Earlier this month, CinemaBlend's Jeff McCobb sat down with the filmmaker during the Los Angeles press day for Fantastic Four: First Steps (as captured in the video at the top of this article), and one of the subjects discussed was new 2025 blockbuster's complicated fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

First Steps are below! Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a great FF story, but not a standout MCU film. The film succeeds where past adaptations failed, capturing the family dynamic. Despite flaws like pacing issues and wonky CGI,