The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Episode 128)

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August 7, 2025 • 75 mins

On this episode of Reel Talk, Sam Stokes welcomes new guest Em from the Verbal Diorama podcast to review the latest MCU film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Em gives a fascinating history of the unreleased 1994 Fantastic Four film, and then they discuss First Steps' story, aesthetic, cast, and more... ------------ Host & Editor Sam Stokes Guest Em Executive Producer Tony Black Join our Discord! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/U4bDzXNyvG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find Em on social media @verbaldiorama, including Bluesky here Follow Sam Stokes on Letterboxd ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and listen to his podcasts Den of Ten (follow on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@denoftenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and One Rules Them All (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@onerulesthemall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Follow REEL TALK on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/reeltalkfilmpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/reeltalkfilmpod/ https://www.threads.net/@reeltalkfilmpod Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Theme music: ‘On The Podium’ (c) Radio Night via epidemicsound.com · ‘Reel Talk’ podcast cover art designed by Nick Chandler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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