New The Fantastic Four: First Steps Runtime Is Shorter Than Thunderbolts*
Last month, AMC Theatres listed a runtime of two hours and 10 minutes, or 130 minutes, for the Fantastic Four reboot, which would have made it one of the longest MCU movies released since the start of the Multiverse Saga. However, with a month to go until First Steps hits theaters, the theater chain has updated the movie's runtime, shaving off almost half an hour.
AMC Theatres' website now states that The Fantastic Four: First Steps has a runtime of one hour and 55 minutes, or 115 minutes. While that's still a record for the Fantastic Four franchise, First Steps is now on the opposite end of the Multiverse Saga's runtime lengths, especially when looking at the last six MCU movies released.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is still the longest at 150 minutes, followed by Deadpool & Wolverine at 128 minutes, Thunderbolts* at 127 minutes, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at 124 minutes, and Captain America: Brave New World at 118 minutes. The only MCU movie released in the last three years with a shorter runtime than The Fantastic Four: First Steps is The Marvels, which clocked in at a brisk 105 minutes.
'Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel's First Family — Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus' plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren't bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal,' reads the official synopsis for the MCU movie.
Directed by Matt Shakman, The Fantastic Four: First Steps is scheduled to hit theaters on July 25, 2025.
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