Rent The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)
3.4 of 5 from 123 ratings
1h 50min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Set against the vibrant backdrop of a '60s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is introduced as they face a daunting challenge. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god and his enigmatic herald. And if this wasn't bad enough, things get very personal.
- Actors:
- Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Ada Scott, Matthew Wood, Angela Jones, Maisie Shakman, Jay Underwood, Michael Bailey Smith, Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Patrick Miller, Mather Zickel
- Directors:
- Matt Shakman
- Producers:
- Kevin Feige
- Voiced By:
- The Fantastic 4, First Steps
- Creators:
- Jack Kirby
- Writers:
- Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Kat Wood, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
- Aka:
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/10/2025
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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- Bonus:
- Meet the First Family - Director Matt Shakman and the cast talk about creating the ultimate family unit
- Fantastic Futurism - The filmmakers discuss immersing the cast and crew in a retro-futuristic aesthetic
- From Beyond and from Below - The team explores bringing complex characters from page to screen
- Audio Commentary with director Matt Shakman and production designeer Kasra Fanrahal
- Gag Reel
- Deleted Scenes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/10/2025
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish DTS 5.1, Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Atmos, German Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Italian Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Castillian, Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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Reviews (1) of The Fantastic 4: First Steps
First Steps, Final Straws: Marvel’s Retro Reboot Misfires - The Fantastic 4: First Steps review by griggs
Coming off Thunderbolts*, I was genuinely looking forward to The Fantastic Four: First Steps—finally catching up with the MCU just in time for the big summer tentpole release. Unfortunately, if this is the start of the new MCU ten-year plan, I’d be very worried. It doesn’t feel like a bold new beginning; it feels like a franchise coasting on fumes.
The production design is the standout: a crisp blend of Jetsonian retro-futurism, wool-and-poly uniforms, and 1950s space-age optimism. It’s fun to look at, at least.
Pedro Pascal brings weight, and Vanessa Kirby does well even if she’s mostly reduced to a maternal subplot. The rest of the cast feels wasted—Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, and Natasha Lyonne barely get a look-in, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach disappears under a mountain of CGI.
The gender-flipped Silver Surfer is an interesting choice, but the film doesn’t really explore it—it’s just there, like most of the film’s ideas. A few flickers of charm, but overall it feels like the MCU has served its time.
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