Overview
- As the 37th MCU installment, it inaugurated Phase Six with a world premiere at Los Angeles’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
- Its release in Italy on July 23 garnered €882,000 in opening weekend box office across more than 500 theaters.
- Advance sales of First Steps outpaced every other film in 2025, marking a new high for pre-sales.
- It is the first Fantastic Four adaptation to earn a Fresh certification on Rotten Tomatoes, breaking the franchise’s cinematic curse.
- Directed by Matt Shakman, the film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, and Julia Garner in a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic universe that emphasizes the team’s family dynamics.