Marvel Studios has confirmed Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25, 2025). Vanessa Kirby plays Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm / The Thing.
The Setting
The film is reportedly set in an alternate 1960s timeline, a stylistic choice meant to give the team its own visual identity within the MCU. Director Matt Shakman (WandaVision, Game of Thrones) is helming.
The Stakes
This is Marvel’s first proper Fantastic Four under their direct creative control, following 20th Century Fox’s three previous (largely panned) attempts. Expectations are correspondingly high.
