First Steps line up with the end of Thunderbolts* as the franchise builds to the release of the epic Avengers: Doomsday in December 2026? CinemaBlend's own Jeff McCobb recently broached that subject in an interview with director Matt Shakman during the Los Angeles press day for the new 2025 movie,

First Steps is coming in lighter than projections in its first box office weekend with $117.6 million. Still records were broken.

After a number of false starts, the Fantastic Four have another feature adaptation in the retro-pastiche Fantastic Four: First Steps. This isn’t the first time Mr. Fantastic and co. have appeared onscreen; They were last seen in Josh Trank’s Fantastic 4 (stylized as Fant4stic) and Tim Story’s Fantastic Four films for Fox.

Through news headlines, mug shots, and reels, we see flashes of classic Fantastic Four comic book villains like Red Ghost (John Malkovich) and his team of Super-Apes (who once played a larger role in the film before being cut for time), Mad Thinker, and Puppet Master.

The trailers may have featured quite a few scenes that didn't appear in the movie, but fans hoping to see a director's cut of The Fantastic Four: First Steps are in for some

Fans of comic books and superhero movies were finally able to judge whether or not The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the first film to truly get Marvel’s first superhero family right. ( Here's our review .