Overview

• Marvel Studios released a Silver Surfer–centric trailer highlighting Julia Garner’s full range of scenes and building her role as Galactus’s Herald.
• Writer Eric Pearson confirmed that John Malkovich’s Red Ghost and extra Mole Man sequences were cut, the climactic showdown was moved from space to Earth, and Franklin Richards’s birth was shifted to the film’s mid-action.
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps has grossed roughly $385 million worldwide after an initial $118 million domestic debut followed by a 66 percent second-weekend decline and a further 61 percent drop in its third weekend.
• Box office analysts predict Marvel may double down on fan-centric storytelling in response to the film’s front-loaded performance and audience retention challenges.
• Pedro Pascal has wrapped filming his scenes for Avengers: Doomsday, confirming his continued role in the MCU’s next big ensemble installment.