Marvel Drops Teaser Trailer for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

This morning, Marvel released a teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A futuristic/retro period piece, the film is directed by Matt Shakman, with the screenplay written by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. Pedro Pascal is playing Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby is Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm (The Thing). Plus, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, Ralph Ineson, and Natasha Lyonne round out the cast. The teaser for the movie is below.

Here is the plot summary, via Marvel Studios:

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. The action adventure also stars Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne and Sarah Niles. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is directed by Matt Shakman, produced by Kevin Feige and executive produced by Louis D’Esposito, Grant Curtis and Tim Lewis.

Here now is the teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Behold: