THE FANTASTIC FOUR: Galactus Emerges From The Shadows And His Plan Is Revealed In Epic New FIRST STEPS TV Spot

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: Galactus Emerges From The Shadows And His Plan Is Revealed In Epic New FIRST STEPS TV Spot

The latest TV spot for The Fantastic Four: First Steps sees Galactus emerge from the shadows for a confrontation with Marvel's First Family, but what does the Devourer of Worlds want from the team?

By JoshWilding - Jul 14, 2025 05:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

A new TV spot for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released, and this one finally confirms those rumours about Galactus' plans for the youngest member of Marvel's First Family.

In the 40-second teaser, we see the team brought before the Devourer of Worlds by the Silver Surfer. The villain's massive frame is then revealed, though we'd bet on him being hidden in shadow for most of this scene before he arrives on Earth and fully steps out of the shadows. 

Elsewhere in the promo, Reed Richards tells the press that in exchange for the Earth, Galactus asked for his and Sue Storm's son, Franklin. Mister Fantastic deemed that too high a price, something the planet's citizens understandably feel differently about. 

Why does Galactus want Franklin? Well, if he's anything like his comic book counterpart, the boy will have the ability to create new worlds and realities, perhaps allowing Galactus to finally satisfy his hunger. 

Galactus has been described as "a humongous, 14-billion-year-old, planet-devouring cosmic vampire" by The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman. Actor Ralph Ineson, meanwhile, has said, "He’s a cosmic force. He’s a god, of sorts."

You can watch this new TV spot for The Fantastic Four: First Steps 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, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles 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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ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 7/14/2025, 5:29 AM
I havn't been this stoked for the MCU in a while. This looks perfect
Canyoublush
Canyoublush - 7/14/2025, 6:05 AM
@ProfessorWhy - This will be the superhero film of the year. I’m calling it now. I don’t care about box office returns but from a critical standpoint it’s gonna be great. Easily the best version of the F4 onscreen which isn’t hard considering. MCU won’t miss with this one.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/14/2025, 1:38 PM
@ProfessorWhy - I know right. My expectations for this is through the roof!
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 7/14/2025, 5:41 AM
God damn this looks so Good!

I've had the privilege of watching most of these trailers in the cinema and this films looks so good on the big screen 😍

Today I'm going to see F1 👀 🏎
Canyoublush
Canyoublush - 7/14/2025, 6:06 AM
@28ClungesLater - Yeah can’t wait to see this one on the big screen. I’m trying to decide whether I should see it at the Dolby theatre or Superscreen….
F4ntasticClunge
F4ntasticClunge - 7/14/2025, 7:29 AM
@Canyoublush - thats a hard choice! I feel sound makes a huge difference though, as long as the dolby screens are decent then I'd go dolby 👀
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/14/2025, 8:08 AM
@28ClungesLater - really sound I saw avatar on imax sound was normal I see balde runner two on non imax regular screen I left with friciking headache
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 7/14/2025, 1:48 PM
@28ClungesLater - Let me know how that is! I want to see if that movie is something I NEED to see in theaters.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/14/2025, 6:15 AM
No way im paying to see this, especially after the abject disappointment of superman. It'll take me a while to get over that
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 7/14/2025, 6:17 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - What has Superman got to do with this? lol I mean if you think the movie looks bad then sure... but if a movie from another studio makes you not wanna see this, it's just very weird reasoning
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/14/2025, 6:18 AM
@Urubrodi - it's specious reasoning indeed but I can't take any more superhero disappointment is all 🤣
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 7/14/2025, 7:04 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - This looks far better than superman.
Yellow
Yellow - 7/14/2025, 7:19 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - So.... basicallly you don't like comicbook movies
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/14/2025, 7:41 AM
@Yellow - how so?
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 7/14/2025, 9:13 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - it’s ok. I’ll go again to make up for your box office loss. That puts me at four times now and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it each time.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 7/14/2025, 9:15 AM
@SummersEssex - im happy some enjoyed it
PeterDarker121
PeterDarker121 - 7/14/2025, 10:57 AM
@SteviesRightFoo - Now you know damn well Gunn's movie didn't give you Post Traumatic Superman Disorder, bruh lol
CamtonoOfBeskar
CamtonoOfBeskar - 7/14/2025, 6:19 AM
Gravitas, that's all we're asking for.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 7/14/2025, 6:23 AM
Galactus looks amazing.

The only thing that doesn't line up is that his eyes here don't match the shot of him looking inside the Baxter building in the leaked D23 trailer from last summer.

