The Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Breakdown – 20 Biggest Reveals From The MCU Movie Trailer Explained

The trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released, offering fans a first look at the coveted MCU movie. As one of the three MCU movies of 2025, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is responsible for taking the franchise into a new era. The build-up to the next two Avengers stories is expected in the upcoming Marvel movies, with The Fantastic Four: First Steps already confirmed to tie into Doomsday and Secret Wars.

Beyond the set-up of the Avengers movies though, The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ story is highly anticipated in its own right. Not only is the cast assembled for the project incredibly exciting, but many have been desiring a proper adaptation of Marvel’s First Family for a long time. With the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, audiences are finally getting a glimpse at what to expect, from first looks at the iconic titular team to the debut of an exciting Marvel villain and all the feel-good, retrofuturistic sci-fi vibes Marvel fans could want.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Gives First Looks At Marvel’s First Family

The Marvel Family Is Together Once More

Undoubtedly, the most anticipated aspect of The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ trailer is a first look at the titular family. The cast of the film has been widely praised, yet many have been reserving judgment to see how they would look, act, and feel in the role of these iconic characters. The trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps puts any worries at ease by showcasing the team in all their glory, complete with a, well, fantastic hero shot of all four together as the trailer comes to a close.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Offers The First Look At Galactus

A Primary Villain Of The Four Exerts His Power

After the appearance of the titular team, the most anticipated debut is that of Galactus – The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ main villain. Galactus has been mostly underutilized in live-action projects, with many desiring a comic book-accurate version of the villain. As it turns out, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is providing exactly that. Galactus’ face or voice is not included in the trailer, but his shadowy figure and the back of his head – sporting his iconic pronged helmet – can be seen as the trailer ends.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Hints At The Team’s Backstory

The Origin Story Will Be Told In A Unique Way

Marvel Studios has insisted that The Fantastic Four: First Steps is not an origin story in the traditional sense. That said, the trailer for the film confirms that the origins of the titular team will still be included to an extent. Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards can be heard talking about the first time the team went into space, with found footage of this excursion shown. It seems as though these footage-based flashbacks will provide the necessary origin details for The Fantastic Four, despite the film not following the typical origin story formula.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Did Not Show Reed Richards’ Superpowers

Reed’s Stretchy Abilities Remain In The Dark

One of the more interesting surprises of The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ trailer is that Reed Richards’ powers are not shown, or at least, that of a superheroic nature. The power of Reed’s brain is certainly highlighted, with the character shown writing down equations and working through space travel-related issues. However, his iconic ability to stretch his body is not divulged in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, saving this reveal for future marketing or even the movie itself.

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The reason for this could be the difficulty of animating such powers. Stretchy abilities have often looked less convincing than other superpowers in the modern world of superhero filmmaking. As such, Marvel Studios may be hiding Reed’s as a means of ensuring the CGI effects look as good as they can be, rather than rushing to fit an unfinished effect into a massive trailer.

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Sue Storm’s Invisibility Powers Are Highlighted In The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer

The Invisible Woman Makes Her MCU Debut

Despite Reed’s powers as Mr. Fantastic not being highlighted, Sue’s invisibility factor as the Invisible Woman is. As Reed is heard talking about the afflictions that his family now faces, a shot of Sue flashing in and out of invisibility is shown. This is likely from the backstory elements of the film, with the trailer providing a first tease at how her powers will look. Moreover, a shot of Sue creating one of her shields is highlighted near the end of the trailer.

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Johnny Storm’s Human Torch Is Shown In Full Flight In The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Human Torch Takes To The Skies

The member of The Fantastic Four that received the most focus power-wise in the trailer for the film is Johnny Storm. Multiple sequences of Johnny as the Human Torch are shown, with the character igniting himself in flames before shooting across the city. One shot even shows Johnny in space, taking the flight of the Human Torch further than is typically shown in film adaptations of The Fantastic Four.

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Ben Grimm’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps Powers Explained

Everyone’s Favorite Rock Man

Finally, Ben Grimm’s The Thing is shown in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. As many familiar with the character will know, he became a being made of rocks after being exposed to radioactive waves on a space journey. This makes Ben incredibly strong, as proven by a shot of him running full force towards an unseen enemy in the latter sections of The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ trailer.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps References The Thing Actor’s Biggest Recent Role

Yes, Chef!

At the beginning of the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Thing is shown tasting a dish made by HERBIE. The character states that he is going to put some garlic in the dish to give it a bit more “zip.” Given that Ben/The Thing is played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, this has to be an intentional reference to a big role of his of late: The Bear. In The Bear, Moss-Bachrach portrays Richie, a man who learns to love the world of culinary arts, explaining the link between the show and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Highlights Ben Grimm’s Tragedy

Ben’s Life Took An Unexpected Turn

Although The Thing’s strength and design are aspects of the character audiences were most looking forward to seeing in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the movie proves it understands his character too. As Reed is running through his family’s powers, he notes that Ben is now a rock. Ben is shown sadly watching footage of him from before the change, joking that he is the best-looking pilot. This highlights the tragic insecurity that often comes with Ben’s transformation into the Thing that will be prevalent in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, continuing his depiction as a fan-favorite, sympathetic character.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Debuts A Familiar Comic Book Character

The Lovable Robot Helper Is Here

Beyond Galactus, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm, another familiar comic book character can be spotted in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This character is none other than HERBIE, or the Highly Engineered Robot Built for Interdimensional Exploration. HERBIE is shown cooking a dish in the Baxter Building, joining in on the titular team’s family dinner.

