The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 American superhero film based on the
Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four. Produced by Marvel Studios
and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be
the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the second reboot of
the Fantastic Four film series. The film is directed by Matt Shakman from a
screenplay by Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer. It
features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon
Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the titular team, alongside Julia Garner,
Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph
Ineson. In the film, the Fantastic Four must protect their 1960s-inspired
retro-futuristic world from the planet-devouring cosmic being Galactus
(Ineson).