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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Featurette Reveals Galactus' Practical Costume and More Awesome Behind the Scenes Details — GeekTyrant
Marvel Studios has shared a brand-new featurette for The Fantastic Four: First Steps , giving fans an inside look at how the highly anticipated MCU film is coming together. The video showcases the incredible craftsmanship behind the movie's practical effects, including real-world sets, a scaled-down Excelsior spaceship, and most exciting of all, the practical costume worn by Ralph Ineson as Galactus. Filmmaker Matt Shakman made it clear early on that he wanted this film to feel tangible. Rather than relying entirely on CGI, his team built elaborate sets and practical elements to ground Marvel's First Family in a world that feels lived in. That included creating a physical suit for Galactus, which appears briefly in the footage, though Marvel still isn't giving us a full look at the villain's face. Costume designer Alexandra Byrne faced one of the most ambitious challenges of her career with Galactus' design. The armor had to be crafted with extreme precision so it would maintain its authenticity when digitally scaled up for the towering cosmic entity. 'Every detail needed to be meticulously crafted so that when it was enlarged, it still felt completely real,' Byrne explained. Ryan Meinerding, Marvel's head of visual development, added: 'Galactus and his armor should resemble a spaceship itself. This idea helped shape the design — Galactus could be both a living being and a giant spaceship.' The result is one of the largest and most intricate costumes ever constructed for a Marvel film. Filming Galactus was like working with a massive miniature. The production team used extensive lighting to capture every detail, but that created intense heat inside the suit. To keep Ineson comfortable between takes, the costume was fitted with a personal air conditioning unit because even world-eating titans need to cool down. The featurette also includes glimpses of new footage, including a jaw-dropping shot of Galactus wreaking havoc in New York City. If you've been wondering how Marvel plans to bring the Devourer of Worlds to life, this behind-the-scenes look makes it clear they're aiming for something monumental. You can check out the full featurette for The Fantastic Four: First Steps below. The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.
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Why Fantastic Four's Suits Look Different Than Past Films in First Steps
With the upcoming set to introduce fresh costumes for Marvel's First Family, the film's principal costume designer, Alexandra Byrne, has come out to shed light on the suits' retro style. In a recent discussion, the Academy Award-winning designer explained her creative process while outlining the unique layout of Fantastic Four's baby-blue outfits that carry a clear distinction from the uniforms worn by past big-screen iterations of the characters. Fantastic Four's new suits explained by First Steps costume designer While speaking with Disney Rewards Insider magazine, in their summer 2025 print issue, Alexandra Byrne noted that the First Steps' script and Matt Shakman's characteristic vision for the 1960s setting of the film helped her come up with a never-seen-before costume design for the Fantastic Four. 'We spent hours over the dye vats, working out the varying tones and shades in a palette of blues. It's a painstaking process, but so exciting,' Byrne explained. She also added, 'The entire process is an adrenalized chase to capture the essence of the film.' (via The British fashion expert has previously worked on MCU projects such as 2011's Thor, 2012's The Avengers, 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as 2016's Doctor Strange. She also credited Shakman for helping her create the retro Fantastic Four costumes, noting that he 'was very clear about his vision of 1960s New York City in a parallel universe.' Bryne seemed to be satisfied with the design she ended up creating, as evidenced by her comments. 'Working on the space suits and the life support systems was a breakthrough moment in terms of the retro-future style,' she said, while also describing the Fantastic Four costumes as 'a balance of retro engineering and shiny new aspirations.' While The Fantastic Four: First Steps takes place on an alternate version of the planet in the 1960s, the said world can mimic the futuristic setting of modern-day Earth, thanks to Reed Richards' scientific advancements. Fans will be able to witness Matt Shakman's rendition of Earth-828, as well as Alexandra Byrne's retro take on the Fantastic Four costumes, when the film, featuring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among others, hits the theaters on July 25, 2025. Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype. The post Why Fantastic Four's Suits Look Different Than Past Films in First Steps appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Solve the daily Crossword
