Words Scott J. Davis

While we’ve seen one of the Marvel’s biggest series of comics on the big screen before, there’s something very special about this Fantastic Four joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time – and fans across the globe are feverish. Could this be a new dawn for the MCU?

It’s not just excitement for the superheroes, but also for four of the hottest names in Hollywood who are joining the MCU, too. Step forward: Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bacharach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Together, they’re kick-starting the fascinating Phase 6 in style.

Elasticity, invisibility, fire-flight, and super-strength – they already have their powers this time around, but their mission is clear: save the world. Though it’s not clear which Earth they’re on quite yet, it is under threat from intergalactic supervillain Galactus and his minion, The Silver Surfer.

With Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars on the horizon, this marks the First Steps into an exciting new era and one where any number of cameos could appear, but just having the Fab Four part of it all is geek-fandom Nirvana.

Hold onto your multiverses… It’s Clobberin’ Time!

Where Do The Fab Four Fit?

Avengers

Appearances in Doomsday and Secret Wars are pretty much a given with all the multiversal shenanigans about to go down. The Russos return to direct their showdown with Robert Downey Jr’s Dr Doom.

X-Men

The final piece of the Marvel jigsaw its famous mutants, and with the foursome’s powers and scientific know-how, they’d be a perfect fit.

Spider-Man

With the Fab Four having a close affinity to New York City, could they help Peter Parker on his rumoured return for a fourth chapter.

Doctor Strange

If they’re indeed from a different Earth to the main MCU one, perhaps they’ll be helping Doctor Strange across the multiverse, fixing universal incursions and tying the timelines back together.