Our first glimpse of the Fantastic Four actually took place after the events of their introductory movie. In the post-credits scene of Thunderbolts, the newly established New Avengers are chilling out when they get an alert of an incoming ship. They soon notice a big “4” emblazoned on the side of the retro-looking rocket while Michael Giacchino’s Fantastic Four theme plays.
Now that we’ve seen The Fantastic Four: First Steps, it’s clear this scene wasn’t teasing that movie. Instead, it was a preview of the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, a theory seemingly confirmed by the fact that the Russo brothers, Doomsday’s directors, also helmed this post-credits scene. Now, however, a new statement from Kevin Feige suggests that this dramatic entrance is more complicated than it looks.
