Marvel Studios has been ramping up its marketing efforts for The Fantastic Four: First Steps in recent weeks, culminating with the release of one last trailer before the film premieres next month. While prior efforts have focused on the (very cool) 1950s/Tomorrowland kitschy vibe of the film, this newest trailer emphasizes the family angle is chock-full of lots of good old-fashioned superhero action, as the quartet takes on a world-devouring cosmic being.
As previously reported, Marvel Comics' "First Family" hasn't been seen on the big screen since 2015's disastrous reboot of the moderately successful films from the 2000s. Per the film's official premise:
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
Pedro Pascal plays Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby plays Sue Storm/Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn plays Johnny Storm/Human Torch; Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Ben Grimm/The Thing; and Matthew Wood voices their robot companion HERBIE. Ralph Ineson plays the gigantic cosmic being Galactus, and Julia Garner plays the Silver Surfer. The cast also includes Mark Gatiss as talk show host Ted Gilbert; Sarah Niles as Lynne; and Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne in as-yet-undisclosed roles.
The character of Mole Man is expected to appear, and there is a rumored post-credits scene featuring Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, the primary antagonist for Avengers: Doomsday (2026). Those who've seen Thunderbolts* already know that the quartet's arrival via spaceship is hinted at in a post-credits scene (although Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has said that the ship is not at all related to this version of the Fantastic Four).
A teaser dropped in February, showing us the Fantastic Four, already famous, living together in the Baxter Building, as well as giving us a brief glimpse of Ineson's Galactus, an ominous, shadowy figure looming over Manhattan. We learned from footage shown at the 2025 CinemaCon that Sue and Reed would be expecting a child—the resulting infant son, Franklin, is shown prominently in the final trailer—which also gave us our first look at the Silver Surfer. Most of that footage was released as a trailer in April.
Will the Fantastic Four survive the big showdown with Galactus and save Earth? We'll find out next month. The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters on July 25, 2025. It's the first film in Phase Six of the MCU.
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