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Movie Review: Confusing Tone Hinders 'Fantastic Four: First Steps'

LOS ANGELES, JUL 22 – Marvel Studios reboots the Fantastic Four with a retrofuturistic style, introducing a new cast and setting up future MCU events like Avengers: Doomsday, praised as one of the best MCU films.

  • The debut screening of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was held on July 21, 2025, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
  • This film reintroduces Marvel's first family in the MCU amid high expectations and follows their struggle to stop the cosmic threat Galactus.
  • The story focuses on the family bond of Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben, with Sue's pregnancy symbolizing deeper themes of parenting amid looming disaster.
  • Kevin Feige described the movie as "a no-homework-required movie," noting it feels like a warm-up, while Galactus is depicted as a giant armored planet-eater.
  • The film's uneven tone and limited action suggest it serves more to establish characters than deliver a propulsive epic, setting them up for future MCU films.
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First Curiosity broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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