At the Movies Edition: Matt Shakman's The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)

Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Matt Shakman Producer: Kevin Feige Writers: Josh Friedman (screenplay); Eric Pearson , Jeff Kaplan , Ian Springer (screenplay/story); Kat Wood (story) Stars: Pedro Pascal , Vanessa Kirby , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , Joseph Quinn , Julia Garner , Sarah Niles , Mark Gatiss , Natasha Lyonne , Paul Walter Hauser , Ralph Ineson Release date: July 25, 2025 PROMO: Anime Talk! ( @AnimeTalk12 ) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema is back with yet another At the Movies review; within a week of the debut of the DCU with Superman , we also got the latest MCU installment: The Fantastic Four: First Steps ! This entry is Marvel Studios' long-awaited take on Marvel's First Family , set in the 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic Earth-828, apart from the mainline MCU timeline. We found a lot of parallels between both July 2025 superhero movies and talk at length about those, as well as compare the new Fantastic Four film to previous attempts . Catch all of our spoiler-free thoughts on the new episode, and stay tuned for more post-season content, including more At the Movies reviews, as well as Season Nine in October! Collateral Cinema is on Bluesky , Facebook , Instagram , Threads , and Twitter , and is on Goodpods , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Podbean , Google Podcasts , YouTube , iHeart , and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel. Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery ! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers, and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com (Collateral Cinema is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

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