The MCU finally tackles Marvels First Family inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Here is everything fans need to know leading into this pivotal film.
Without the Fantastic Four, Marvel, as fans may know it, might not exist.
The FF being rooted in the ’60s is an intriguing twist.
This isnt the first time the studio glossed over the origin of its heroes.
2017’sSpider-Man: Homecomingindirectly references the spider bite that turned young Peter Parker into the Friendly Neighborhood Web-Slinger.
The composer lent his talents to several other MCU projects, including theSpider-Mantrilogy and the originalDoctor Strangemovie from 2016.
Giacchino notably directed the Marvel Studios Special PresentationWerewolf by Night.He also composed the music for the spooky special.
Plus, the Thing will don a full jumpsuit instead of his usual shorts in the film.
So for maximum-data facial capture, I have to be clean-shaven."
In August 2024,photos captured from the set ofFantastic Fourshowed a man wearing a physical Thing costume.
The effect was convincing enough, but the MCU incarnation of the beloved character will be more authentically rendered.
Robert Downey Jr.s Doctor Doom Isnt Confirmed to Appear…
Thus far, the actor is confirmed to play the part inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars.
But Doctor Doom has not been indicated to appear inThe Fantastic Fourin any official capacity.
Still, the possibility of someone involved withFantastic Fourspilling the beans remains.
Marvel Will Compete With a Big DC Film During Fantastic Fours Release
Look up in the sky!
Its a bird, its a plane, its… the Fantasticar?
Indeed, Marvel Studios’The Fantastic Four: First Stepswill compete with DC Studios and director James Gunns highly anticipatedSuperman.
The DCUsSupermanmovie will be released in cinemas on July 11, just two weeks before theFantastic Four.
If Gunns film were to flop, it would spell certain doom for DCs multimedia endeavors.
As comic die-hards know, Franklin is unfathomably powerful, having inherited his parents' cosmic-ray-bathed genetics.
Hes been shown spawning entire universes with a simple thought.
He is also considered immortal and easily outclasses even the strongest Omega-level Mutants like Magneto and Storm.
Marvel Studios’The Fantastic Four: First Stepsarrives in theaters on July 25.
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