In the action-packed sci-fi adventure "Fantastic Four: First Steps, The," director Matt Shakman helms a new cinematic journey for Marvel's first family, produced by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. The story, crafted by writers Peter Cameron, Josh Friedman, and Jeff Kaplan, follows a brilliant yet disparate group of individuals whose lives are forever changed by a cosmic event. The ensemble cast, led by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, must navigate newfound and extraordinary abilities that thrust them into a universe of staggering possibilities and grave threats. They are joined by sPaul Walter Hauser, Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Natasha Lyonne, and John Malkovich in this 71-minute origin story that explores the dawn of a heroic team and the first steps toward an incredible destiny.