Pedro Pascal Drops Major Fantastic Four: First Steps Bombshell at CCXP 2025

The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Marvel Studios showcased exclusive footage of The Fantastic Four: First Steps during its special panel at CCXP Mexico 2025, offering fans a first glimpse into the highly anticipated MCU reboot. Alongside the screening, Marvel released a creatively designed new poster that has drawn attention for its unique aesthetic.

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New Fantastic Four Movie Shows INSANE Black Hole Escape Scene

The clip, which quickly spread across social media, depicts a tense moment where Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) goes into labor aboard the team’s spaceship while the Silver Surfer pursues them, intent on capturing the newborn. To evade their cosmic foe, Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) instructs Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) to navigate into a black hole — a visually striking and dramatic sequence that has fans buzzing online.

At the event, lead actor Pedro Pascal shared insights about what distinguishes this Fantastic Four adaptation from previous versions. He emphasized the strong bond within the cast, calling them a “family,” and praised the creative vision of Marvel President Kevin Feige, director Matt Shakman, and the entire crew. “They really wanted to create and share the The Fantastic Four: First Steps that everyone fell in love with originally: the version that mirrors the original comics,” Pascal said. “It’s very earnest and has an innocent heart. That’s the tone they were going for, and we put a lot of heart into it as well.”

Is Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps Already in Trouble?

The film, directed by Matt Shakman—known for helming WandaVision—held a recent test screening, which elicited mixed reactions from early viewers. Some described the movie as “mid” and “meh,” while others found it “not that bad, but not that good, either.” Despite the lukewarm responses, many expressed cautious optimism about the film’s potential.

Set in a 1960s retro-futuristic Manhattan in an alternate universe, The Fantastic Four: First Steps reboot marks the superhero team’s official entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox and its assets, including the X-Men franchise.

The film stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing). It is scheduled for theatrical release on July 25, 2025.

Fans can look forward to seeing the team’s iconic elements, including the Fantasti-Car and Baxter Building, which were recently teased in Marvel’s NBA promotional campaigns.

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