New FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Image May Tie-In With THUNDERBOLTS* Post-Credits Scene

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24-05-2025

A new, perhaps spoilery photo from The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been released online. Via IGN, we've learned that many fans think this Fantastic Four photo ties directly into the Thunderbolts* post-credits scene. As you may recall, that scene jumped forward in time 14 months, and the Thunderbolts, now branded the New Avengers, detect a ship coming into Earth's orbit from another dimension. And we see that the ship has a '4' logo on it, letting us know it's the Fantastic Four. Is the ship we see them in below the one that they arrive in the Sacred Timeline with? We have a strong feeling it is.
In the new photo, posted by Fandango, we see Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) and Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) on board a spaceship of some kind, one with '4' logos. This means it's definitely not the space flight where they got their powers. We see glimpses of that flashback in the trailer. In those scenes, their spacesuits are clearly just regular, standard-issue NASA style suits. The spaceship in this image is clearly one they have after they're a famous superhero team. So it could very likely be the ship we see them traverse the Multiverse with at the end of Thunderbolts.*
This makes us wonder even more about the end of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Does Marvel's First Family defeat Galactus at the end of their film? We genuinely don't think it will end with the death of billions, it's just too much of a downer. Perhaps, they end his threat only temporarily. They may feel the need to go to another reality with more heroes for help. Maybe that's why they are heading to Earth-616. This is not because Galactus destroys their world, but because they know he is a bigger problem than one group of heroes can handle. We'll find out more about this connection with Thunderbolts* when The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters on July 25.