First Steps to ensure its success. Past Fantastic Four films have struggled to meet expectations, leading to mixed feelings about the upcoming movie. The high expectations for the film signal its importance in the MCU and potential to revive interest in the franchise.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” tells the story of Marvel’s first family and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman; Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing; and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.

While the movie looks like a retro-futuristic romp featuring Marvel's First Family, one point in particular has fans debating: the CGI on The Thing. Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays the character, whose real name is Ben Grimm, and we got our first look at him post-transformation in the trailer.

First Steps trailer and posters were released, but Marvel Studios had to deny accusations that it used AI for the promo material.

A "fantastic new era" begins this week, as Marvel will release its first trailer for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."

Marvel Studios has started a countdown to the launch of the first trailer of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which will debut early tomorrow.

First Steps is boldly going where no Fantastic Four movie has gone before: the 1960s. Inspired by the classic Marvel comic books by co-creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, which launched the modern Marvel Universe with Fantastic Four #1 in 1961,

The Thing and Drax have many similarities in terms of backstory and powers. Marvel Studios made a mistake by focusing on Drax's comedic relief rather than his emotional depth. Too much comedy could impact the emotional aspect of The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.