THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS TV Spot Reveals First Live-Action Look At Mole Man's Monster, Giganto

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS TV Spot Reveals First Live-Action Look At Mole Man's Monster, Giganto

A new TV spot for The Fantastic Four: First Steps reveals our first look at Mole Man's rampaging monster, Giganto, as he causes chaos in New York City. This looks like a comic book panel brought to life...

By JoshWilding - Jun 17, 2025 01:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

A new commercial for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has found its way online today, and it features our first look at Marvel's First Family doing battle with Giganto, Mole Man's main monster, and the first foe they faced on the page. 

This looks like a comic book panel brought to life, and while we're sure there's been some clever editing, it's quite clearly footage taken from the movie that's been repurposed for this pizza promo. 

There have been rumours for months that The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens with a flashback to the team's many battles (remember, they've been the Fantastic Four for four years when the movie opens), and this is likely one of them.

It's a clever way for Marvel Studios to show what these heroes can do in a montage that recaps past adventures and better establishes their many wins before facing an insurmountable foe in Galactus. 

In the comics, Giganto was one of many Deviant Mutates dwelling on Monster Isle. The Mole Man made him his servant and used him to attack atomic power plants all over the world. The Fantastic Four eventually went to investigate, prompting the Mole Man to unleash Giganto on the heroes in the middle of New York City. 

While not confirmed, Paul Walter Hauser is expected to play the MCU's Mole Man and has had nothing but good things to say about his experiences on the movie's set. 

"I think, from what I’ve seen, and obviously I can’t say much about it, but I will say the short time I was on set, dude, they’re making a cool movie, man," he teased earlier this year. "This is a smart, chic Marvel movie that really focuses on family as part of the theme. And you really kind of fall in love with those characters, I think."

"And that’s what’s missing is sometimes if you don’t fall in love with these characters, and you keep putting them in peril, we don’t really care," Hauser said of what he believes has hurt recent MCU titles. "You know, you got to make us care first. And I think Marvel’s hopefully getting back to some of that.

You can see The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Giganto in action in the player below.

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, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in mystery 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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ElJefe
ElJefe - 6/17/2025, 1:36 PM
Welp, now I love it.

I’m such a sucker.

Sigh.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 6/17/2025, 1:41 PM
I love this.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/17/2025, 1:41 PM
That's cool
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/17/2025, 1:41 PM
Fantastico!!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/17/2025, 1:50 PM
The VFX there seems rough there but that could be just because of the repurposing of footage for the commercial so hopefully it looks better in the film itself (if it’s in there)…

I wouldn’t be surprised if the movie opens with the talk show intro as we have seen in the trailers but then once the four are introduced , they rush into action against Giganto which would be cool as an homage to FF 1 since that would be the first time we see these versions in action as we did their comic counterparts together.

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GenD
GenD - 6/17/2025, 1:51 PM
I don’t understand why Mr fantastic is tangled up in ropes on the cover.
Corruptor
Corruptor - 6/17/2025, 2:07 PM
@GenD - Sue tied him up as punishment for starting to have wrong ideas about male emancipation.
cubrn
cubrn - 6/17/2025, 4:22 PM
@GenD - Because he's been a bad boy
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/17/2025, 5:44 PM
@Corruptor - While wearing bondage gear of course.
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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/17/2025, 1:51 PM
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SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 6/17/2025, 2:09 PM
@AllsNotGood - Why?

LMAO!
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/17/2025, 2:10 PM
@SteelGunZ - uncanny
Kiba
Kiba - 6/17/2025, 2:10 PM
@AllsNotGood - All I can hear in my head will seeing that is Huttese.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/17/2025, 1:54 PM
Thats....pretty cool.
Deckacards
Deckacards - 6/18/2025, 12:59 AM
@Apophis71 - You mean when he was added after he was "not" seen exiting the fantasticar when they arrive...Johnny flies up, Sue and Ben exit the car, and then Reed magically appears in the commercial alongside them...actually, behind them...looking like a bad video game cgi character complete with gliding motion? No, you're right. They probably just CGI'ed the character to match it gripping an FF member on the cover of an iconic FF comic just for the Little Caesar's commercial. In fact, maybe they did...but the main point here is still valid, which is basically that...

You need to calm. The F. Down.

(Also, if you noticed, I didn't say sue is the leader. I said the talk about the subject. Which is exactly what it is. Talk...about...it.)

Chill a little.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 6/17/2025, 1:57 PM
Surprise, but a welcome one
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 6/17/2025, 2:07 PM
Some cheese for this cheezie movie.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/17/2025, 2:08 PM
Okay, that was [frick]ing awesome.
LordMushu
LordMushu - 6/17/2025, 2:08 PM
Love this.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 2:09 PM
One of my Comic Book Dreams coming True with The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Corruptor
Corruptor - 6/17/2025, 2:09 PM
Kind of comic accurate but also kind of crap. The sort of thing they can wave in our faces and say "this is what happens when we do what the fans want, see we were right all along along".
cubrn
cubrn - 6/17/2025, 4:24 PM
@Corruptor - So if they give the fans what they want, its bad and if they don't give the fans what they want its...bad?
Corruptor
Corruptor - 6/19/2025, 10:59 AM
@cubrn - Actually it looks better now, the right colour and with it's mouth open, they changed the picture. I now like it.
Corruptor
Corruptor - 6/19/2025, 11:00 AM
@Corruptor - Actually there are two images, I only looked at the top one before.
grif
grif - 6/17/2025, 2:10 PM
what a waste

soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/17/2025, 2:22 PM
@grif - Agreed, like who are they supposed to fight in the sequel?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/17/2025, 5:46 PM
@soberchimera - Oh I don't know... ANNIHILUS maybe?!
cubrn
cubrn - 6/17/2025, 5:53 PM
@soberchimera - Molecule Man, Rama-Tut, Super Skrull, Wizard, Puppet Master, Dr Doom
soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/17/2025, 8:33 PM
@ObserverIO - They’re using him for Nova
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 2:20 PM
The more comic book accurate versions of the Fantastic Four (2005) and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Bombed at the Box Office.

Even with a White Man Playing Silver Surfer. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is heading for 150 million Domestic Opening VS 56,061,504

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Domestic = $131,921,738

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International = $169,991,393

Worldwide = $301,913,131
soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/17/2025, 2:24 PM
@AllsGood - Yeah, the plastic surgeon from the FX show as American Doom with Electro powers and the Galactus cloud were 100% comic accurate…
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AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 2:28 PM
@soberchimera -
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soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/17/2025, 2:31 PM
@AllsGood -
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AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 3:00 PM
@soberchimera - BUT how is 150 Million Domestic Opening even possible?

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 3:02 PM
@soberchimera - AND

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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/17/2025, 4:46 PM
@soberchimera - don't engage
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/17/2025, 5:04 PM
@AllsNotGood - Coming from the TROLL that Copied my Username and Image just to attack me.

BOTS UNITE
BOTS UNITE
BOTS UNITE

Where is your Best Friend Make America Grea? Ha Ha Ha Ha

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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/17/2025, 5:07 PM
@AllsGood - you 38585383583535 billion dollars
DTor91
DTor91 - 6/17/2025, 2:33 PM
GIGANTO?!?! Never thought I’d see the day haha. That’s pretty awesome. Love to see more comic films embracing what they are.
Thing94
Thing94 - 6/17/2025, 2:34 PM
Love it! I was hoping the cover to FF # 1 was in the movie!!
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