Everyone’s feeling fantastic about the new Fantastic Four: First Steps. After years of fan-casting and rumors, Marvel announced the actors who would be taking on the roles of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm in a 2024 Valentine’s Day message.
This won’t be the first time these Fantastic Four characters have been seen on the big screen. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis starred in the 2005 film adaptation and the 2007 sequel. Chris went on to nab the role of Steve Rogers/Captain America and helped shape the MCU into what it is today.
A reboot with Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell was released in 2015. The film was unfortunately a box office bomb. The rights to the Fantastic Four characters reverted to Marvel Studios when Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.
Marvel Studios’ #TheFantasticFour, in theaters July 25, 2025. pic.twitter.com/dOmLG0m7ie
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) February 14, 2024
So, what do we know about the new Fantastic Four? When is it coming out? News47.us is breaking down everything we know so far.
Marvel Studios confirmed the Fantastic Four casting on February 14, 2024. A Valentine’s Day poster of the cast in character was shared across social media. Here’s who is playing the film’s 4 major roles: Pedro Pascal is Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby is The Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as The Human Torch/Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is The Thing/Ben Grimm.
Jeff Sneider reported in August 2023 that Vanessa and Joseph were “being eyed” for the roles of siblings Sue and Johnny Storm. Vanessa is coming off her latest run as the White Widow in Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. She notably played Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of The Crown. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Pieces of a Woman.