Overview

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens July 25 with tickets now on sale, marking the team’s MCU debut four years after Disney regained rights in 2019.
• Critics and audiences have lauded the film’s immersive 1960s retro-futuristic production design and Michael Giacchino’s dynamic musical score.
• Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach receive acclaim for their convincing portrayal of a pre-existing family unit.
• Reviewers highlight the film’s blend of blockbuster stakes—pitting the team against Galactus and his herald, the Silver Surfer—and an intimate pregnancy subplot that raises personal stakes.
• A minority of critiques note uneven tone and pacing, but most agree that First Steps revitalizes Marvel Studios’ Phase Six and sets up future crossovers.