The film is directed by Matt Shakman, Fantastic Four: First Step will star Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing, Ralph Ineson as Galactus and Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer.
Fantastic Four: First Step will be the first film, and beginning, of Phase Six of the MCU and is scheduled to be in theaters on July 25th.
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Marvel Studios officially confirmed the cast for the Fantastic Four reboot; Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. Marvel’s announcement was made in a tweet accompanied by an artwork of the Fantastic Four that resembles the casts face.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.
Marvel Studios' #TheFantasticFour, in theaters July 25, 2025. pic.twitter.com/dOmLG0m7ie
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) February 14, 2024
While no director has been officially announced, Matt Shakman was initially in talks for the role, confirmed at D23 in September 2023. The same month, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were hired as writers for the film. By March 2023, Josh Friedman was hired to rewrite the script.
The film is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025, but aside from the main cast and the film’s release specific plot details remain under wraps and we can just speculate based on the existing comic book history and their potential integration into the wider MCU.