The MCU is heading into the future with a new class of superheroes. One of the most important factions is the Fantastic Four, who are set to make their MCU debut inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. At Disney’s APAC Content Showcase in Singapore, Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigerevealed that filming onFirst Stepsis nearly complete. After the quartet’s arrival, Feige expects the supergroup to play an important role in the MCU, especially within the Avengers movies.
“Finally, [we’re] bringing Marvel’s First Family into the MCU,” Feige said (viaDeadline). “They wrap next week, the movie comes out next summer, and then all those characters go right into the next Avengers movies, so I’m very excited for the future of the Fantastic Four.”
The Fantastic Four: First Stepskicks off the MCU’s Phase Six and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. Directed by Matt Shakman,First Stepsopens in theaters on July 18, 2025.
After the Fantastic Four, all attention will turn toward the arrival of theX-Men. Feige called having the rights to the X-Men a “dream.” The Marvel Studios boss expects some mutants to appear in the MCU over the next few movies. It all builds up toAvengers: Secret Wars, which will kick-start Marvel’s mutant saga.
“I think you will see that continue in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. Right after that, the whole story ofSecret Warsreally leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men,” Feige said. “Again, [it’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back.”
This year welcomed Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine into the MCU inDeadpool & Wolverine. Prior to that, Patrick Stewart’s Professor Charles Xavier appeared inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,while Kelsey Grammer’s Hank McCoy showed up inThe Marvelspost-credits scene. Additionally,Ms. Marvelrevealed Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan was a mutant.
In May,Now You See Me 3’sMichael Lesslie was tapped to pen the untitled X-Men movief or Marvel.X-Mendoes not have a release date, but it will come sometime afterAvengers: Secret Warson June 30, 2025.
