Fantastic Four, Take Four. Marvel has never quite been able to nail a live-action version of the First Family of Earth, but with the release of the first trailer for the upcoming "Fantastic Four: First Steps", it looks like they might finally get it right. And the response from fans has been, well, fantastic.
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00:00Whatever life throws at us, we'll face it together."
00:06Fantastic Four Take Four
00:07Marvel has never quite been able to nail a live-action version of their first Family
00:11of Earth.
00:12But with the release of the first trailer for the upcoming Fantastic Four First Steps,
00:16it looks like they might finally get it right.
00:19And the response from fans has been, well, fantastic.
00:23Directed by Mark Shackman, the film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby
00:27as Susan Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss Bacharach as The Thing.
00:33In the eyes of most fans, that lineup represents pitch-perfect casting choices on the part
00:37of the studio, with praise being levied at the director as well.
00:41One person wrote on X,
00:42"'Matt Shackman finally gonna give us a Fantastic Four adaptation that we deserve and were begging
00:47for such a long time.'"
00:49That definitely seems to be the case.
00:51The trailer showcases snippets of an emotional origin story for the Fantastic Four, a few
00:55spots of their signature humor, and, of course, a cinematic world-ending threat for the foursome
01:00to tackle.
01:01It feels like a prime entry as the MCU steps forward into Phase 6.
01:06Speaking of world-ending threats, fans couldn't help but get hyped at the inclusion of Galactus.
01:11"'That small glimpse of Galactus was everything to me,' said one comment under Marvel Entertainment's
01:15trailer post on X, while another person posted a screenshot of the supervillain's horned
01:20helmet towering over the Statue of Liberty and said simply,
01:23"'We're so back.'"
01:24And you can't get through more than a few frames of the trailer without being blown
01:28away by the Silver Age aesthetic.
01:30Set in a futuristic version of the 1960s, the trailer presents fans with a seamlessly
01:34crafted vibe of an alternate space age where classic designs and sci-fi tech collide, offering
01:40a throwback to the world imagined by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby when Fantastic Four issues
01:45hit the shelves in 1961.
01:47One commenter on X listed all the design highlights and ended with the conclusion,
01:51"...Marvel understood the assignment."
01:53Of course, there were a few differing opinions on the way the CGI has been implemented in
01:57the film.
01:58Some fans felt a little let down by the thing's design, while others felt like it matched
02:03Kirby's design for the character.
02:04A few others voiced their concern that Ben Grimm's voice wasn't really doing it for them.
02:09As a man made of stone, they felt it should have a little more...gravel in it.
02:12There were also a few gripes about Galactus' size in the trailer, although given that we
02:23only get the briefest glimpse of the cosmic being, we'll have to wait for the full film
02:27to draw our conclusions.
02:29Marvel Entertainment released the trailer after a live countdown event at the U.S. Space
02:33and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
02:35The four main actors appeared in person at the countdown to discuss their roles and hype
02:39up the audience, although a few moments in the livestream ended up being a little...awkward.
02:44Like the crowd's lackluster participation when Moss Bacharach tried to get them all
02:47to join in for the thing's signature catchphrase.
02:50"...One, two, three!"
02:53"...It's collaborate time!"
02:56The entire presentation was peppered with awkward pauses and forced banter, but fortunately,
03:01it didn't take away from the impact of the trailer itself.
03:04We're joining the fans in marking our calendars for July 25th, 2025, when Fantastic Four
03:09First Steps storms into theaters.