Marvel has released the second trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and it shows Marvel's First Family back in action while giving us our first proper look at Julia Garner's Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer. “Are you the protectors of this world?” she asks as she descends into the city. “Your planet is now marked for death.”
The full trailer also establishes the dynamic Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm / Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm / The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and confirms the film's worst-kept secret: Sue Storm is pregnant. The child will, presumably, be Franklin Richards. In the Marvel comics, he grows up to become an immensely powerful mutant with psionic and reality-manipulating powers beyond most Omega level mutants.
There's also a look at Reed Richards speaking bluntly to the public, and admits he doesn't really know if Earth is safe. But, he and his team vow to protect the world from the planet-consuming Galactus. "We will fight it together as a family," Sue Storm at one point. However, Marvel Studios is still keeping the World Eater under wraps as the trailer only shows his gigantic feet at the end of the sneak peek.
Watch the latest trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps below:
A new poster for The Fantastic Four: First Steps has also been released with the text: "Welcome to the Family":
What is The Fantastic Four: First Steps about?
The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks the official Marvel Cinematic Universe introduction of Marvel's First Family after Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox and its assets, which includes the X-Men. Marvel Studios shared an official synopsis for The Fantastic Four: First Steps:
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ introduces Marvel’s First Family as they face their most daunting challenge yet.” Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.
Directed by WandaVision's Matt Shakman from a script by Eric Pearson, Jeff Kaplan, Josh Friedman, and Ian Springer, The Fantastic Four: First Steps also stars Ralph Ineson as Galactus, as well as Natasha Lyonne John Malkovich, Sarah Niles, and Paul Walter Hauser in undisclosed roles. It's currently unknown if there will be any Marvel cameos in the movie.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set to release in theaters on July 25. Release dates may vary depending on your region.
