About to watch Fantastic 4

Before I watch it, what movie/movies or series are essential to follow the story line? That way I don't miss any call backs/story line details. I've seen majority of the MCU movies, and only watched Falcon & Winter Soldier, and Hawkeye series. Movies I skipped, Antman 3, Guardians 3, Thor 2, 3, and 4, Eternals, and Shanghai Chi.

For minor call backs, (ex: Avengers Endgame, right when the portals open Falcon/Sam tells Cap "on your left." Call back fo Captain America The Winter Soldier, cool moment but not vital) just let me know in the comments below please. Also, what should I know before watching it/keep an eye open for? Thanks in advance 😀

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Troghen2025-11-29 23:50

None. It's very much standalone

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:13

Thanks for the heads up.

BatmanForever232025-11-29 23:50

None. Brand new universe.

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:14

Sounds good, thanks.

Gorguf622025-11-29 23:51

Fantastic Four is set in another universe. There's no references to anything else in the MCU.

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:14

Thanks for the insight

HereForGoodReddit2025-11-29 23:51

You are all good fam! This movie was made, probably more than any for a long, loooong, long time, to be totally self contained, stand alone. You can go into this movie with the knowledge you’ve described and be GREAT. One minor and mid-credit tag note if you happen to have seen thunderbolts. But really unimportant overall.

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:15

Thanks for the heads up fam!

ThatIowanGuy2025-11-29 23:52

It’s the most standalone movie in the MCU since probably phase 1

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:15

Cool, thanks for the tip.

krlozdac2025-11-29 23:53

Enjoy!

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:15

Thank you!

Arkanial2025-11-29 23:54

Nothing. It’s set in an alternate earth from the main MCU timeline so nothing there references anything that’s happened in any of the movies/shows that have come out so far. As long as you’re aware of the multiverse aspect introduced in some of the MCU(No Way Home, Loki, Multiverse of Madness) you will be fine. Even then it’s not exactly necessary.

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:16

Okay, thanks!

MarcusSniffles2025-11-29 23:57

You absolutely should watch the last Fantastic Four move if you wanna understand everything in first steps

ParkerLF2025-11-30 00:41

The post credits scene includes characters from Thunderbolts*, but that’s it

EDIT::: NO THEY DONT I WAS THINKING OF THE WRONG MOVIE 😭

eagc72025-11-30 00:49

The Thunderbolts don't appear in Fantastic Four

I think you are thinking about the Thunderbolts own post-credit scene

ParkerLF2025-11-30 04:38

Yeah I was thinking of the thunderbolts one my bad

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:16

Cool, thanks for the insight.

ParkerLF2025-11-30 04:39

My bad they actually don’t appear in that post credits scene, First Steps is completely standalone. I was thinking of the Thunderbolts* post credits scene which >!teases the fantastic 4!<

eagc72025-11-30 00:48

Nothing, the movie takes place in the 1960s in an alternate universe, so nothing that happens in other MCU films impact this film (its importance to the wider MCU is it setting up Avengers 5)

CyberGuySeaX52025-11-30 02:17

Awesome, thanks.

Grayx_28872025-11-30 00:59

You don't have to watch anything that is essential to the plot or the characters of Fantastic Four: First Steps. It's a standalone movie. All you could have done was watch any of the other incarnations of the Fantastic movies from 1994 to 2015 to understand why people want to see a better Fantastic Four movie done by Marvel Studios. But that's it. Seriously, nobody is telling you that you have to watch every single MCU movie or TV show from Phase 4 to whatever just to see Fantastic Four: First Steps. Same with Deadpool and Wolverine. You didn't have to watch any of the Fox X-Men movies or any other MCU movies just to see this third Deadpool movie. You could have just seen Deadpool 1 and 2 and Loki (the TV series) if you really cared all that much about the TVA. No, really, do you care about the TVA?

It's time for you to stop asking these types of questions whenever there is a new Marvel or MCU TV show being announced in the future. The studio is changing their structure on continuity between their movies and TV show. After Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, they are going back to having the TV shows being affected by the movies. Meaning that you have to watch the latest movie before you start watching the next season of a particular Marvel TV show.

Ordinary-Chain-80472025-11-30 08:30

Nothing it’s it’s own universe but if you want to see the multiverse first appearance then you could watch Loki

unconventional-doom2025-11-30 12:38

Bro was born yesterday or what lol

Fawqueue2025-12-02 02:30

The good news: First Steps doesn't require you to watch anything.

The bad news: You're likely going to be disappointed because it's not very good.

CyberGuySeaX52025-12-02 15:42

Interesting. I'll probably watch this only to keep up with the MCU continuity for future movies.