I'm an idiot. Wrong Spider-Man movie!

Soooooooo a bunch of people saw #FantasticFour #FantasticFourFirstSteps early yesterday and today annnnnddddd…

…apparently the social embargo now lifts tonight? Must have had RAVING reviews. If so this makes sense for ticket sales. We shall see. pic.twitter.com/JnZyvb7VR5

— TASK the Ol’ Nerdy Bastard (@UpToTASK) July 18, 2025

The #FantasticFour  social embargo has been moved to tonight at 6 PM PT!

Covering LIVE on Geekly Goods! https://t.co/UmMTupjJ9a pic.twitter.com/mPH9gCpX1J

— Leo Rydel (@GeeklyGoods) July 18, 2025

Sooooooooooo…..9 pm our time?

And the embargo is being lifted a whole week early (or almost a week..)?

8 PM central, so in 20ish minutes or so.

And yeah, it was set to lift Monday night, but moving it up to tonight is a huge vote of confidence. That rarely happens.

Many will say THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS is fantastic, and they’ll be right for several reasons. The four main cast members are excellent, Michael Giacchino’s lively score is instantly memorable, and the ‘60s retro-futuristic production design & dynamic visual effects are a… pic.twitter.com/FttR5SioVe

— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) July 19, 2025

I came in tempered but #FantasticFour is truly a return to form for the MCU, the opening minutes blew my socks off in IMAX. Gardner’s & Quinn’s work stood out to me the most. Galactus gives this film real stakes and his presence is felt even off screen, incredible miniature work! pic.twitter.com/eStc6TK0mp

— Brian (@BrianLongFilms) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour  is a story about family above all else, where each member of the team is equally important. No one is underserved; the movie excels when fleshing out the various bonds between Pedro, Vanessa, Ebon, & Joseph.

The retro '60s aesthetic works on all fronts. pic.twitter.com/S5QRfLNgnG

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) July 19, 2025

More initial thoughts: movie is less focused on action and more on the FF solving problems as a family, which can be appreciated. The plot itself is a bit too nonsensical and scenes feel cut out for the sake of time. Galactus looks awesome. Not perfect, but the cast saves it 4️⃣

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) July 19, 2025

Fantastic Four: First Steps has a lot of fantastic in it, yet feels it could be more.

Visually, some of Marvel’s best work ever and more sci-fi than expected! Story didn’t hook me as I’d hoped but family beats land well. Action scenes are great.

I wanted to love it, I liked it! pic.twitter.com/48hUn7RcJo

— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour First Steps is visually one of the best things Marvel has ever made. Parts feel like Interstellar & demand IMAX.

Galactus is awesome. Silver Surfer looks really, really good. VFX were often immaculate.

Cosmically and on Earth, Matt Shakman dropped a visual feast. pic.twitter.com/bDSiSTNif7

— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) July 19, 2025

Fantastic Four friggin’ rocks! More than any Marvel movie before it, F4 feels like Jack Kirby’s imagination brought to life on the big screen. Between this and Superman, 2025 might go down as the year movies finally embrace the wonderful weirdness of comic books. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/M2wS78HOic

— Chris Killian (@chriskillian) July 19, 2025

I have but one gripe. Like Superman, there are some rough CGI baby moments that might give you nightmares. I don’t know why babies seem to be so tough for animators to get right but I’d almost prefer the actors just wrap a football in a blanket and pretend it’s a baby. (3/3) pic.twitter.com/s6rdI77GaS

— Chris Killian (@chriskillian) July 19, 2025

#TheFantasticFour: First Steps is EXTRAORDINARY! The score is pure magic, the visuals are next-level, and the cast chemistry is electric. It’s bold, fresh, and unlike anything Marvel’s done before. This is their next MASTERPIECE! pic.twitter.com/lg5UHguPoi

— Shahbaz • The Movie Podcast (@shayhbaz) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour is visually stunning, stylish, self-contained, and easy to jump into. I had such a good time with this one. The retrofuturism is such a snack. My stand out is Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm babe I will die for you, you are perfect. pic.twitter.com/RlRgk6U83U

— Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) July 19, 2025

#TheFantasticFour is SIMPLY FANTASTIC! Marvel’s first family shines with chemistry & charisma Stan Lee would be proud of. Visually incredible, the FF dazzle from start to finish. Ben Grimm brings the heart. Silver Surfer is perfection. Matt Shakman delivers one of Marvel’s best. pic.twitter.com/OTqbbh75em

— Anthony Gagliardi (@AJGaliardi) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour Quite possibly the best Marvel Studios film ever released. Absolutely loaded with talent and standout performances from Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn. If you thought the MCU died with Endgame, think again. Thoughtfully crafted and easily a genre-defining classic pic.twitter.com/nU8k7c7boC

— george mckay (@madandbroke) July 19, 2025

After watching the new #FantasticFour, I truly do believe that Marvel needs to clean house. It’s borderline unwatchable.

