It’s been five years since Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced the Fantastic Four was finally coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. Now on Valentine’s Day of 2024, we finally know who will be playing Marvel’s “first family” and when the film will hit theaters.
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Accompanied by a snazzy new logo with a 1960’s aesthetic (perhaps suggesting the time period in which the film will be set?), Marvel dropped a graphic featuring the new cast as well as the film’s official release date of July 25, 2025.
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon-Moss Bachrach and Joseph Quinn will take on the roles for the MCU.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.
Marvel Studios' #TheFantasticFour, in theaters July 25, 2025. pic.twitter.com/dOmLG0m7ie
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) February 14, 2024
Marvel Studios has a lot riding on this movie after a disappointing 2023 at the box office followed by strike-related delays that have led to a lull in their normal breakneck pace of new releases. Let’s take a closer look at the cast for one of the MCU’s most important movies to date.