Ralph Ineson, whose gigantic stature and booming voice can be found in Fantastic Four this week, co-starred alongside Nicholas Hoult, aka Superman's Lex Luther, in last year's Robert Eggers-directed Nosferatu remake. And now, the pair have bonded further, as each currently serve as the main antagonist in this year's comic book movie tentpoles.

First Steps’ is a refreshing departure from the usual MCU fare, blending heart, style, and spectacle with surprising maturity. It’s a superhero film that feels personal—and that’s what makes it soar.

This isn’t a superhero film obsessed with saving the world in the loudest way possible. Instead, it’s a story about saving oneself, about identity, family, and quiet courage. Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby,

Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby shine in this retro-futuristic take that blends family drama with cosmic stakes as Galactus threatens Earth.

First Steps will introduce one of the comic's mightiest characters, who Kevin Feige says has a bright MCU future.

A lot has to do with the fantastic four at the heart of this Marvel family, who live together and eat together, and are played by actors who play well off each other, particularly the always-splendid Kirby.

First Steps below. The plot of The Fantastic Four: First Steps revolves around Marvel’s First Family’s dire encounter with Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds (Ralph Ineson). Doomed to feel an everlasting hunger that can only be appeased by the total consumption of worlds brimming with life,

If the goal for The Fantastic Four: First Steps was for Marvel to finally get the comic world's first family right, then the mission has finally been accomplished. If the goal was more than that, the ship remains in orbit.