The robot became much more of an overall ally and helper to The Fantastic Four over the years…

HERBIE was created for a specific function in the comics, yet the robot became much more of an overall ally and helper to The Fantastic Four over the years. It seems as though he will resume this role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In doing so, he is sure to become a fan-favorite character in the upcoming movie.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Takes The MCU Into A Different Universe

We’re Not In The MCU Anymore

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The most immediate aspect visible in The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ teaser is the retrofuturistic style of the movie. It has been common knowledge that the film is set in an alternate universe to the mainline MCU, one that has more advanced tech despite the film being set in the 1960s. The trailer makes this evident, with first looks at the Baxter Building, its 60s-yet-advanced decor, and the overall retro feeling of the movie from the changing aspect ratios to the perfectly campy music and costumes.

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Reed Richards Is Experimenting With Dimensional Travel

The MCU Links Are Being Teased

At one point in the trailer, Reed Richards is shown working out several equations on a blackboard. To the left of him, eagle-eyed fans have noticed multiversal implications. A crude sketch shows a tube linking two end-points, with the words “another universe” scrawled beneath one of them. This hints at the links between The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the prime MCU timeline.

The Fantastic Four are confirmed to appear in the story of Avengers: Doomsday and likely its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars. It could be Reed himself who causes this by tampering with interdimensional exploration. This would certainly make sense, however, given Reed’s thirst for knowledge and his team’s connection to interstellar space travel. After exploring space for so long, it could make sense for Reed to delve into wider, broader subjects.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Perfectly Understands Its Characters’ Strengths

The Core Of The Characters Remains Intact

As alluded to, audiences have desired a strong adaptation of The Fantastic Four for many years now. The trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps seems to prove that the film will provide exactly this thanks to an exchange between Reed Richards and Sue Storm. Reed mentions that their lives are so different now since Ben became a rock, Sue gained invisibility powers, and Johnny began to catch fire.

Sue insists that Ben has always been a rock, Johnny is still Johnny, and she will always be there for Reed. This proves how well the film understands the strengths of its characters. Ben’s stable, friendly nature was there before his powers and is still there after, as is Johnny’s over-the-top, confident personality. Sue’s invisibility does not change her, and the dynamics of the entire family remain the same. This proves that The Fantastic Four: First Steps understands that these characters are not defined by their powers, but that they are now simply bolstered versions of what they were.

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The End Of The World As We Know It

The Four Have Their Work Cut Out

Perhaps the most threatening moment in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps comes as a rain of fire falls from the sky. The team is shown watching as this occurs, likely unsure of what is causing the phenomenon. It is likely linked to Galactus, proving just how much power the world-eater has in the Marvel universe. Nonetheless, it seems the work of the titular team in The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be on a massive scale as they prevent Earth from being destroyed.

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The Fantasticar Debuts In The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Trusty Vehicle Of The Team

Throughout Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four history, the team has relied on the Fantasticar for their many travels. In live-action adaptations, this has only been included once in a brief scene of 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. In the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps​​​​​​, the Fantasticar is shown speeding through a city and bringing this iconic element of the source material to life.

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The Fantastic Four Are Famous In Their Universe

The Team Are Well-Known

Another interesting reveal in the trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps is that the team is already famous. This was shown in the short teaser for the trailer and further confirmed in the full trailer. Some children are shown wearing masks and T-shirts donning Ben Grimm as The Thing, proving that the team is already well-known among the public as being superpowered protectors of Earth.

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John Malkovich’s Secret Character Appears In Fantastic Four’s Trailer

Who Is Malkovich Playing?

The Fantastic Four: First Steps features John Malkovich, with the trailer marking his debut. However, it remains entirely unclear who Malkovich will be playing in the movie. The character is shown stepping into the light from the shadows, with long white hair and a beard. Given that he is shown in the trailer, it has to be assumed that Malkovich’s character will play a big role in the story of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, making the wait for the film and the reveal of his true identity all the more difficult.

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The Fantastic Four’s Team Dynamic Are Left Out Of The Trailer

More Marketing Will Delve Into Their Familial Bonds

Despite being known as Marvel’s First Family, the family elements of The Fantastic Four: First Steps were mostly absent from the trailer. While some aspects, like the family dinner scene, typify this, the connections between the four heroes are left absent. This is mostly due to time constraints and the trailer’s nature as only a teaser, hinting that more of the interpersonal dynamics between each member – and the team as a four – will be left for the movie itself.

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The Silver Surfer Is Yet To Appear In The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Herald Of Galactus Is Always Near

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The main villain of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is Galactus, meaning his herald is not far behind. The herald in question is none other than the Silver Surfer, a popular Marvel character. Regardless of this popularity, the Surfer was left absent from the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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The character has not appeared in live-action since 2007, with Julia Garner facing the task of bringing the Silver Surfer back to the screen in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Garner will be playing Shalla-Bal, the female herald of Galactus. As such an important link between Earth and the cosmic villain, the Silver Surfer’s omission from the Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer is surprising, though leaves more to look forward to as marketing continues.

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Michael Giacchino’s Fantastic Four: First Steps Score Is Debuted In The Trailer

The Veteran Marvel Composer Shows No Sign Of Slowing Down

Another exciting development in The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ development was the announcement that Michael Giacchino is composing the musical score for the film. The trailer features this score, which perfectly reflects the retrofuturistic tone of the project. The trailer ends with a chorus singing out “Fantastic Four” as the team in all their glory is shown, perfectly capping off the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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July 25, 2025

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Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer

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