Such a step down from Shakman’s WandaVision. Pascal and Quinn were a huge swing… and even bigger miss. Kirby’s Sue is the only part worth seeing it for. pic.twitter.com/vaIpjmWrrU

— . (@furyofthegodz) July 19, 2025

TCTTS said:

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After watching the new #FantasticFour, I truly do believe that Marvel needs to clean house. It’s borderline unwatchable.

Such a step down from Shakman’s WandaVision. Pascal and Quinn were a huge swing… and even bigger miss. Kirby’s Sue is the only part worth seeing it for. pic.twitter.com/vaIpjmWrrU

— . (@furyofthegodz) July 19, 2025

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Is this guy legit or just one of those "Derek Jeter will not get into the HOF with a unanimous vote" types?

BenTheGoodAg said:

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agdoc2001 said:

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I generally don't trust any of these early reaction tweets from access media, but this one sounds like it's a must see!

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Thank you

I honestly don't know. No clue if he even really saw it, I just thought it was funny, as it came right after that over-the-top glowing reaction above it. If I had to guess, I'd say fake, considering I haven't seen a single other negative reaction yet.

I saw Fantastic Four First Steps!

It’s the most visually dazzling film Marvel Studios has made.

Galactus rocks. He’s enough of a reason to see this movie. There are other reasons: the music, the performances, the action, the WORLD.

A step in the right direction for Marvel. pic.twitter.com/duyAV9dnJT

— Erik Voss (@eavoss) July 20, 2025

I was a little nervous about #FantasticFour. These characters mean a lot to me. But this movie is a magnificent and awe-inspiring introduction to a new MCU corner (that feels lived in). The cast soars. Galactus is EPIC. Moms are the most powerful beings in this or any universe. pic.twitter.com/XUwshgeOvN

— Sean O'Connell (@Sean_OConnell) July 20, 2025

Nothing will prepare you for #TheFantasticFour  First Steps. Pedro Pascal is the perfect Reed, but the entire cast shines and does right by these characters. It’s funny, moving, gorgeous to look at, and non-stop FANTASTIC. This is @MarvelStudios at its brilliant best. 4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/Mf28sxGkwt

— Josh Wilding (@Josh_Wilding) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour is a triumph. A pitch-perfect script backed by great performances — particularly from Pedro Pascal — turns what could be a simple superhero movie into a sharp commentary on our society that makes its nuance palatable for those that may not take it at face value. pic.twitter.com/yQ2EszFAcn

— 4️⃣ (@upperupland) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour Quite possibly the best Marvel Studios film ever released. Absolutely loaded with talent and standout performances from Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn. If you thought the MCU died with Endgame, think again. Thoughtfully crafted and easily a genre-defining classic pic.twitter.com/nU8k7c7boC

— george mckay (@harpersmedia) July 19, 2025

#FantasticFour is an incredible movie. The first 60 minutes are fantastic but in general, the whole movie is honestly magical.

If you go into this movie with your expectations high- prepare for your mind to still be blown. It’s THAT good.

Also STAY around for the end credits❗️ pic.twitter.com/JJkWSOdofU

— yoshi (@yoshiyshzey) July 19, 2025

A packed Marvel story: Kevin Feige talks about how the company made too many movies & TV shows, the depressed THUNDERBOLTS box office, how you won't soon see Miles Morales in live-action (blame Sony), and how he has 2 years left on his Marvel contract. https://t.co/ZVXfTcXZhq

— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige on Marvel Studios' Future, Focusing on Lower Budgets, Less TV and More Robert Downey Jr.: ‘Look at “Superman,” It’s Clearly Not Superhero Fatigue’ https://t.co/pDguRfGDMZ

— Variety (@Variety) July 20, 2025

Marvel Boss Kevin Feige On His Future At The Studio, 'Blade' Update & Why 'Fantastic Four' Needed A Reboot https://t.co/iGBUm6Mct5

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige confirms that ‘AVENGERS: SECRET WARS’ will not only conclude the Multiverse Saga, but provide a “reset” for the entire MCU.

