The Marvel Comics and DC Comics booths at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 with The Fantastic Four and Superman movie costumes

The Fantastic Four: First Steps has opened to mostly positive early reactions from fans. In a three-star review, The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey said that while the set designs are a “space-age dream”, the film jerks around far more than it needs to with dialogue disintegrating too much into “unfunny banter”.

Marvel Studios has released a 5-minute clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, detailing the team's origin story, a clash with one of Red Ghost's Super-Apes, and some familiar faces from the

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Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director: Matt Shakman Screenwriters: Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Walter Hauser, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson Distributor: Walt Disney Running time: 1 hr 55 mins

"First Steps" promises to push the MCU out of its comfort zone, but the movie quickly retreats into a tired version of the same old story.

It's definitely the best movie to feature these characters so far. But does The Fantastic Four: First Steps have enough else to offer?

With a surprisingly strong Rotten Tomatoes debut, Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” reboot has surpassed “Superman” in critical ratings.

Bachrach, Joseph Quinn and Julia Garner also star in Matt Shakman’s superhero adventure, in which the team must save Earth from a “Devourer of Worlds.”