Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
Director: Matt Shakman
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writers: Josh Friedman (screenplay); Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer (screenplay/story); Kat Wood (story)
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, Ralph Ineson
Release date: July 25, 2025
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SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema is back with yet another At the Movies review; within a week of the debut of the DCU with Superman, we also got the latest MCU installment: The Fantastic Four: First Steps! This entry is Marvel Studios' long-awaited take on Marvel's First Family, set in the 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic Earth-828, apart from the mainline MCU timeline. We found a lot of parallels between both July 2025 superhero movies and talk at length about those, as well as compare the new Fantastic Four film to previous attempts. Catch all of our spoiler-free thoughts on the new episode, and stay tuned for more post-season content, including more At the Movies reviews, as well as Season Nine in October!
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