The Fantastic Four, First Steps and Reed Richards
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As the Marvel Cinematic Universe hurtles towards its next team saga with Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, fans are first keenly anticipating the arrival of the Fantastic Four.Marvel ...
Curious why Franklin Richards plays such a key role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps mid-credits scene and how it connects to the Multiverse saga? The powerful child holds abilities that could reshape reality,
First Steps director Matt Shakman addresses a big Sue Storm moment in the movie's final act and reveals original plans for Franklin Richards' Marvel Cinematic Universe's introduction.
Franklin Richards is an important character for the future of the MCU – and if it’s faithful to the comics, he’ll be incredibly powerful.
In their MCU debut, the Fantastic Four become a Fantastic Five with the arrival of Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards. Worries that he might not be "normal" are confirmed in Fantastic Four: First Steps when Galactus recognises that the boy can wield an unlimited energy known as the Power Cosmic (presumably because of the "cosmically compromised DNA" shared by both of his parents).