Nearly five full years after Marvel Studios first planted its flag and announced it was coming, the Fantastic Four finally made their MCU debut this weekend. Given the last tries at bringing these heroes to the big screen, and how Marvel treated those characters back when it didn’t own them, it seemed there wasn’t really […]
‘First Steps’ Includes a Touching Quartet of Cameos Bridging ‘Fantastic Four’ History
As detailed in a new article over at Vanity Fair, The Fantastic Four: First Steps includes a few truly unexpected cameos outside of Paul Walter-Hauser’s Mole Man or its brief nods to other 60’s-era Marvel antagonists. As this site’s own intergalactic herald, may all who pass the purple portent below know they will be irreparably […]
Ralph Ineson Actually Got in the Galactus Suit for ‘Fantastic Four’
Friday’s Fantastic Four: First Steps reintroduces moviegoers to Galactus, one of the heroes’ biggest (literally) enemies. While comics fans love that he’s actually a giant man this time around and not a cloud, the bigger selling point is that Ralph Ineson, who lent his deep voice and whole body to portray the comics character. Talking to the […]
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Isn’t Quite Fantastic, But It’s Pretty Great
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is like an ice-cold drink on a warm summer’s day. A slice of apple pie with a glass of milk. It’s a nice, simple, familiar-feeling movie that will make you feel warm and fuzzy for a while but maybe doesn’t have the lasting power of something stronger. It’s easily the […]
The Fantastic Four Were Too OP For the Infinity Saga
One of the big draws of next week’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is seeing Marvel’s First Family in the retrofuturist Earth-828. They’re Earth’s only heroes in that dimension, and before Galactus shows up, it sounds like they’ve done a pretty good job protecting the planet. They might even be too good at it, which is why they’re in […]
‘Charmed’ and Marvel Actor Julian McMahon Dies at Age 56
Australian-American actor Julian McMahon passed away on July 2 at 56 years old. As reported by Deadline, the actor, best known for The CW’s Charmed and more recently his roles on The Residence and FBI: Most Wanted, had been privately battling cancer for a number of years. “With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my […]
Jon Watts Left ‘Fantastic Four’ to Get His Groove Back
Before Matt Shakman took over directing duties for the MCU’s first Fantastic Four movie, Jon Watts was in charge. The director of the Spider-Man: Home trilogy dropped out in 2022, and his reasons for leaving are completely valid: he had to take a much-needed break. During a recent storytelling class at the Mediterrane Film Festival, Watts […]
The ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Theme Is Expectedly Excellent
The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t just look unlike any other mainstream superhero movie in recent years, it’s also got an unusual sound to match. Following tickets going on sale for the movie, Marvel released the full track for the film’s main theme, created by longtime film composer Michael Giacchino. There’ve been snippets of the […]
The MCU’s Fantastic Four are Getting a Prequel Comic
Come July, the Fantastic Four are taking their First Steps to theaters in nearly a decade, and along the way, they’ll step into comics. On Friday, Marvel announced the MCU version of the First Family will take to the page in a one-shot story from writer Matt Fraction and artist Mark Buckingham. The comic, which […]
Fantastic Four’s Julia Garner Teases Her Take on the Silver Surfer
Julia Garner (Wolf Man) recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to give some insight on her take on the mysterious Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: The First Steps. Like many fans with only casual knowledge of the comics and past films from Marvel and Fox, she assumed the Silver Surfer was a male character—but then […]