Excitement is building with Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four trailer that just hit the internet. The official title of the film ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ certainly signifies something big that we will discuss in the post here.
The Fantastic Four trailer has given us several clues that will keep us busy guessing until the film is released theatrically. Bring it on, then!
Plot details of The Fantastic Four: First Steps
As The Fantastic 4 trailer reveals, the first Marvel family is getting a new beginning, showing Sue Storm and Reed Richards are expecting a baby. It could be the literal meaning behind the film’s title.
The official synopsis of the film indicates that the family of four is compelled to retain their bond while defending the Earth from a space god called Galactus.
His message is brought to Earth by the Silver Surfer, his enigmatic Herald, who has certified the doom of the planet Earth. However, the Fantastic Four confesses that they are the defenders of the Earth.
Watch the rest of the action in The Fantastic Four’s new trailer here:
What does the title “First Steps” signify?
As mentioned above, the beginning of a new chapter in the family of four might be one angle from which the title gets its direction. According to IGN, it is a fresh start for the franchise as it is Marvel’s first family that helped Marvel enter a new era.
Stepping into parenthood has different theories- the creation of an extended family that could create a new foundation? Is it the first ‘next’ generation of any superheroes in the Marvel world that could certainly give a new dimension to the Marvel-verse?
And yes, the new change of the Silver Surfer? It is an entire change of the landscape of how the Fantastic Four battle with the Silver Surfer will be shaped.
Who is the new Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four trailer?
The Fantastic Four 2025 trailer now shows the Silver Surfer as a female, which originally was a male. The role of Shalla-Bal’s Surfer is played by Julia Garner, who appeared previously in Ozark (2017-2022) and The Wolf Man (2025).
Why is the Silver Surfer a girl this time?
As per The Direct, despite being a direct deviation from the iconic male version of Silver Surfer, the female Surfer has been part of the Marvel comics since 1968. Shalla-Bal was the actual love interest of the Silver Surfer, she has become the Surfer herself in various comics.
The implications are limitless as to why a female Silver Surfer is shown in the trailer. Marvel Comics showed Norrin Radd as the Silver Surfer, who bargained for the safety of his planet Zenn-La with the space god Galactus.
The unsated nature of the cosmic threat, Galactus to consume the planets had to be curbed down for which Radd sacrificed himself to be transformed as the Silver Surfer. While actual Radd stayed behind to lead Zenn-La, it is his love interest, Shalla-Bal, as the Silver Surfer this time, to bring other worlds back for their insatiable master.
Since Marvel Comics shows both male and female Silver Surfers numerous times, this story could have a special meaning in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, too.
The entire story of a female Silver Surfer has not been teased in the trailer, which we assume will be unveiled with the final premiere of the film, with a darker and more mature tone. Even the plans for Earth’s doom by Galactus and the Silver Surfer, the first antagonist of First Steps, are not clear yet.
Difference between Marvel Studios and DC Studios superhero stories?
Some viewers might be confused about how the stories of DC Studios and Marvel Comics are different. Firstly, they both are distinct entities that have their own version of superhero stories, which fans have been enjoying for decades.
James Gunn, the new DC Studios co-head, clarified the difference between DC Studios and Marvel Comics versions of stories. James Gunn, the new Superman: Legacy director, explained,
“The thing I’ve always loved about DC Comics was that you had your mainstream comics that always ran, but they also had these tonally different comics like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns and All-Star Superman.” [Source]
Different visions of the artists are demonstrated in each DC Studios’ story (DCU), whereas the tonal difference of Marvel stories (MCU) is unique, giving a more consistent tone and a larger, unified superhero world.
On the other hand, DC Studios, under Gunn and Peter Safran’s leadership, is aiming to bring origin stories of the superheroes with more emphasis on a single, overarching narrative.
With Superman: Legacy releasing on July 11, and a few days after that, The Fantastic Four: First Steps coming to the big screens, it would be interesting to watch which approach to storytelling earned more praise from the critics as well as the audience.
When is The Fantastic Four: First Steps releasing?
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is getting a theatrical premiere on July 25, 2025.
Genre: Space sci-fi, superhero, action, adventure
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner
Director: Matt Shakman
Writers: Peter Cameron, Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan
Producer: Kevin Feige
Release date: July 25, 2025
Movie runtime: – –
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