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UNBELIEVABLE: 5 | History Defined

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is no disaster – but it’s no Superman, either

3/5 Vanessa Kirby is a standout as Susan Storm and the set design dazzles, but this franchise-starter is still weighed down by the usual unfunny banter and pathological Marvel aversion to risk

The Independent UK

The Fantastic Four: First Steps review – Marvel regains buoyancy with wacky superhero family sitcom

In a retro-futurist version of early 1960s New York, Mr Fantastic and Sue Storm are living together as a dysfunctional family with the Human Torch and the Thing – with a baby on the way

The Guardian - UK

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Review: Marvel's First Family Just Saved The MCU

After years of struggling, the MCU finally finds its footing again.

Inverse

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ review: A visually stunning and “fantastic” take at Marvel’s First Family

The team is here and they're perfect.

The Mary Sue

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review: What Superman Does So Right, The MCU’s Latest Gets Wrong

The latest MCU movie suffers from being all plot, no story.

Cinemablend

The Fantastic Four: First Steps review — one of the greatest Marvel movies of all time

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a detailed, character rich and fun arrival of Marvel’s iconic superhero family marks the beginning of a new era for the MCU.

WhatToWatch

The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range"

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Fantastic Four director says there was no need to cover Marvel's First Family getting their powers in First Steps, claiming that had already "been done very well" in the 2005 and 2015 movies

Exclusive | Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman was a big fan of the 2005 and 2015 movies

Total Film

Fantastic Four director speaks on 'passing the baton' to Russo brothers for Avengers: Doomsday

With production on the 2026 blockbuster now underway, The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman is ready to "pass the baton" to Joe and Anthony Russo for Avengers: Doomsday.

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Fortnite's next crossover meets The Fantastic Four this week – here are the goodies that are up for grabs

Epic Games has announced that the next Fortnite crossover will be in collaboration with the MCU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

TechRadar

Michael Chiklis Shared Sweet Message To Fans While Passing The Torch On The Thing As Fantastic Four Heads To Theaters: 'I Want To Thank Everyone...'

The OG Thing has spoken out.

Cinemablend

The Marvel movies and shows to watch before The Fantastic Four: First Steps – a spoiler-free guide

Get ready for The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Total Film

'We hardly crossed paths': The actors behind The Fantastic Four: First Steps' villains never filmed a scene together – and only met once on the Marvel movie's set

Ralph Ineson and Julia Garner only had 24 hours to discuss bringing their characters' complicated dynamic to life on the big screen.

TechRadar

Want to prepare for The Fantastic Four: First Steps? Skip the movies and watch this animated Disney+ show – it’s the best adaptation of Marvel’s First Family

I’m bingeing this nostalgic animated Marvel series on Disney+ ahead of The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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Total Film

The comic book history of The Mole Man – the first villain The Fantastic Four ever faced

Fantastic Four: First Steps will introduce Mole Man to the MCU, a character tied to the Fantastic Four’s origin in the comics, but with an anti-hero twist in the new movie

The Independent UK

Early reactions for The Fantastic Four: First Steps call film ‘out of this world’

Early reactions ahead of the film’s July 25 release are promising

Cinemablend

Ahead Of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, I Have One H.E.R.B.I.E.-Related Request

Let's give it up for the Fantastic Four's robotic pal.

Total Film

The Fantastic Four are in Avengers: Doomsday, and I think I know what that means for First Steps

The future for Marvel’s first family is already certain, and it tells us a lot about what we can expect from Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Total Film

Half of the Fantastic Four were cast after only one Zoom call: "I don't believe it either"

The Fantastic Four casting process was slightly unconventional

Total Film

Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers

From Doctor Doom to The Thing’s beard, here are the five questions The Fantastic Four: First Steps must answer

AAP

Pascal's fame stretches Down Under for Fantastic Four

Third time's a charm for the Fantastic Four as the stars of the latest reboot including Pedro Pascal walk the blue carpet for an Australian promotion.

Creative Bloq

Fantastic Four artists reveal the joys and challenges of drawing Marvel's first family

Comics artists tell us how they approached the unique character dynamics.

Inverse

Marvel Reveals The Clever Reason Why The Fantastic Four Weren't In the Infinity Saga

Director Matt Shakman explains why Marvel's first family is coming to us from a different universe within the MCU.

Inverse

25 Years Ago, Marvel Got The Superhero Blockbuster It Desperately Needed

After decades on top of the world, the X-Men are more important to the flailing MCU than ever.

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Silver Age Icons: The Most Valuable Comic Books of the 1960s

Some of the most valuable comic books of the 1960s were the inspirations for the billion-dollar comic book movies we all love now. This was the Silver Age of comic books. Comic book characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers made their debut during this era.

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