Marvel Studios released three movies in 2025, and the biggest by far was "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." There was a lot riding on this movie, which was the third (well, fourth, if you count the unreleased movie ) attempt at bringing Marvel's First Family to the big screen. Though it ended up being just the second-best Marvel movie of 2025 — the best one is "Thunderbolts" and it's not even close — the film succeeded in capturing the tone and feel of the original "Fantastic Four" comics, and in creating a rare comic book universe where the world is actually better off because of its heroes .
It boasts an impressive cast, and its unique visual style, with a retrofuturistic aesthetic, immediately makes "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" stand out as a superhero movie. The alternate 196