The world has now been introduced to Marvel Studios’ version of the Fantastic Four, and after years of anticipation,\u00a0it was a worthy introduction. Directed by Matt Shakman, The Fanstic Four: First Steps\u00a0presented new versions of Reed Richards\u00a0(Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). Despite a lackluster box office performance, the movie enjoyed a great critical reception\u2014a first for the heroes\u2014and thus, made fans excited to see more of them in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The eclectic group of do-gooders\u00a0will return in Avengers: Doomsday, where they’ll join forces with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. The movie is still over a year away, but luckily, Marvel has been kind enough to give us nerds some Fantastic Four material to hold us over until their arrival. Granted, said offerings have been unorthodox. The House of Ideas has taken to releasing long-form ambient\u00a0videos centered around MCU characters.<\/p>\n
In October, Marvel Entertainment’s official YouTube channel put out\u00a0“Fantastic Four’s Ben ‘The Thing’ Grimm Waiting,” a nearly 10-hour-long video<\/a> of the Thing in the kitchen. Now, it’s the Human Torch’s turn. The company has released<\/a> “Human Torch Fireside.” It features Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm, with\u00a0his back turned to the camera, as he overlooks New York City from the Baxter Building. He then flames on, and spends the entirety of the runtime in his powered-up form:<\/p>\n The video is captioned with: “Warm up with Johnny Storm this holiday season and watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps on [Disney Plus].”<\/p>\n As a nice surprise, at the 1:29:00 mark, H.E.R.B.I.E. shows up to interact with Johnny. Storm gives him a thumbs up, and the adorable robot leaves. The footage\u00a0may be a few\u00a0frames played on a loop, but it’s nonetheless quite\u00a0awesome. The special effects are surprisingly good, and its cinematography top-notch. It feels like a scene from a Marvel Studios production. It’s fun for the House of Ideas\u00a0to release these videos, as it allows fans to get\u00a0lost in the MCU while doing chores or just relaxing.\u00a0<\/p>\n