Overview

• Matt Shakman directs The Fantastic Four: First Steps as a 1960s-set reboot, starring Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm.
• Pascal and Kirby led the London premiere on July 10 as part of an international promotional tour in which they highlighted the film’s emphasis on family unity and collaborative heroism.
• The film features a retro-futuristic aesthetic realised through practical effects to evoke the Silver Age comics.
• The story brings Marvel’s First Family face-to-face with cosmic adversaries Galactus, played by Ralph Ineson, and herald Silver Surfer, portrayed by Julia Garner.
• Following its opening in Singapore on July 24, the reboot launches across global theatres on July 25 as the Fantastic Four officially join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Phase Six.