The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
The impendingMCUintroduction of Galactus inThe Fantastic Fourmay well serve to specify a three - yr - old franchise problem if one Marvel movie theory holds rightful . hearing have been waiting with some considerable anticipation for the introduction of Marvel ’s First Family since it became clearthe MCU timelinewas set to be emphatically long - lasting , though the liberation of several divisively receive Fantastic Four flick evoke this track would n’t be easy .
However , hype forthe MCU Fantastic Four filmwas rife from the moment it was first announced , and this has only increased with the reveal that iconicMarvel villain Galactuswould be a part of the installment . While this is exciting on its own , the view of Galactus ' arrival also fix up a semi - abandoned major patch hole adds an even sweeter spot of potential to the character ’s MCU launching .
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Galactus' MCU Arrival Could Perfectly Tie Into Eternals' Emergence
The MCU Has Already Set Up A Great Justification For Galactus Focusing On The Earth
In Marvel comics , Galactus is primarily characterize by being essentially a force of nature , aim by a penury to consume major planet to support himself . While this intimate he may sic his sight on the MCU ’s Earth to target next , it ’s worth noting this has parallel to another cosmic being late depicted in the franchise : that ofEternals ' Tiamut , who had been growing in the Earth ’s core and feed off the major planet ’s lifeforce .
While Tiamut was sic to destroy the Earth upon emerge from it after growing stiff enough , this program was slew curt by the Eternals . However , this was not before the Celestial ’s organic structure break through the Earth ’s incrustation , produce a prodigious change to the face of the MCU version of the planet , and ensuring there was a physical sign of the failed plan .
With both Tiamut ’s residual unused Energy Department ostensibly still contained within his husk , and the Earth still very much intact , it would make sentience for Galactus to come calling to assay and compile on this cautiously cultivated energy pool that has been amassed over the course of centuries . In fact , the MCU approaching the character ’s entry in this way of life would avail both its hereafter and its past in one savage swoop .
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The MCU Needs To Address Eternals' Plot More Than It Has
Tiamut’s Emergence Isn’t A Small MCU Event
As of late , the most the MCU has approach the subject of Tiamut and the Emergence , despite the prodigious scale of it and the conditional relation it holds , has been to make a one - off joking reference to it inShe - Hulk : Attourney At Lawepisode 2 . Not only was this reference well-to-do to drop - as it ’s a nimble line in an online article stating,“Why is there a elephantine statue of a world sticking out of the ocean ? " -it ’s also not one that rivet on the existent ramification of this event in a meaningful way , either .
WhileEternalswas not the most popular MCU pic in late history , this does n’t have in mind something so monumental for the timeline should be sweep under the carpet . As such , addressing the matter by connect it to the kind of major deal that introducing Galactus would be is not only beneficial in making it appear as though the franchise was actively setting up the scoundrel for a considerable period of time , but it also serve to add meaning to the Emergence itself instead of leaving it as a particularly grand loose end .
This is especially crucial given a considerable critique of the MCU Wiley Post - Endgamewas how the franchise at stage seemed to almost gloss over the Snap and not show the tangible impact of such an authoritative construct . Given doing something like more or less ignoringEternals ' major twist would continue this kind of issue within the dealership , the MCU is well suited to rule a way to approach it that still feels relatively unobtrusive .
The Fantastic Four: First Steps depicts Marvel’s First Family navigating their roles as heroes amidst a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world. As they defend Earth from Galactus and the enigmatic Silver Surfer, they must also uphold the strength of their family bond.
A Galactus & Tiamut Link Could Help Explain Fantastic Four’s Potential Time Skip
The Fantastic Four’s Teased 60s Setting Could Tie To The Modern Day Via Galactus
The promotional material forThe Fantastic Fourhas endorse the idea that the moving picture is rig in the 60s - with surmisal being divided as to whether this is in the 60s of the principal timeline , or whetherThe Fantastic Fourmay take place within a different universeentirely . This has naturally conduce to interrogation regarding how the MCU team will connect the independent roster of Heron , given the apparatus would create length between the two groups either path .
Having Galactus become aware of or concerned in the chief MCU Earth as a resultant role of Tiamut ’s failed Emergence and the event ofEternalscould be the way this is approached . The MCU villain jeopardize the Earth in the current point of the timeline would be a workable justification for the Fantastic Four either appear in orderliness to try and protect the major planet , or being sent to the time and universe as a result of their own tie to Galactus .
In this , the MCU could set up the story of its fresh heroes and villain neatly alongside one another , all while establishing a fresh peril for the Earth and wider multiverse too . With the franchise increasingly face to focus on streamlining its waiver timeline and thus overarching narrative , the unexpected potential link to one of Phase 4 ’s less successful motion picture could be just whatThe Fantastic Fourneeds to set Galactus up right .
Cast
The Fantastic Four : First Steps depicts Marvel ’s First Family navigating their role as heroes amidst a 1960s - inspired , retro - futuristic world . As they maintain Earth from Galactus and the puzzling Silver Surfer , they must also uphold the strong point of their family bond .
Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World
February 14 , 2025
Thunderbolts *
May 2 , 2025
The Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade
November 7 , 2025
avenger : The Kang Dynasty
May 1 , 2026
Avengers : Secret Wars
May 7 , 2027
