First Steps does an admirable job of introducing Marvel's first superhero team into the MCU along with two of its best villains.

Four Fantastic Four movies were produced before Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the MCU reboot has finally broken what was a pretty unfortunate streak for the team's

First Steps is a detailed, character rich and fun arrival of Marvel’s iconic superhero family marks the beginning of a new era for the MCU.

First Steps is a hyper stylish, character-focused tribute to Jack Kirby, and it's a pretty good movie too. Read our review.

Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Director: Matt Shakman Screenwriters: Josh Friedman, Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Walter Hauser, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson Distributor: Walt Disney Running time: 1 hr 55 mins

As Reed, Pascal is convincing as the world’s smartest man who is nevertheless overwhelmed by the irrational flood of thoughts and emotions that accompany fatherhood. As written, Sue is a somewhat thankless character, but Kirby manages to add depth to the Invisible Woman with subtle performance choices.

Marvel Studios has released a 5-minute clip from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, detailing the team's origin story, a clash with one of Red Ghost's Super-Apes, and some familiar faces from the

First Steps marks the fourth attempt to translate the original comic book characters of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ben Grimm/The Thing to the silver screen. This time, the action will take place in an alternate history/parallel universe set in the ’60s.

More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retro futurism and bygone American optimism,

First Steps director Matt Shakman explains why Marvel's First Family wouldn't have fit into the main MCU timeline.