Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie finally has a title... and it’s Fantastic Four: First Steps!
At Marvel Studios’ buzzy Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel chief Kevin Feige revealed new details and new animatic footage of Marvel’s First Family’s entry into the MCU. Feige described the film, which is set in a “retro future of the ‘60s,” as having more of the “spirit and the tone” of the era, rather than being historically accurate to the period (which lends to the alt-history theories bouncing around). Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman, and cast members Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach also appeared onstage to tease the film.
Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic is “the best pilot of the world right here,” and part of a “new family” in the MCU. “We make a point to have family dinner at 8,” Pascal says. Moss-Bachrach revealed that Mark Ruffalo consulted for his motion-capture work, while Quinn and Kirby spoke about building their sibling dynamic.
The movie is currently in pre-production with shooting set to begin this Tuesday. But Marvel still revealed brand new animatic footage of Fantastic Four: First Steps at the panel.
Fantastic Four: First Steps First Early Footage
The footage opens with Mr. Fantastic (Pascal) at a science show. They seem to be major celebrities in this world, and esteemed astronauts. An old-school sci-fi rocket blasts off, the Fantasticar appears, and we see the first footage of Galactus, the powerful cosmic villain of the movie. His face is seen peering through a building, gigantic and looming.
