US Edition‘The Fantastic Four’ Review: In a Jet Age Dream of Manhattan, Marvel’s World-Savers Take Care of Business
EARTH-828 (ALTERNATE UNIVERSE), JUL 25 – Marvel Studios reboots the Fantastic Four with a 1960s retro-futuristic style on Earth-828, focusing on family dynamics while facing the cosmic threat Galactus, praised for its fresh tone and design.
- On July 24, Marvel Studios premiered The Fantastic Four: First Steps, set in Earth-828’s 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic timeline.
- Breaking from tangled multiverse arcs, the film marks the Fantastic Four’s first MCU outing and the MCU’s first big cosmic leap, using its parallel universe to set itself apart.
- Featuring Vanessa Kirby’s performance, the ensemble also stars Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles, showcasing strong character work.
- Critics note the film finally finds a good use for the multiverse and shines thanks to its character work and an old-school aesthetic.
- Beyond the main narrative, the film reboots excitement for the MCU’s future and its post-credit tease sets up Doctor Doom.
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‘The Fantastic Four’ review: In a jet age dream of Manhattan, Marvel’s world-savers take care of business
Ten years after a “Fantastic Four” movie that wasn’t, Marvel Studios and 20th Century Studios have given us “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” a much better couple of hours. It takes place in the mid-1960s, albeit a sleekly otherworldly jet age streamlining of that time. Result? Extras in fedoras share crowd scenes with a Manhattan skyline dotted with familiar landmarks like the Chrysler Building, alongside some casually wondrous “Jetsons”-esque…
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der Standard DEPedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby once again revive the most boring superheroes of the Marvel universe
Marvel Studios presented the new film about its iconic First Family in Colombia. The film officially premiered in theaters on July 24, 2025. Colombia, July 25, 2025. With a retro-futuristic setting and a 1960s-inspired atmosphere, Fantastic Four: First Steps had its official premiere in Colombia on July 22. The event took place simultaneously in Bogotá and Medellín, becoming a milestone for Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans in the country. Th…
It's too early for comic book movies to pack up their bags and head to the dump of expired Hollywood genres. A couple of weeks ago, "Superman" successfully took off — and the flight is still within the specified parameters. On Thursday, screenings of a superhero film from Marvel Studios — "Fantastic Four: First Steps" began. The preview format brought in approximately $ 23 million over the weekend
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