The Fantastic Four: First Steps Set Video Reveals First Look At Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s the Thing

A video taken from the set of The Fantastic Four: First Steps reveals the first look at Ebon Moss-Bachrach ‘s Ben Grimm/ the Thing .

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is an upcoming Marvel Studios movie directed by Matt Shakman. Releasing in July 2025, the film stars Moss-Bachrach as the Thing, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch.

A set video shared by X account Cosmic Media gives Marvel fans their first look at what the Thing will look like in the forthcoming superhero movie.

View the video below:

Prior to Moss-Bachrach’s casting, the Thing was played by Michael Bailey Smith/Carl Ciarfalio in 1994’s The Fantastic Four, Michael Chiklis in 2005’s Fantastic Four and 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Jamie Bell in 2015’s Fantastic Four.

Who else is starring in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

Along with the aforementioned cast, The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer and Ralph Ineson as Galactus.

Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have also been cast in undisclosed roles in the movie. It was announced that Robert Downey Jr., who famously played Tony Stark in the MCU for many years, is now playing Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom. Doctor Doom is traditionally one of the Fantastic Four’s arch-enemies, though it’s not immediately clear if Downey Jr. will be part of the film.

Plot details for The Fantastic Four: First Steps remain under wraps at this time; although, Kevin Feige confirmed that the movie will be a period piece that’s seemingly set in an alternate reality within Marvel’s multiverse.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps will be released in United States theaters and IMAX on July 25, 2025, as part of Phase 6 of the MCU .