'Fantastic Four: First Steps' (Spoiler) Review & 'Avengers: Doomsday' | The Cosmic Circle Podcast

In this new episode of The Cosmic Circle, Uday and Wiktor have a spoilery chat about the latest Marvel Studios film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, along with some discussion of what it might mean for Avengers: Doomsday. They compare this new Fantastic Four to previous live-action incarnations, including the comics, who their favorite character was in the film, and where they had issues with the story. They compare First Steps to DC's Superman (2025) and discuss how each film hit them this summer. In addition, they talk about cuts and changes to the movie, the implications of Franklin Richards powers for Avengers: Doomsday, along with *that* post-credit scene. 

The Fantastic Four: First Steps was directed by Matt Shakman, and stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner, and Ralph Ineson. Now in theaters.  Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Is this the best live-action Fantastic Four movie to date?

02:00 - Feelings about the 60s aesthetic of the film

05:30 - Favorite characters in The Fantastic Four: First Steps

08:33 - Superman (2025) and First Steps comparisons

11:30 - The POV of a CBM lover who is not a comics fan. 

13:00 - Cuts and changes to the movie, reasons being possibly linked to Avengers: Doomsday 

14:40 - Is Franklin the most powerful being in the multiverse now? Discussing his place in the story and going forward

18:20 - MCU movies under 2 hours

19:30 - Shalla-Bal aka The Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) 

25:49 - Galactus

28:35 - New F4 suits vs. MCU suits

29:39 - Doctor Doom and Doomsday

35:00 - Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) in the movie

39:00 - Ben Grimm, aka The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach)

40:15 - Was that post-credit scene a last-minute add-on?

42:40 - Discussing leaked images from Avengers: Doomsday, and do Franklin's powers erase the stakes for dangers in Doomsday? Is he too powerful?

46:50 - Johnny Storm's powers (Joseph Quinn), Reed's powers (Pedro Pascal). Differences from the comics.

49:00 - The balance of a more serious story that is still fairly comic-booky.

49:50 - The need for more Galactus to be featured

53:53 - Reed's plan to defeat Galactus/save Earth

55:45 - More on Ralph Ineson as Galactus

59:35 - Final thoughts and how we're feeling about Avengers: Doomsday now

01:05:49 - Why Uday says Michael Waldron needs to stay away from Wanda/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen)

01:06:00 - Outros

 

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