Mole Man
Natasha Lyonne
Rachel Rozman
Sarah Niles
Lynne Nichols / F4 Chief of Staff
Mark Gatiss
Ted Gilbert
A
Ada Scott
Franklin Richards
Matthew Wood
H.E.R.B.I.E. (voice)
A
Angela Jones
Mole Man Attack Witness
M
Maisie Shakman
Donna / Saved Girl
Jay Underwood
Power Plant Worker #1
What to Watch Before and After The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Post-Credit Scenes
The Fantastic 4: First Steps has 2 credits scenes
Show what happens (spoilers)
The Fantastic 4: First Steps has 2 credits scenes
Show what happens (spoilers)
Mid-creditsSets up the future
Sue reads to four-year-old Franklin in the Baxter Building. When she steps away and comes back, a cloaked man holding a metal mask is sitting with her son.
Doctor Doom's first appearance in the MCU.
Leads toAvengers: Doomsday
Post-creditsJust for fun
H.E.R.B.I.E. watches the opening of an old Fantastic Four cartoon on TV, then switches it off.
Set up in the credits of
Thunderbolts* · Post-credits
Go to Thunderbolts* →Post-creditsSets up the futureFourteen months later, the New Avengers argue over Sam's trademark lawsuit when they pick up a ship from another dimension entering Earth's orbit. It has a giant 4 on the side.
Filmed during production of Avengers: Doomsday.
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