Overview

• A first-look sculpture of Franklin Richards unveiled at CCXPMX25 has prompted fan worries that the infant will be rendered entirely with CGI.
• Vanessa Kirby has hinted that the baby Richards will possess superpowers, reflecting his comic-book reality-altering abilities.
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set to release on July 25, 2025 and will inaugurate Marvel’s Phase 6.
• Pedro Pascal leads the cast as Reed Richards alongside Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner and Ralph Ineson.
• The film transports the team to a retro-futuristic 1960s universe and features Galactus as the primary antagonist.