The teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) offers an exciting glimpse into the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) introduction of Marvel’s First Family. The trailer blends awe-inspiring visuals with a sense of mystery and adventure as it teases the origin story of Reed Richards (John Krasinski), Sue Storm (Emily Blunt), Johnny Storm (Dacre Montgomery), and Ben Grimm (David Harbour).
The trailer opens with a vast shot of space, as a spaceship drifts through the dark, silent void. A voiceover from Reed Richards begins: “We went farther than anyone has ever gone… and we found something.” The camera zooms in on the spacecraft, hinting at a mission to explore an uncharted part of the cosmos.
Suddenly, an energy wave engulfs the ship, and in a quick, chaotic montage, we see the four astronauts—Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben—fighting for their lives as cosmic radiation bombards their vessel. There are flashes of each character’s transformation. Reed’s hand stretches unnaturally long, Sue’s body turns invisible for a split second, Johnny bursts into flames, and Ben screams as his skin hardens into rock. The visuals are rapid but striking, teasing their powers without fully revealing them.
Cut to a shot of the team, back on Earth, trying to cope with their new abilities. We see Reed obsessively studying diagrams and equations, trying to understand the cosmic event that changed their lives. Sue, still in shock, experiments with her newfound invisibility powers, while Johnny, ever the thrill-seeker, joyfully flies through the air, engulfed in flames. Ben, however, struggles the most, staring at his rocky, monstrous reflection in despair. His voice trembles as he says, “I’m not a man anymore… I’m a thing.”
As the trailer builds, we catch a glimpse of the film’s antagonist: Doctor Doom (rumored to be played by Cillian Murphy). His shadowy figure stands in a high-tech lab, his voice echoing, “The power they wield… it belongs to me.”
Quick cuts show intense action sequences—Reed stretching his body to protect civilians, Sue generating force fields during a car chase, Johnny blazing through the sky, and Ben smashing through walls with raw strength. The final moments show the four standing together as a team for the first time, looking determined as they prepare to face their greatest challenge yet.
The teaser ends with the iconic Fantastic Four logo forming in space, followed by the title The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The tagline flashes: “A new beginning. A new family.”
This trailer promises an epic, emotional origin story that explores the characters’ personal struggles, their unity as a team, and the dawn of a new era in the MCU.
