Official title and first footage of ‘The Fantastic Four’ revealed at San Diego Comic-Con

Marvel has picked up another big Hollywood name for their universe – The Fantastic Four!

The titular quartet was first announced in February 2024, after years of speculation about remaking the comic quartet’s live-action story for the big screen for the third time in less than 20 years.

pedro pascal He is set to play the role of Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic. Impossible Goal And Crown star Vanessa Kirby Will plays Sue Storm aka the Invisible Woman. ‘Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn will play Sue’s brother, the wisecracking Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch. And Bear Ebon Moss-Bacharach will return to the MCU as Ben Grimm aka The Thing.

Marvel shared the news with a cute pic of the team in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

The post was captioned, “Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.” “Marvel Studios’ #TheFantasticFour arrives in theaters July 25, 2025.”

Marvel president Kevin Feige previously upcoming movie announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2022. Originally set to premiere later this year, the fantastic four It was previously delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

However, at Comic-Con 2024, there was even more to share about the team-up, with director Matt Shakman and the cast sharing more details about the film on stage – including its official title, The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

“We wanted to stay rooted not just in comics, but in life,” said Shakman, noting that the film is set in a “retrofuturistic” 1960s New York, “where the right heart and mind can do anything.”

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Pedro Pascal – Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic

Among his acclaimed performances as Joel in The Last of UsPascal is joining the MCU as the head of the Fantastic Four. The Emmy-nominated actor will play Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic in the upcoming team-up.

In footage shown to fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Pascal described Richards’ accent as being “old school.”

Vanessa Kirby – Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman

Bafta-winning actress, best known for playing Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of Crown and played the lead role in Impossible Goal In the franchise, she will play Reed Richards’ girlfriend and partner, Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman.

“I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much during rehearsals before,” Kirby said at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, which took place just before filming began.

Joseph Quinn – Johnny Storm, aka Human Torch

A Fan Favorite Stranger ThingsQuinn will reprise his starring role A Quiet Place: Day One by taking on his role as Sue’s brother, Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch – following in the breakout footsteps made by Chris Evans And Michael B. Jordan,

“We’re all going to work very hard to bring a sense of family to this movie,” Quinn told fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, which took place just before filming began.

Eben Moss-Bacharach – as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing

Bear Breakout star Moss-Bacharach will play Ben Grimm, a former astronaut who returns from space to become the stone-like The Thing.

Moss-Bacharach shared with fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 that, after she was cast, she received a message from fellow MCU star Mark Ruffalo who was “long and generous, making the motion capture simple” – an aspect of the role she was concerned about.

Julia Garner – Shalla-Bal, aka Silver Surfer

Three-time Emmy winner for his role in Ozark, accumulate He is set to play the Silver Surfer in the upcoming film. deadlinewho first reported the news, Garner will play a character named Shalla-Bal in the comic book version. In the comic canon, the character Norrin Radd is the lover of the Silver Surfer, but when Shalla-Bal becomes a Herald, the pair are separated forever. Galactus,

Ralph Ineson as Galactus

Ineson returns to the MCU after a small role Guardians of the GalaxyThis time he’s set to take on a more destructive role as Galactus – a former mortal man who becomes a cosmic entity who consumes planets to maintain his life force.

Natasha Lyonne

The five-time Emmy nominee was announced in an undisclosed role on the MCU team May 2024,

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The Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee was announced in an undisclosed role in the MCU team May 2024,

Paul Walter Hauser

The Emmy and Golden Globe winner was announced for an MCU team-up in an undisclosed role May 2024,

plot

However, not much is known about the plot details yet, Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirmed In June 2024, it was confirmed that the film would not be part of the main, ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead, the film will be included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. a period piece The film is set in the 1960s – possibly in an alternate universe.

Production and release dates

the fantastic four will close out Phase 6 of the MCU, which Feige revealed will “end the Multiverse Saga”, concluding with two new avengers Movies: avengers 5 (formerly subtitled Kang dynasty And Avengers: Secret Wars.

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in late July 2024 in London, and the fantastic four It will premiere on July 25, 2025.

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