Former Reed Richards actor shares his thoughts on the MCU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps after attending the movie's premiere event with a co-star.

Reed Richards is the leader of the Fantastic Four, but there's more to Marvel's pliable hero - here's everything you need to know before seeing "First Steps."

There’s a lot of promise in this version of The Fantastic Four; a worthwhile cinematic endeavor unlike its predecessors.

The world is safe, the child is alive, and the Fantastic Four stands together again. In the final scene before the credits, the team prepares to return to Ted Gilbert’s talk show, where they first captured public attention. The curtain is about to rise, but the alert comes first. Duty calls. They leave before a single word is said.

In their MCU debut, the Fantastic Four become a Fantastic Five with the arrival of Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards. Worries that he might not be "normal" are confirmed in Fantastic Four: First Steps when Galactus recognises that the boy can wield an unlimited energy known as the Power Cosmic (presumably because of the "cosmically compromised DNA" shared by both of his parents).

Retro charm and familial warmth carry Marvel’s first family, despite a plot that's stretched thinner than Mr. Fantastic’s limbs.View on euronews

As Reed, Pascal is convincing as the world’s smartest man who is nevertheless overwhelmed by the irrational flood of thoughts and emotions that accompany fatherhood. As written, Sue is a somewhat thankless character, but Kirby manages to add depth to the Invisible Woman with subtle performance choices.

The world devourer, played by Ralph Ineson, is finally given a comic book accurate look on the big screen, while his herald is given quite the makeover for First Steps. Rather than being introduced as Norrin Radd,

First Steps director Matt Shakman recently shared an interesting bit of news that is sure to get fans talking about about the future of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In an interview with Variety , Shakman

The director of "WandaVision" assembles a retro throwback with Jell-O salads and classic sci-fi pacing, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.