As detailed in a new article over at Vanity Fair, The Fantastic Four: First Steps includes a few truly unexpected cameos outside of Paul Walter-Hauser’s Mole Man or its brief nods to other 60’s-era Marvel antagonists. As this site’s own intergalactic herald, may all who pass the purple portent below know they will be irreparably spoiled…

First Steps has already surpassed Marvel Studios’ biggest movie from last year, Deadpool & Wolverine, at the Paris box office. The Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby-led film is opening in theaters on July 25 and is one of the most anticipated movies of 2025.

Despite that hesitant step into the genre, Fantastic Four became a sensation. Thanks to Kirby’s action-packed panels and boundless imagination and to Lee’s angsty, hip dialogue, Fantastic Four truly revitalized the superhero genre. The team launched the Marvel Age of comics, setting the stage for other grumpy heroes such as Spider-Man and The Hulk.

First Steps," the core Four superheroes are a bit of a bore, and in a way that works to the advantage of this grounded tale of heroism and sacrifice, which is scaled properly for what it is.It's not a flashy or over-the-top special effects extravaganza,

Working with then-unknown filmmaker Robert Eggers on 'The Witch' supercharged the actor's career, eventually allowing him to play one of the biggest characters in the Marvel mythos.

More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retro futurism and bygone American optimism,

The four fantastic friends are back for their fourth official big-screen outing — their mission this time is not only to save the world but to redeem themselves after the disastrous 2015 reboot starring Miles Teller.

The actress, who plays Sue Storm in the new superhero pic, is currently expecting her first child with her boyfriend, Paul Rabil. She recently made an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she shared the difference between having a fake bump in the movie and her real one.