The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Name: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: July 25, 2025
Rating: 65
Cast: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: July 25, 2025

Starring: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby

Summary: Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family — Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) — asSet against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family — Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) — as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.… Expand

Director: Matt Shakman

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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Kyle Smith

Jul 24, 2025

Making your characters relatable, likable, charming and vulnerable might seem to be a fairly obvious assignment, but it conflicts with the comic-book-movie urge to make its characters completely and devastatingly awesome. In getting back to basics, “First Steps” proves to be easily the best superhero movie of the year. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jul 22, 2025

True to its subtitle, the film feels like a fresh start. And like this summer’s blockbuster “Superman” reboot over at DC, that could be just what it takes to win back audiences suffering from superhero exhaustion. Read full review

Radheyan Simonpillai

Jul 25, 2025

The Fantastic Four is here for a proper reset – a buoyant and frequently dazzling one at that, which sort of makes up for the failed movie adaptations of Marvel’s first family from the past. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jul 24, 2025

At a time when everyone is complaining about superhero fatigue, it seems almost perverse to say that maybe the Fantastic Four should have had another film first. Instead, they rush to an ending that bolts them so neatly into the greater continuity. Read full review

Brandon Yu

Jul 24, 2025

To help us buy in, the film mostly relies on the polish of this retro universe and its premium cast (who turn in uneven performances, save for Moss-Bachrach), along with one’s faint familiarity with the iconography of the heroes, to do the legwork. But those pieces sometimes are sufficient to keep this a smooth-enough ride that can even be periodically thrilling. Read full review

Caryn James

Jul 22, 2025

The best superhero movies let you ignore how ludicrous the plots are, but the silliness of The Fantastic Four is always in your face. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Jul 22, 2025

“First Steps” marks a slight improvement from the preceding trilogy of terror. But Marvel still can’t nail what should be one of its premiere attractions. Read full review

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