Galactus’ MCU Debut Teased at Marvel’s SDCC Conference

Footage of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was shown off during Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, ending with the first look at Galactus in the MCU.

The new footage shown off was dubbed by many in attendance as “test footage,” seeing as how the film won’t officially begin production until next year. Just what the footage showed is unknown, but it was described as a “mood board” of sorts that showed off vintage 1960s details, The Thing, and finally Galactus, which DiscussingFilm described as showing the character peer through a building and being “a giant cosmic entity.”

Who is in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

The film will feature Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/ Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Julia Garner (Ozark) as a “Shalla-Bal version” of the Silver Surfer, and Ralph Ineson (Harry Potter) as Galactus, along with John Malkovich (Places in the Heart), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird), and Natasha Lyonne (The Russian Doll) in undisclosed roles.

The titular team was announced through a Valentine’s Day poster, which seemingly hinted that the story might take place in the 1960s. Previous key art also teased the appearance of the team’s trustee robot H.E.R.B.I.E.

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four arrives in theaters on July 25, 2025, as part of the MCU’s Phase 6.

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