Spoilers The Fantastic Four: First Steps grade and discussion thread

[The Nth Doctor]

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The wait is almost over. The Fantastic Four are arriving in the MCU at long last. The biggest question that's been on everyone's mind since before the film was even announced has always been "Will we finally get a good film that does Marvel's first family justice after decades of failures or will the MCU continue the curse?"

As someone who was never interested in any of the previous iterations (aside from morbid curiosity about the Corman film) due to casting, and known creative choices about the characters and stories, and presentation in the trailers, I feel that the MCU has struck the right chord in handling the team and I've been rooting for the film since the core cast was announced. Here's hoping that faith will be rightly rewarded.

 

[JD]

The trailer have me very optimistic that the Fantastic Four will finally be getting the movie they deserve.

 

[theenglish]

It was the "Final Trailer" that won me over.

 

[Mudd]

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[tomalak301]

Is this movie coming out early in some places? I thought the release day was late July. Seems a little early to have a grading thread, unless the answer to my original question is yes.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

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I love the 60s pastiche. Plus, a fair amount of new footage. I'm all the more excited.

Is this movie coming out early in some places? I thought the release day was late July. Seems a little early to have a grading thread, unless the answer to my original question is yes.

The release date is indeed late July (world premiere is on the 21st, wide release in the U.S. on the 25th) so, yes, this thread is a tad earlier, but the buzz around this film is palpable so I think it's warranted.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

I feel that the MCU has struck the right chord in handling the team and I've been rooting for the film since the core cast was announced. Here's hoping that faith will be rightly rewarded.

I am cautiously optimistic about the FF film, thanks to the earlier, undeniably inferior live action versions predating this one. With one the most exciting details being the implications of the post-credits clip from Thunderbolts, and getting the FF roots right by setting it in an alternate, early 1960s, there is much to look forward to. If it strikes the same kind of chord as the 1967 animated series, the FF would have the elements to make a very enjoyable movie.