Its February 4 or F4. Get it? So Marvel decided to cross-promote their movie with the Gregorian calendar, and used F4 to release the first trailer for their biggest superhero film of 2025,The Fantastic Four: First Steps.Although there have been multiple previousFantastic Four film franchises, this is the first from Marvel Studios, and the first set within the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The new Fantastic Four are Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, playing Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing, respectively. Matt Shakman, best known for his work on theWandaVisionDisney+ TV series, directed the film.Watch the first full trailer for the movie below:READ MORE: Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestThis is the fourth attempt at aFantastic Four movie franchise, although the first technically never got released. That was the one produced by Roger Corman and made solely to preserve a producers hold on the propertys film rights. It was bad, but unfortunately thats sort of been a running theme withFFfilms. The first legit, big-budget, actually-releasedFantastic Four came from Fox in 2005, and featured Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, and a pre-Captain America Chris Evans as the Human Torch. Although the film is not great, it did well enough at the box office to get a sequel, 2007sFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.That one was also not great, but it was practicallyHamlet compared to the nextFFmovie, 2016s Fantastic Four, a darker take on the material starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, and a pre-Black PantherMichael B. Jordan as the Human Torch. Hounded by rumors of a production in disarray (and multiple reshoots) the film bombed in theaters and got some of the worst reviews of a Marvel movie in history. After that, Marvel eventually acquired Fox, setting the stage for this new take on the material.Here is the official synopsis for MarvelsThe Fantastic Four: First Steps:Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvels First FamilyReed 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) 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 (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it werent bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.The Fantastic Four: First Steps is currently scheduled to open in theaters on July 25.Get our free mobile appThe Most Anticipated Movies of 202520 movies we cant wait to see in 25.