Samuel Wyatt Haines is a Features Writer at Collider, where he largely focuses on Horror Movies, Star Wars, Godzilla, and all things Marvel.
The Big Picture Sporting a new, recently revealed subtitle, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is in full swing, and Kevin Feige and the folks at Marvel Studios had a decent helping of information to divulge at San Diego Comic-Con. Beforehand, details were limited, save for hype-worth casting announcements and a couple of peaks at promotional art. Matt Shakman, who's already earned goodwill among MCU fans as WandaVision's showrunner, will be directing the film.
Release Date July 25, 2025 Director Matt Shakman Cast Vanessa Kirby , Pedro Pascal , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , Joseph Quinn Main Genre Superhero Writers Josh Friedman , Jeff Kaplan , Stan Lee , Ian Springer Marvel's SDCC Teased 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Setting Before San Diego Comic-Con, we only had tepid confirmation that The Fantastic Four would be set in the past.
Related There’s a Marvel Comic Where Doctor Doom and Iron Man Switch Bodies Doctor Doom and Iron Man's comic history could have inspired the Earth-shaking casting of Robert Downey Jr. for 'Avengers: Doomsday.' This time, it's like we're getting a real version of the lie that Mysterio purported in Spider-Man: Far From Home — that he was a being from an alternate universe who now permanently resides in the MCU's main universe. Going a more Spider-Man-adjacent route is great overall, considering how well Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming introduced Peter Parker without rehashing a backstory we all know by heart.
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