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As the Fantastic Four: First Steps nears it's release date, Marvel has been giving away more and more iconic details from the upcoming film to garner anticipation among fans. And in a recent teaser, fans made a keen observation- The Thing's comic accurate beard.
Although Ben Grimm is hairless, a result of his transformation under cosmic rays, Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four #605 issue did feature Grimm with a beard. It was the same issue that led up to the Secret Wars plotline in Marvek and seeing as Fantastic Four: First Steps will precede the same future, the beard absolutely makes sense. No other film has shown this side of The Thing before, and that's just one of the ways how Fantastic Four: First Steps is redeeming Marvel's First Family and their legacy.
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Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks the First Family’s long-awaited official MCU introduction this July. Directed by Matt Shakman who previously worked on WandaVision, the film delivers a bold creative reset: no origin retell, no legacy baggage just the team fully assembled, four years into their superhero lives.
Set in a retro‑futuristic 1960s alternate reality, the movie revives mid-century wonder with space‑race optimism, practical sets, vintage lenses, and Kubrick‑inspired visuals that highlight the Family's era.
Reed Richards played by Pedro Pascal channels Steve Jobs-meets-Einstein as a tech visionary, Sue Storm played by Vanessa Kirby anchors the team emotionally and is also pregnant in the film. Johnny Storm played by Joseph Quinn brings flash and heart, and Ben Grimm played by Ebon Moss‑Bachrach brings in the unit’s grit.
The story jumps straight into cosmic chaos, pitting the team against Galactus played by Ralph Ineson aided by Silver Surfer played by Julia Garner who heralds the galactic villain's arrival on Earth. Rather than dwelling on how they got their powers, the film leans into the “what now?” question, focusing on the family dynamic and moral stakes amid world‑ending threats.
The film's title is a reference to Sue and Reed's first child- Franklin Richards who will most likely make an appearance in the film. So far the visuals shared by the studio have met with much excitement and appreciation from fans, particularly Pascal's Richards and Garner's Silver Surfer, the latter of which has been seen in teasers and trailers with an echoeing eerie voice that sounds like impending doom.
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The film will be kicking off The MCU's sixth phase and will establish and introduce most of what we'll be seeing in Avengers: Doomsday. That alone puts the film in a pretty essential and important spot in the MCU. By embracing nostalgia and character-driven storytelling, Marvel sidesteps past missteps (like the 2015 attempt) and aims to redefine the Fantastic Four for fans old and new.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be in theaters on July 25, 2025.
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