Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach give new, old-fashioned life to the Fantastic Four.

The Fantastic Four, aka the first family of Marvel, enters the MCU with a bang, and a unique aesthetic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Read our early review of the new Marvel movie, hitting theaters on July 24.

One of the biggest movies to kick off Marvel’s Phase Six is the MCU’s newest movie, Fantastic Four: First Steps. Based on the FF trailer, the 2025 movie release not only stands apart due to its stellar casting,

First Steps marks the fourth attempt to translate the original comic book characters of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing to the silver screen. This time, the action will take place in an alternate history/parallel universe set in the ’60s.

As Reed, Pascal is convincing as the world’s smartest man who is nevertheless overwhelmed by the irrational flood of thoughts and emotions that accompany fatherhood. As written, Sue is a somewhat thankless character, but Kirby manages to add depth to the Invisible Woman with subtle performance choices.