Marvel's First Family is returning to the big screen – this time under the watchful eye of Marvel Studios – for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It was a long and rocky road to having the superhero group join the MCU. Prior to Marvel Studios getting control of the franchise, the Fantastic Four were overseen by Fox. During the studio's time with the property, three films were released: Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and Fantastic Four (2015).

The latter starred Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm. The film offered a drastically different take on the superhero group, delivering a gritty story that delved into body horror and angst, rather than the optimisim associated with its source material. The approach didn't work. 2015's Fantastic Four was critically panned (it holds an Rt score of...