Overview
- The film opened globally on July 24, 2025, to positive reviews, earning an 88% Rotten Tomatoes rating and a Metacritic score of 64.
- Directed by Matt Shakman, the movie marries cosmic stakes with family origin drama in a 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic design.
- Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach lead the cast, with Ralph Ineson voicing Galactus and Julia Garner as Silver Surfer’s herald.
- Set on alternate Earth-828, the story officially integrates the Fantastic Four into Marvel Studios’ Phase 6 without relying on multiverse crossovers.
- Two post-credit scenes introduce Franklin Richards alongside Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) and tease the next Avengers saga.