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A Truly Fantastic Cast.

WORLDWIDE, JUL 23 – Marvel Studios introduces a new cast including Julia Garner as Silver Surfer and features cosmic villains Galactus and Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four reboot.

  • This week, The Fantastic Four: First Steps debuts in cinemas, marking its first screen appearance since 2015's Fant4stic flop, and Marvel's marketing machine is in overdrive.
  • Marvel Studios hopes to reboot the franchise with First Steps, emphasizing the characters' human side through a pregnancy storyline, and marking the fourth attempt to bring the superhero family to the silver screen.
  • In a confrontation with critics, Julia Garner, actress, appears as the Silver Surfer in First Steps, responding to casting backlash with `I'm just going to still do my job`, she said with calm defiance.
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps is Certified Fresh at 88% on the Tomatometer, based on 83 reviews.
  • With no more 2025 MCU releases, viewers can watch Eyes of Wakanda on August 27, Marvel Zombies on October 3, Wonder Man in December, and Daredevil: Born Again in March 2026, before Spider-Man: Brand New Day on July 31, 2026.
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Since the 1990s, the world's most famous superhero family has been the subject of worse and worse movies. However, Fantastic Four: First Class is one of the best Marvel movies since Endgame.

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E! News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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