Fantastic Four First Steps arrives on Disney+ Nov. 5

The Fantastic Four First Steps will arrive on Disney+ on Nov. 5, Marvel Studios announced, marking the streaming debut of the studio's most recent theatrical release roughly three months after it opened in cinemas. The film, which premiered July 25, will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe lineup on Disney+ after a digital release in late September and a physical release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD in mid-October.

Directed by Matt Shakman, the film introduced a new on-screen Fantastic Four lineup led by Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm. Julia Garner appears as the Silver Surfer and Ralph Ineson plays the cosmic threat Galactus. The story, set in a retrofuturistic 1960s-inspired world, presents the quartet as already established heroes who must confront a planet-threatening danger while balancing family dynamics rather than focusing on an origin story.

The film opened domestically to about $117 million and has earned roughly $521 million worldwide during its theatrical run. That made it one of the stronger openings among 2025 superhero releases, though its total fell short of some...