Summary
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings a sleek, retro-futuristic design to the Baxter Building.
- The movie might be teasing the arrival of Mole Man, with Galactus and the Silver Surfer confirmed to appear.
- Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom might make an appearance to set up Avengers: Doomsday in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
new title and first footage from the Fantastic Four reboot. Marvel has also revealed the first look at the team's home.
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The Baxter Building has appeared before in both movie versions of the Fantastic Four. However, both in the 2000s team with Chris Evans' Johnny Storm and the controversial 2015 Fantastic Four reboot, the Baxter Building looked like a normal building, while the MCU's first Fantastic Four movie brings along a much sleeker retro-futuristic design for it. The Baxter Building should take over Avengers Tower's spot as the MCU's focal location for heroes.

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The Fantastic Four's Preview Also Teases A New Marvel Villain
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The little map Marvel handed out has also teased the possible arrival of Mole Man to the MCU. The character is one of the Fantastic Four's classic villains, being the first villain that the Fantastic Four ever fought in Marvel Comics. Mole Man was teased by the map's inclusion of Subterranea, which is the underground kingdom the villain rules over and has several different characters as its residents.
The Subterranea reveal adds to the speculation that Mole Man will appear in the movie. Previously, actor Paul Walter Ho had been rumored to play Mole Man in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, perhaps being a villain the team faces early in the movie before the main threat arrives. The villain of the Fantastic Four reboot will be Galactus, with the world-devouring giant being played by Ralph Ineson.
Besides Galactus, Ozark's Julia Garner will play the Shalla-Bal version of Silver Surfer. Another villain who could play a role in the Fantastic Four reboot is the team's biggest foe, Victor von Doom. Marvel has announced that Robert Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom in the MCU's Avengers movies. Downey's MCU return could start with a tease in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, with Doctor Doom either playing a small role in the film or appearing in its post-credits scene, setting up Avengers: Doomsday.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Release Date
- July 25, 2025
- Director
- Matt Shakman
- Writers
- Jeff Kaplan, Josh Friedman, Ian Springer, Eric Pearson, Stan Lee
- Producers
- Jamie Christopher, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Tim Lewis
- Franchise(s)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
Cast
- Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
- Vanessa KirbySue Storm / The Invisible Woman
- Johnny Storm / Human Torch
- Ebon Moss-BachrachBen Grimm / The Thing
The Fantastic Four: First Steps depicts Marvel's First Family navigating their roles as heroes amidst a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world. As they defend Earth from Galactus and the enigmatic Silver Surfer, they must also uphold the strength of their family bond.
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