Fantastic Four First Steps Star Ebon Moss-Bachrach Teases His Role In Avengers: Doomsday
Slated for December 18, 2026, the film will show a clash between Earth-828's world's greatest heroes and Earth-616's mightiest leads in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.
Fans are in for a treat! Marvel Studios is gearing up for a multiverse explosion as The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theatres on July 25. Officially kicking off Phase 6 of the MCU, Matt Shakman's directorial marks the official debut of Marvel's First Family in the main MCU timeline, Earth-828. The highly anticipated debut introduces Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm.
But the excitement doesn't stop there. The four will next appear in Avengers: Doomsday, a crossover no one expected but will definitely love. Slated for December 18, 2026, the film sets the stage for a larger multiverse event, teasing a clash between Earth-828's world's greatest heroes and Earth-616's mightiest heroes in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.
At the UK premiere for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Ebon Moss-Bachrach gave fans a cryptic tease. When asked to describe Avengers: Doomsday in four words, he reportedly called Avengers: Doomsday 'Epic. Tragic. Intergalactic. Starry." Co-star Joseph Quinn echoed the same, describing it as 'epic, mental, Downey Jr."
The star-studded ensemble includes returning Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom), Avengers Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Alex Livinalli (Attuma), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova/Black Widow), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost), Channing Tatum (Remy LeBeau/Gambit), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Letitia Wright (Shuri/Black Panther), Winston Duke (M'Baku), Tenoch Huerta Mejía (Namor), Mabel Cadena (Namora), Wyatt Russell (John Walker/U.S. Agent), and Lewis Pullman (Bob Reynolds/Sentry).
Also making major comebacks are beloved X-Men movie cast members like Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), and James Marsden (Cyclops), setting the stage for an all-out multiversal war heading into Avengers: Secret Wars, slated for December 17, 2027.
Coming to the highly anticipated film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the film offers a deeper look into the epic showdown led by Marvel's First Family. Upon their return to Earth, the four are willing to lead a peaceful life with Reed Richards waiting for the arrival of his bundle of joy. But their peace is short-lived when the enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner), glides through space and issues a fair warning to the four.
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