{"id":272014,"date":"2025-11-09T12:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/272014\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T12:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:09:14","slug":"i-rewatched-fantastic-four-first-steps-with-my-casual-marvel-fan-fiance-and-he-had-some-solid-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/272014\/","title":{"rendered":"I Rewatched Fantastic Four: First Steps With My Casual Marvel Fan Fianc\u00e9 And He Had Some Solid Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for constantly releasing new content, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription<\/a>. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order <\/a>will recall the latest big screen release was The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which was set in a retro futuristic world. I recently re-watched it thanks to its release on Disney+, alongside my fianc\u00e9 who missed its theatrical run. And, he had some memorable hot takes that had me rethinking the blockbuster.<\/p>\n

Fans waited for years for the Fantastic Four to finally join the MCU, with Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox<\/a> finally opening the doors for that to happen. That team of heroes made a splash in their debut movie, and are already set to return in upcoming Marvel movies<\/a>. I liked First Steps in theaters, and re-watching it with my casual fan fianc\u00e9 pointed out some things I’d like to talk out.<\/p>\n

We, As A Society, Failed H.E.R.B.I.E.<\/p>\n

Right off the bat, the Richards family’s robotic sidekick H.E.R.B.I.E. stole the heart of my fianc\u00e9. I remember also loving this character in Fantastic Four: First Steps, but upon reflecting, I’m surprised that he didn’t become a bonafide sensation. Marvel and Star Wars are two franchises that have really leaned into their adorable mascot characters, such as Guardians of the Galaxy’s Baby Groot, The Mandalorian<\/a>‘s Grogu and the Porgs of The Last Jedi.<\/a><\/p>\n

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H.E.R.B.I.E. was totally adorable throughout First Steps’ runtime<\/a>, and even showed some real heart and care for Franklin… despite being a robot. There have been some concerns for superhero fatigue<\/a> in recent years, and I have to assume that’s why poor H.E.R.B.I.E. came and went without the internet becoming obsessed with the little guy. Justice for H.E.R.B.I.E.!<\/p>\n

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Another one of my fiance’s takeaways was less surprising. Namely that the internet’s daddy, Pedro Pascal<\/a>, is endlessly watchable and easy on the yes. His casting does seem like a stroke of brilliance, especially if the Fantastic Four are going to become major presences in the MCU. What we know about Avengers: Doomsday<\/a> is limited, but they’re expected to have major roles in the mysterious blockbuster.<\/p>\n

Another supporting character that my fiance couldn’t get enough of was Natasha Lyonne<\/a>‘s Rachel Rozman. She only had a few brief scenes in the movie, but her chemistry with Ben\/The Thing was palpable. Like Pascal, Lyonne is a wildly charismatic actor in any role. Hopefully, her relationship with Ebon Moss-Bachrach<\/a> is fleshed out in the future; I know my fiance would have liked her to get more screen time.<\/p>\n

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\"Natasha\n<\/p>\n

(Image credit: Marvel)<\/p>\n

Overall my fiance enjoyed The Fantastic Four: First Steps. While I’m a Marvel superfan, he’s less invested in the lore and takes each new release as they come. Although, I have to assume that how much he responded to both First Steps and Thunderbolts* will make him invested in the forthcoming Avengers movies.<\/p>\n

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is streaming now on Disney+, and the next Marvel movie hitting theaters is Spider-Man: Brand New Day on July 31st as part of the 2026 movie release list<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for constantly releasing new content, both in theaters and streaming with a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,337],"class_list":{"0":"post-272014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}