The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

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Marvel announces the cast of the Fantastic Four movie.

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Another flop incoming.

[George P Global Moderator]

I'm really not interested in another Marvel F4 movie.   If anything the only thing coming out of them that I have interest in is Deadpool 3 and X-men 97.  

[sava700]

Stop making films without the original actors over and over. The last fantastic four wasn't bad but why do it again with yet another different cast? Can they not pay the others something to get them again??/

[Som]

bring back Jessica alba i say 😛

[FloatingFatMan]

On 22/03/2024 at 00:05, sava700 said:

Stop making films without the original actors over and over. The last fantastic four wasn't bad but why do it again with yet another different cast? Can they not pay the others something to get them again??/

The big problem with superhero movies is that they take ages to make, and actors age... By the time they work up to a sequel, the original is so damn old your original audience has also grown up and a new batch of marks are available to rip off who never saw the previous one.  

The big phase 1-4 movies all happened quickly, but the outliers like FF just take too long...

[Orange]

On 15/02/2024 at 08:16, FloatingFatMan said:

Another flop incoming.

True.

I'M bored of the series now. First few films were good in the Marvel series.

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 Julia Garner has been casted to play Silver Surfer.

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This isn’t the Silver Surfer we saw in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She has a different name and origin story — and her inclusion could hint at an even bigger villain.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/fantastic-four-s-silver-surfer-casting-makes-mcu-history/ar-BB1l2gdl?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=83c96991af034616bd89d1f016f1b808&ei=21

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She's a good choice - she played "detached and distant" really well.

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First teaser trailer and it looks pretty good.  Though it seems to take place in the past?

 

[Yogurth]

On 04/02/2025 at 14:53, primortal said:

First teaser trailer and it looks pretty good.  Tough it seems to take place in the past?

 

Not necessarily past, it could be the case of Retrofuturism by the looks of it. Still, looks wise it looks great  !

[Xenon]

On 04/02/2025 at 08:53, primortal said:

First teaser trailer and it looks pretty good.  Though it seems to take place in the past?

 

It is supposed to take place in the early 1960s I heard. It looks great. The first MCU movie I actually am kinda excited about in a LONG time. 

[Som]

Ya the look is good, be interesting if they did a series of marvel films in this timeline 

[FloatingFatMan]

On 04/02/2025 at 18:38, Som said:

Ya the look is good, be interesting if they did a series of marvel films in this timeline 

TBH, the 60's is around when most of Marvel's and DC's superheroes were born, so I'd love to see some movies based around the original versions of them... The current generation are pretty much done now, audience numbers are through the floor.  Time to either rest them completely, or go back to the real beginnings.

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[Yogurth]

Wow...the dialogue writing is terrible.

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On 18/04/2025 at 09:06, Yogurth said:

Wow...the dialogue writing is terrible.

Zero context sound bites in a trailer don’t portray excellent dialogue, within the context of a popcorn action flick. If that prompts a “wow” then you’re probably not the audience for this film.

[Sulphy]

Looks like it could be fun! 

[Innervisions33]

On 04/02/2025 at 13:38, Som said:

Ya the look is good, be interesting if they did a series of marvel films in this timeline 

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Based on the Post-Credit after Thunderbolts*, I suspect this film will be the only one done in FantastiVision (I think that's what that retro look is called).  Sounds like the FF will be in the main MCU timeline promptly.

 

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[Innervisions33]

Surprised there is no commentary on this.  Solid movie, and very much stand-alone.  It's not a standout, A+++ movie by anymeans, but still solid. 

 

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There's no connection to the larger MCU, yet, and that includes the post-credit.  I had assumed (as I wrote months ago) that the ending or a post credit would connect it to what we saw in Thunderbolts*... didn't happen.  

 

[FloatingFatMan]

Saw it last night, and for the first time in a long time, I actually enjoyed a Marvel movie again.  It's been awhile!

It's no Endgame, but it's a worthy movie at least as good as the new Superman.  A solid 7/10 for me.

My earlier wish of returning to their original looks etc came true! They clearly worked hard to bring the 1950's comic book scifi aesthetic to life and I glad they did, it really worked!