The Fantastic 4 reaches theaters: first steps “and the fourth is the defeated for Marvel’s first family

Finally, after a long time, Marvel’s first family is officially part of the Marvel Cinematographic Universe (UCM). Announced for the first time in December 2020, The fantastic 4: first steps He arrives at theaters this July 24.

The film directed by Matt Shakman (Responsible for the series Wandavision) is starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach As Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm / The human torch and Ben Grimm / La Mole respectively.

The film presents us to the group celebrating its fourth year as heroes in a retrofuturist world of the sixties. Its popularity is comparable to that of the Beatleswith obvious parallelisms (they have even their own presentation in a kind of The Ed Sullivan Show). There we can see a rapid summary of how they obtained their powers, of the exploits they have made and how they enjoy the love of the people.

While it is the first income of this group in the UCM, it is an alternative land. Unlike other films or series, nothing is necessary to know anything about this gigantic universe to understand what happens and that is a success.

The plot of the film revolves around the pregnancy of Sue Storm and the concern to know if the baby will inherit some kind of power how his parents. The arrival of Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) adds a much greater problem, the earth has been “marked for death” and will soon be consumed by an entity to which it refers as “the devouring.” This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a villain interpreted with sinister depth by Ralph Ineson. Galactus, driven by an insatiable appetite of destruction, offers a deal: will forgive the land if they reed and sound to your son not yet born.

Obviously the group refuses to deliver to the baby not yet born and this will have consequences with the inhabitants of the Earth. Of course the group will not give up and will seek a way to find a solution. It is at this time that the performance of its protagonists stands out. Pascal and company show their acting rank when transmitting their fears, their doubts and finally their strength to get ahead.

The end gives us an imposing moment of Galactus in the middle of New York and the group showing their powers with a more than remarkable CGI. And yes, there will be much more of these heroes, especially from their post loans and what is already known, they will return to Avengers: Doomsday In 2026.

The fourth adaptation of the fantastic 4 to the cinema was finally the defeated

The fantastic 4: first steps is the fourth adaptation of the characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirbythe first is a 1994 film that was not failed that did not reach theaters, the others came from the hand of 20th Century Fox. The fantastic 4 (2005) and The Fantastic 4 and Silver Surfer (2007) are remembered with love for the people who grew up with them, but being contemporary of the Spider-Man by Sam Raimi, the X-Men and Batman’s films by Christopher Nolan They are very far in consideration. In 2015 Fox premiered The fantastic 4a restart of the saga that failed in all possible aspects. They had to spend ten more years so that finally a fourth adaptation is at the height of what was expected. Get the spirit of the comics to reach the big screen.

While it is not the best movie of Marvelit is the best film in a long time of the study that put the superhero cinema and its shared universe at the top.

The fantastic 4: First steps is starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles.

Directed by Matt Shakman, produced by Kevin Feige, with the executive production of Louis d’Egueito, Grant Curtis, Tim Lewis and Robert Kulzer, The fantastic 4: first steps premieres in cinemas on July 24, 2025.