Overview

• The film premiered July 24 in theaters worldwide as the first Fantastic Four installment in the MCU’s sixth phase under Marvel Studios and Disney.
• Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach lead the cast with Ralph Ineson and Julia Garner portraying Galactus and the Silver Surfer.
• The 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic design and demanding motion-capture process create a distinctive visual style that actors described as both challenging and liberating.
• Its intimate focus on Sue Storm’s unexpected pregnancy and the team’s interpersonal bonds has been praised for humanizing the superhero spectacle.
• Early reviews label it Marvel’s most charming and inventive reboot yet and note it lays narrative groundwork for the team’s next appearance in Avengers: Doomsday.