The same week that it was announced all four main Fantastic Four: First Steps actors would be returning in Avengers: Doomsday, one star whose role is still undisclosed, is highlighting what the film will likely do for the MCU franchise as a whole. Coming out July 25, First Steps is the MCU‘s turn with The Fantastic Four, after the Marvel team has already been adapted twice in the last twenty years. Pedro Pascal stars as Reed Richards or Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby is Sue Storm a.k.a. the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm or The Thing. All four stars were announced to be part of the line-up for Avengers: Doomsday. Speaking with The Direct, Paul Walter Hauser (Cruella) made comparisons to both Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther in the new avenue First Steps will open up the MCU.

“So I think our movie, ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ to me, only speaking from my opinion, everything I witnessed and took part in, everything I felt while in the presence of the creatives on the film, I believe we are the Marvel movie of the year. I believe we are the one to watch,” he added. “And I believe that this will go down in history as one of the ones that started a new tide of successful storytelling for the company. Sort of in the same way that ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Black Panther’ hit. They both hit in a certain way. I believe we are about to hit.”

What Will ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Be About?

In the trailer released in February, fans got their first look at the 1960s retro-futuristic world Marvel‘s first family lives in. The trailer establishes they’re already living with their abilities after their space travel disaster when a larger threat looms. Hauser‘s hopes come off of Captain America: Brave New World making $401 million worldwide and fans looking forward to Thunderbolts*, which may hold less excitement, having nearly all of them announced as joining the cast of Doomsday. Marvel‘s recent output overall has been a mixed bagged of performances, in terms of box office numbers. Deadpool & Wolverine not only sensationalized the internet but grossed that beautiful billion-dollar mark, but then others have fallen short, such as The Marvels (even if storytelling wise, it’s a fun romp of a movie perfect for a Saturday movie night.) With that, there’s no telling where First Steps will actually land.

Fantastic Four: First Steps releases in theaters July 25.

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