If you are reading this, then some sort of ‘launch’ event–presumably a real trailer for this year’s 4thcoming movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps–has already occurred, having been advertised to debut at 7AM Eastern, or four hours earlier than the standard day thread publishing time. As this author is unlikely to summon the nocturnal resolve, well…for the moment, here is the current teaser:
This will be the 4th cinematic iteration of this team of superheros, landmark characters from the Marvel’s 60s heyday. (To recap: A low-budget but superbly well-cast 1993 film that was never given official release; two mid-00s films starring Captain America as the Human Torch; and an unfortunately doomed 2015 reboot.)
At long last now, the Fantastic Four join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring a core cast of…
- Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
- Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
- Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing
The film’s Wikipedia article includes more info on villains and who will be playing them, if you are curious (again, the trailer may have already broadcast all of that by the time that this posts).
Clobber Tuesday 4️⃣!