The Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Breakdown - 7 Biggest Reveals From The MCU Movie Trailer Explained

:0:1

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.
7 The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Gives First Looks At Marvel’s First Family 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, notably Ebon Moss-Bachrach"s Ben Grimm/The Thing and Joseph Quinn"s Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.
The Thing"s design looks to be a perfect blend of CGI and practical effects, with Moss-Bacrach"s performance and charm still shining through. The fire effects used for Human Torch"s flight scenes look excellent, and the trailer even shows some scenes involving Sue Storm"s invisibility. The money shot of The Fantastic Four: First Steps" trailer comes right at the end, with all four members standing in their suitably retro superhero suits as a family, just as Vanessa Kirby"s Sue Storm points out herself.
6 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Offers The First Look At Galactus 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.
5 The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Trailer Hints At The Team’s Backstory 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.
4 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Debuts A Familiar Comic Book Character 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, with Ben Grimm tasting it and suggesting the robot add some garlic.
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.
3 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Takes The MCU Into A Different Universe 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.
2 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Perfectly Understands Its Characters’ Strengths 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.
1 Michael Giacchino’s Fantastic Four: First Steps Score Is Debuted In The Trailer 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.
Movie My Favorite Movies My Watchlist Success!

The Fantastic Four: First Steps Not Yet Rated Action Adventure Sci-Fi Superhero Release Date July 25, 2025 Director Matt Shakman Writers Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer Franchise(s) Marvel Cinematic Universe Cast See All