The next The Fantastic Four: Getting Started could feature a new, better version of some of its most prominent antagonists, who have been wasted in several MCU titles. Just like the X-Men, the Defenders and the Inhumans, the Fantastic Four took a long time to make their first appearance in the MCU. In Phase 5, Matt Shakman The Fantastic Four: Getting Started will feature an all-new version of Marvel's First Family, this time originating in a different timeline.
As confirmed by Marvel, The Fantastic Four: Getting Started will take place in a 1960s-inspired timeline separate from the main MCU universe. This alternate timeline could be full of villains who didn't appear on Earth-616, including many of the classic villains from the Fantastic Four comics. After all, Silver Surfer and Galactus will make their MCU debut in The Fantastic Four: Getting Started after a long absence from the MCU. It's also possible that the initial Fantastic Four timeline will also feature alternate variants of already established MCU characters.some of whom could make a cameo The Fantastic Four: Getting Started.
The Fantastic Four: first steps could introduce new variants of the Skrulls and Super Skrull
The Fantastic Four's MCU Intro Could Redeem the Skrulls and Super Skrulls
Captain Marvel featured a plot twist that made the MCU's Skrulls drastically different from their comic book counterparts. Instead of a devious, power-hungry alien species, the MCU's Skrulls were revealed to be victims of the Kree's crusades. Benevolent Skrulls like Talos and Soren have become major Skrull heroes in titles like Spider-Man: Far From Home and WandaVisionand they mingled on Earth until a rebel faction attacked in Secret Invasion. Unfortunately, Secret Invasion did very little to the good-hearted Skrullsas they were not welcomed by Earth, found no refuge on a new planet, and played no role in defeating the rogue Skrull.
The MCU is unlikely to change the history of the Skrulls on Earth-616 anytime soon. However, a more comical version of the Skrulls could be introduced in The Fantastic Four: Getting Startedwhere they could make a cameo as villains from the Fantastic Four or former enemies who are forced to work with the heroes to stop Galactus. In the same way, The Fantastic Four: Getting Started could also introduce a new version of the Super Skrulls, whose abrupt and inconsequential introduction in Secret Invasion was met with vocal criticism.
The MCU's Fantastic Four Villains Should Be a Priority for Marvel
The MCU has already wasted several Fantastic Four villains
The Skrulls, the Super Skrulls, and Ronan the Accuser are some of the Fantastic Four's most prominent villains in the comics, but the MCU not only introduced them before the Fantastic Four's debut, but also gave them little to do in their few MCU runs. . appearances. Previous Fantastic Four the films adapted Doctor Doom and Galactus, but neither of these adaptations were as popular as most of the MCU's main antagonists. Now, The Fantastic Four: Getting Started could finally give the titular team a strong set of antagonists for the first time in live-action.
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Matt Shakman
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Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer
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July 25, 2025
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July 24, 2026
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