Making a movie about the Fantastic Four isn’t easy. We know this, we’ve seen it on multiple occasions. And yet Matt Shakman and company brought us something special with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Marvel’s First Family is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 37th film. Rights issues aside, it means that what would have potentially been a literal first step for the franchise has, instead, become its second wind. Without Steve Rogers and Tony Stark, the MCU needed a new set of heroes. It has been taking its time rebuilding it and with First Steps, it found its footing.
