The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
The suspected timeline of Marvel Studios’The antic Fourmeans that Johnny Storm’sMCUdebut can finally resolve a major Easter testicle hidden in Phase 1.Stranger Thingsstar Joseph Quinn has been confirm to be get together the MCU as Johnny Storm , the untried penis of the Fantastic Four , whose abilities include pyrokinesis and flight of steps . Quinn will debut alongside Pedro Pascal , Ebon Moss - Bachrach and Vanessa Kirby , with the latter playing his on - screen sister , Sue Storm . Not much is known aboutMarvel Studios’The Fantastic Fourreboot , but the project is expected to explore a rarely - seen menses in the MCU ’s history .
Johnny Storm will debut in the MCU ’s Phase 6 alongside his Fantastic Four mate , follow eld of scarce updates . Marvel Studios ' Kevin Feige announced the reboot in 2019 , but even now thatThe Fantastic Four’smain castis confirmed and a tone ending appointment of July 25 , 2025 , has been put , not much is known aboutThe Fantastic Four’sstoryline . Nevertheless , the project is expected to be set in the 1960s , withThe Fantastic Four’sfirst posterall but confirming its place in the MCU ’s timeline , which means that association can be made to other MCU characters control during this period .
Cast
The Fantastic Four : First Steps depicts Marvel ’s First Family navigate their function as heroes amidst a 1960s - cheer , retro - futuristic world . As they fend for Earth from Galactus and the enigmatic Silver Surfer , they must also uphold the strength of their family bond .
Johnny Storm’s Human Torch Name Was Inspired By One Of Marvel Comics’ Original Heroes
Among the Fantastic Four , Johnny dub himself the Human Torch , strike breathing in from an original Marvel Comics hoagie .
Johnny Storm was first introduced into Marvel Comics in 1961’sFantastic Four # 1 , impart in a new old age of reimagined and interconnect tale for the company . At 16 - years - old , Johnny join his elderly sister , Sue Storm , her fiancé , Reed Richards , and his friend , Ben Grimm , on a journeying into space , where they were bombard with cosmic radioactivity , which gifted them unbelievably superhuman abilities . Johnny gains the power to insure fire and transform his entire consistence into flames , which also enables him to fell . Among the Fantastic Four , Johnny dubs himself the Human Torch , take brainchild from an original Marvel Comics hero .
Jim Hammond was the first superhero introduced in Marvel Comics back in 1939’sMarvel Comics#1 . dub the Human Torch , Hammond was an mechanical man created by Phineas Horton , a scholar of Kang the Conqueror variant Victor Timely , who have the ability to transmute his body into fire and cook these flaming . This Golden Age Italian sandwich fall into obscureness in the 1950s and ' 60s , despite being one of Marvel Comics ' signature heroes , but his moniker formed the brainchild forJohnny Storm ’s Human Torch . Johnny chose the Human Torch name as a protection to Jim Hammond , a well - known World War II - era superhero .
The Original Human Torch Has Already Appeared In The MCU
Jim Hammond ’s Human Torch android has n’t had a major MCU role , but the Marvel Comics bomber did actually appear in the MCU ’s Phase 1 . During 2011’sCaptain America : The First Avenger , Bucky Barnes and Steve Rogers take their dates to an exhibition of future applied science to see Howard Stark award a image flying car . Among the exhibits is a tube that turn back a homo - alike anatomy sport a red costume . This figure is in reality Jim Hammond , though he is dubbed the"Synthetic Man " rather of the Human Torch , likely because the Human Torch ’s film rights then domicile with 20th Century Fox .
There have already been four Fantastic Four movie made in 2005 , 2007 and 2015 .
The Fantastic Four’s Timeline Can Pay Off The First Avenger’s Human Torch Tease
It ’s possible that the Human Torch mechanical man could return to give more depth to Johnny Storm ’s superhero name .
While the Synthetic Man ’s appearance inThe First Avengerwas meant as an Easter egg for Marvel Comics fans , it ’s possible that he could be reference again inThe Fantastic Four . The fact that Johnny Storm dramatize the name of Human Torch as a testimonial to this hero in Marvel Comics means that the same could be done in theMCU ’s Phase 6 , though the Human Torch mechanical man has never been seen in activity , and his likely superhero career has n’t been name . It ’s possible that the Human Torch android could return to give more astuteness to Johnny Storm ’s superhero name .
In Marvel Comics , Reed Richards revealed that he named the Fantastic Four ’s squad members so that it would be easy for them to be see as Cuban sandwich , and achieve celebrity status , out of shame for his actions cause their initial transformation .
This could be even more potential because ofThe fantastical Four’ssuspected timeline , as setting the action in the 1960s mean that several old superheroes can be referenced . This entail that1960s MCU character reference could appear inThe Fantastic Four , and suggests thatThe Fantastic Fourwill include more Easter ball from Marvel Comics ' Golden Age . It will have only been 20 years since the event ofThe First AvengerduringThe Fantastic Four , intend these novel heroes will likely commend the exploits of Captain America and the original Human Torch , so several vivid link are sure to be establish .
