Fantastic Four MCU Movie Gets Official Title & Cast, Release Date Delayed

The Fantastic Four release date for the highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has been altered, while the film’s official title and main cast have been revealed.

A press release from Disney revealed the new title and release date. Previously assumed to simply be called Fantastic Four, the film’s official title has been confirmed to be The Fantastic Four. Additionally, the new release date for the Marvel Studios picture has been pushed back to July 25, 2025. The previous date was May 2, 2025, meaning its been delayed approximately two-and-a-half months.

Finally, after plenty of speculation, the cast of the superhero movie was also finally unveiled. Marvel Studios revealed on Twitter that Pedro Pascal will indeed play Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, while Vanessa Kirby will play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman. Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn has the role of Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach has the part of Ben Grimm/The Thing.

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Who is directing The Fantastic Four?

Fantastic Four will be directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision) from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, who was brought in to re-write the script originally written by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. As a project in Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fantastic Four is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.

The Fantastic Four comic debuted in 1961. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it was the first superhero team title produced by Marvel Comics and popularized famous characters like Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Doctor Doom.