(via @DEADLINE) pic.twitter.com/nSJshSBaHv

— Avengers Updates (@AvengersUpdated) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige confirms that Secret Wars is the end of the MCU as we’ve known it. A clear reset is happening after that film. pic.twitter.com/uMVo9EDAfO

— RJ (@ResonantJustice) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige on a potential reboot after 'AVENGERS SECRET WARS':

“Reboot is a scary word. Reboot can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Reset, singular timeline — we’re thinking along those lines. X-Men’ is where that will happen next.”

(Via: https://t.co/neHWkCNR22) pic.twitter.com/pNkPn8UR5v

— Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews) July 20, 2025

The Variety article explains it better because he specifically mentioned that he does NOT want it to be described as an MCU reboot 😭

It seems to me that just means the MCU will get a soft-reboot where the Fantastic Four and X-Men will be part of the Sacred Timeline https://t.co/k5RAcwLOuk pic.twitter.com/eOtWoGox6L

— Jack (-_•) (@captaincupkicks) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige on shifting from Kang to Doctor Doom:

“Even before what had happened to [Jonathan Majors], we had started to realize that Kang wasn’t Thanos.”

“We had started talking about Dr. Doom even before we officially pivoted from Kang. In fact, I had started talking with… pic.twitter.com/L6JlJOCKfs

— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) July 20, 2025

Kevin Feige says the X-Men reboot film will 'be a very youth-oriented, focused and cast movie'

(via @Comicbook) pic.twitter.com/pLlQe6Yn3X

— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) July 20, 2025

TCTTS said:

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Very interesting.

Yeah, I think Doom definitely makes an appearance, potentially in roughly the way you mention, and the plan could very well be to zap Galactus to our universe. But ultimately, my guess is the opposite happens. I think Galactus consumes their Earth, and the Fantastic Four barely escape by the skin of their teeth to our universe, the only remaining survivors. Then the question would be, does Doom make it on their ship with them, or does he find another way to jump to our universe?

Regardless, we're going to get more plot development in this movie, in that regard, than in any other movie since Endgame, which is super exciting.

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Or not?

I now have absolutely no idea.

Regardless, Doomsday continues to sound like the most random movie ever…

We’ll see other heroes visit the Fantastic Four’s universe in ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY,' according to Kevin Feige.

“We’re shooting on all the same sets that we built for Fantastic Four, and it is very fun. I would say the now iconic Baxter Building living room and kitchen where we… pic.twitter.com/mKL7Hkzrlp

— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) July 20, 2025

Kinda sounds like they're taking a giant gamble on FF4 being good really popular in order for Doomsday to hit. I often wonder what they would have done if Black Panther had tanked or been poorly reviewd and then played such a huge role in Infinity War

I'm intrigued by and generally like the approach, sounds like we're going to abandon the multiverse at least for now which I'm totally ok with; it tends to get a little convoluted and confusing and allows for easy outs to solve conflicts.

The way I'm reading this they're going to make the FF and X-Men the primary heroes moving forward, potentially on a different but unified timeline, then eventually recast some other primary characters? To me that indicates that it's not going to be Earth-616 and I'd assume not Earth-1005 (Deadpool) since we've already got mutants and X-Men there.

So this could be FF's Earth, X-Men's Earth, or potentially a different one altogether that they arrive on after the events of Secret Wars?

I'm going to be supremely disappointed if Wade and Logan aren't in Doomsday or Secret Wars.

fig96 said:

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I'm intrigued by and generally like the approach, sounds like we're going to abandon the multiverse at least for now which I'm totally ok with; it tends to get a little convoluted and confusing and allows for easy outs to solve conflicts.

The way I'm reading this they're going to make the FF and X-Men the primary heroes moving forward, potentially on a different but unified timeline, then eventually recast some other primary characters? To me that indicates that it's not going to be Earth-616 and I'd assume not Earth-1005 (Deadpool) since we've already got mutants and X-Men there.

So this could be FF's Earth, X-Men's Earth, or potentially a different one altogether that they arrive on after the events of Secret Wars?

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I assume that there's going to be a Battleworld, and I assume Franklin Richards is going to have a role in creating a different earth altogether. But that's assuming they follow the Secret Wars beats to some extent.

Meh. Reed, with help from Dr. Doom, creates a synthetic version of the Time Stone

Traps Galactus in an infinite time loop until Galactus agrees to leave Earth alone

Johnny Storm sees this and says "that's strange…"

Roll credits