Through news headlines, mug shots, and reels, we see flashes of classic Fantastic Four comic book villains like Red Ghost (John Malkovich) and his team of Super-Apes (who once played a larger role in the film before being cut for time), Mad Thinker, and Puppet Master.

First Steps is coming in lighter than projections in its first box office weekend with $117.6 million. Still records were broken.

As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.

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Not since Black Panther has the MCU delivered such an interesting backdrop that’s so refreshing. Even though the post-credit tease of The New Avengers suggests the FF will soon be hopping over to Earth-616, at least Earth-828 escapes Galactus’ hunger with the potential to return in the inevitable sequel to First Steps.

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE FIRST STEPS brings the team to us in a new and refreshing way. Matt Shakman's vision of their NYC is gorgeous and intoxicating and Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are perfect. It's about family!!!! 💙 pic.twitter.com/ISdfduL6Su

"First Steps" promises to push the MCU out of its comfort zone, but the movie quickly retreats into a tired version of the same old story.

The Fantastic Four’s claim to be “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine” has, over the course of its nearly 64 years, often been validated; The first superhero team out of Marvel Comics (pre-dating both The Avengers and the X-Men) sees some of Jack Kirby’s wildest and most exciting work and the publisher’s most ambitious sci-fi writing.