Looks like Marvel has been keeping fans on their toes! First, they dropped a clip from Captain America: Brave New World, and within 24 hours, they followed it up with the teaser for The Fantastic Four: First Steps with a release set for July 25, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, while counting down to the Fantastic Four teaser, Marvel shared a first look that left the internet both intrigued and amused.The countdown to the first look featured an image of a mysterious rock encased in protective glass, with an unknown figure in a hazmat suit standing beside it. Fans were left both puzzled and amused by the image and took to social media to try and decode its meaning.Hilarious fan reactionsLet's take a look at some of the funniest reactions that fans had to the image of the rock during the countdown screen.To care or not to care (via @hehee_haha_huhu / X)Many users were left wondering if the image of the rock had any significance to the movie or its plot. Some even joked that it might be a piece of The Thing's body that broke off during a fight.Identity revealed (via @FuriousNoah_ / X)Aha, looks like we finally found out what the image of the rock from the first look actually meant! Does this mean we might see a Fantastic 5 with the fifth member being Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? Enemies will never be able to figure out what The Rock is cooking!Houston, we have a reboot! (via @nftbuda / X)Fans are clearly losing their minds as the Fantastic Four make their long-awaited return to the big screen after 17 years!Understanding the audience (via @ThisIsPengwin / X)Marvel really seems to know exactly what their audience wants, as this user jokes. They understood that fans wanted nothing more than to see a rock encased in glass to get hyped for the new Fantastic Four movie!Deformed potato (via @KireinaKerner / X)The rock seems to look like a deformed potato to this user. Who knows, maybe the main villain in the new Fantastic Four movie is the skyrocketing prices of groceries - especially potatoes!Here's the thing (via @TIIIM24 / X)Got you, Marvel! So the rock from the image was actually a piece of The Thing that broke off. Just look at The Thing’s appearance, it has to be from him!If this was a sly trick to get fans talking, then Marvel’s plan definitely worked! Fans are now more excited than ever for The Fantastic Four: First Steps to hit theatres. Well played, guys!