Marvel Studios Releases 5 Minutes Of THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS And It Includes Cameos, Super-Apes, More

Marvel Studios Releases 5 Minutes Of THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS And It Includes Cameos, Super-Apes, More

Marvel Studios has released a 5-minute clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, detailing the team's origin story, a clash with one of Red Ghost's Super-Apes, and some familiar faces from the past...

By JoshWilding - Jul 22, 2025 03:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

Following last night's world premiere in Los Angeles, Marvel Studios has released a 5-minute clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Taken from the beginning of the movie, some edits have been made (Mole Man is M.I.A., for example), but it still offers a fun idea of what's to come later this week.

The team's origin story is recounted, and we get to see Mister Fantastic squaring off with the Red Ghost's Super-Apes...despite John Malkovich's Russian villain being left on the cutting room floor. 

Each member of the team is shown protecting New York, while Reed Richards is found hosting "Fantastic Science with Mr. Fantastic" to a group of very uninterested children. The Thing also says "It's Clobberin' Time," albeit in cartoon form.

Finally, keep your eyes peeled, as when all those New Yorkers express gratitude for Marvel's First Family, you'll see Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, and Michael Bailey Smith make a cameo appearance. They're the actors who played the team in Roger Corman's ill-fated Fantastic Four movie from the 1990s. 

You can watch this extended clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps below. 

Marvel Studios has also released highlights from the movie's premiere, including a blue carpet appearance from Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in character as Wonder Man's Simon Williams.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet.

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles have been cast in supporting roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom is rumoured to appear, though that's surely a given with Avengers: Doomsday on the way.

Director Matt Shakman worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' screenplay, with Eric Pearson (Black Widow) later coming on board for a final polish.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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Sinner
Sinner - 7/22/2025, 4:02 AM
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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 7/22/2025, 4:06 AM
RELEASE THE MALKOVICH CUT NOW !
LenSpiderman
LenSpiderman - 7/22/2025, 9:40 AM
@Malatrova15 - you win the internet today.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 7/22/2025, 10:56 AM
@Malatrova15 - hopefully it means they got better plans for him in a sequel, Malkovich too big a name to do him dirty after knowing what happened with Vulture
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/22/2025, 4:19 AM
It’s gonna take a lot to beat this Marvel Masterpiece
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😜🤣
soberchimera
soberchimera - 7/22/2025, 1:20 PM
@AnthonyVonGeek - Like a dollar since that film was never released?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/22/2025, 4:33 AM
Ok, just to get it out of the way. Im a Gunn big fan.

But one thing i noticed with theae marvel premiers (and ive watched since aou time) is that its like a communist event, lolz. The actors are not genuinely having fun. Besides for a few giddy ones like Iman.

Comparing with the Superman premier, I see the background characters going together as if they are highschool buddies and are having a reunion. Gunn is indeed great in building rapport.
MikeyL
MikeyL - 7/22/2025, 4:52 AM
@vectorsigma - I mean, there’s nothing *wrong* with people not being giddy and super pally with each other. Most of them probably see it as just a job and that’s fine because ultimately that is what it is. Having said that, if Gunn can build that rapport on sets for his cast and crew then I can see a lot of actors wanting to work for DCU rather than MCU
Sinner
Sinner - 7/22/2025, 4:54 AM
@vectorsigma - You ain’t gotta shill this hard, buddy. People can like other things besides Superman 😂

And the chemistry this cast has with each other is undeniable
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 7/22/2025, 5:02 AM
@vectorsigma - lol this must be one of the most petty takes you've done and that's saying something XD
Martianhunter
Martianhunter - 7/22/2025, 4:50 AM
Did I read this right "Simon Williams discusses his personal connection to Wonder Man ahead of starring as the character in an upcoming project".

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And when you view that video, there is no "personal connection".
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 7/22/2025, 5:05 AM
@Martianhunter - Yup, they are going for the "meta" marketing approach, quite cool tbh. Would be fun if all his press conferences for the show were as Simon Williams.
Martianhunter
Martianhunter - 7/22/2025, 5:49 AM
@Urubrodi - Yeah great marketing approach.

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UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 7/22/2025, 4:56 AM
I don't think marvel has resorted to this before have they?? Releasing the first 5 min..

They really need this to he a hit. Still looks ok, but not getting that 'special' vibe yet.
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 7/22/2025, 5:00 AM
@UnderBelly - they've done it countless times
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 7/22/2025, 6:47 AM
@BigPhilbowski - i recall BTS trailers and maybe some extended clips from their tv offerings bit of don't remember in movies.

Please remind me.
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 7/22/2025, 6:51 AM
@UnderBelly - off the top of my head, homecoming, eternals, brave new world. Hell they showed the opening 20mins of Endgame at a press junket
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 7/22/2025, 7:18 AM
@BigPhilbowski - this is different. Theuve shown something new for everyone to see in a premiere. I mean in streaming.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 7/22/2025, 7:55 AM
@BigPhilbowski - I didn't remember about Spider-Man, but thats Sony's bag to be fair.
Brave New world and Eternals did that for the digital release..not the theatrical.


I could be wrong about eternals though as they were trying to get people back in cinemas post pandemic.
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 7/22/2025, 12:17 PM
@UnderBelly - no you could be totally right. I just remember them releasing the footage but honestly have no idea if it was before the theatrical run or the home release. I just have that memory in my head. Chances are it's the same with Homecoming so
Fogs
Fogs - 7/22/2025, 5:07 AM
I liked it.
ClungeOfSteel
ClungeOfSteel - 7/22/2025, 5:34 AM
Cbm of the year right there!

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