Even superheroes find time for household dinners.
Marvel Studios debuted on Tuesday its trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” providing the primary correct take a look at the MCU’s tackle Marvel’s First Household and the Sixties-inspired retrofuturistic world it inhabits.
Directed by Matt Shakman, the movies stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. As referenced within the trailer, the close-knit foursome gained superpowers throughout its first mission into area.
Richards, often known as Mister Incredible, has the power to stretch his physique to the acute, whereas his companion, Sue — a.ok.a. the Invisible Girl — is imperceptible and may manipulate pressure fields. Sue’s brother, Johnny, who can engulf himself in flames, is called the Human Torch, and Richards’ greatest buddy, Grimm, has been remodeled into the Factor — a being made from rocks. In “First Steps,” the Incredible 4 will tackle Galactus, a cosmic being that devours worlds, in addition to the Silver Surfer (performed by Ralph Ineson and Julia Garner, respectively). John Malkovich, in the meantime, performs a thriller character within the movie.
Whereas “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” marks the official introduction of the superhero group into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, previous takes on the characters had been seen on the large display screen in “Fantastic Four” (2005), “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007) and the reboot “Fantastic Four” (2015) when Fox owned the movie rights. Final yr’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” noticed “Captain America’s” Chris Evans reprise his function as Johnny Storm from the primary two “Fantastic Four” films, whereas a variant of Mister Incredible, performed by John Krasinski, appeared in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
The movie can even serve to launch Section 6 of the MCU, which has been revamped to contain well-known Incredible 4 villain Physician Doom (who can be performed by “Iron Man’s” Robert Downey Jr.). “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” hits theaters July 25.