They seem to have added the blue glow effect, which he didn't have in the D23 trailer. They either added it to improve his comic-book look or he will be able to switch the light off in the actual film.

It makes me wonder how much the rest of his design in the film will differ from what we saw last summer, especially since they had only shot couple of days of footage and the shot of him at the end of the trailer was likely a pre-finished rendering of his face.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 7/14/2025, 6:41 AM
@kylo0607 - I was under the impression that the early shot of Galactus peering into the Baxter building was a placeholder in a teaser, and not an actual finished shot intended for the final product
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 7/14/2025, 7:01 AM
@kylo0607 - I for one never expected anything in that D23 thing to make it as it was into the final film, if at all. I wasn't even certain if Galactus stepping a single foot on Earth would happen considering it was to get folk hyped but it was made in like 24hrs so was never going to be the final look with any scenes that were in it that made it into the film reshot and touched up A LOT.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 7/14/2025, 6:44 AM
Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Galactus could push this 200+ Million Domestic Opening Weekend.


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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/14/2025, 7:16 AM
That was a neat promo/clip imo!!.

I like the idea of the reporter asking to tell them how they defeated Galactus as if them winning was a given since that’s likely been the case with their prior enemies aswell but just shows that they haven’t faced a threat like Galactus & Silver Surfer yet in their tenure as heroes…

Speaking of Galactus , the shot of him awakening in the shadows was pretty sweet (the visuals themselves seem pretty immaculate as a whole now)!!.

Also I think this is the first time we have seen Sarah Niles’s character in any of the footage , she’s apparently playing an original character named Lynne Nichols who helps run the Future Foundation with Sue.
OptimusInTime
OptimusInTime - 7/14/2025, 7:39 AM
Finally!!! Something that's given me belief in this film! I was getting a bit tired of the schlokey humour vibe. (Similar to Superman... For those who have seen it)
I wanted stakes... And now I have it...LFG!!
#MMM
thedrudo
thedrudo - 7/14/2025, 7:48 AM
@OptimusInTime - Agreed.
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 7/14/2025, 8:03 AM
That's a really awesome damn teaser!
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/14/2025, 8:08 AM
Still pass on this on
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 7/14/2025, 8:13 AM
That's a great TV spot. They do seem to be getting better and better as we near release.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 7/14/2025, 11:46 AM
@MarvelousMarty - Ive been avoiding the tv spots/featurettes etc up until this one. It seems like they are putting more footage out almost every day. That said, this spot resonated with me more than any of the actual trailers, so I am glad I watched this one if it is one of the better ones like you say. Im finally getting exited for this movie.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 7/14/2025, 8:49 AM
That had some tension!
abd00bie
abd00bie - 7/14/2025, 9:00 AM
Well since we know the F4 will be in Doomsday, we know there aren't any stakes
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 7/14/2025, 9:10 AM
@abd00bie - that is ridiculous.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 7/14/2025, 10:56 AM
@abd00bie - Let's say Galactus destroys their "Earth" by the end of the movie or if their baby (that can warp reality) gets kidnapped... that would be pretty high stakes in my opinion. But if killing off characters is the only way to get a movie to have high stakes for you then yeah... But then again the hero survives in 99% of CBMs so you're constantly disappointed then.
AlexGSpeaks
AlexGSpeaks - 7/14/2025, 1:19 PM
@abd00bie - and we knew Superman was going to survive his movie, so no stakes there either. Same with Batman. The established heroes are always going to survive unless it's the final film. It's about the journey, not the destination.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 7/14/2025, 9:09 AM
That seems really spoiler-y to me.
PeterDarker121
PeterDarker121 - 7/14/2025, 11:19 AM
@SummersEssex - Yeah...I guess it IS only 11 days away, but in terms of plot details, they should probably put a cap on it here!
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 7/14/2025, 9:10 AM
Okay, that shot of Galactus silhouette with his eyes glowing as they look on was really goood.
Lucasberg
Lucasberg - 7/14/2025, 10:22 AM
Maybe I’ll be wrong about FF4. I will gladly eat crow for a good FF4 movie. I’m still lamenting the lack of Norrin but maybe Marvel do this right afterall and give me another way to have Radd eventually.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/14/2025, 10:25 AM
It's very important that Reed's first instinct would be to let Galactus have Franklin and it's Sue that puts her foot down on their deciding not to hand Franklin over.

I hope the filmmakers have read the pivotal Fantastic Four #141.
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AlexGSpeaks
AlexGSpeaks - 7/14/2025, 1:22 PM
@ObserverIO - Gods, I hope not. It was bad. Way to make Reed very unlikeable.
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