Marvel, Fantastic Four and First Steps
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KTVX Salt Lake City on MSNMarvel swings bold with The Fantastic Four: First Steps while Netflix plays it safe with SandlerThis week on “See It or Skip It,” Tomatometer Approved film critic Patrick Beatty is joined by UFCA critics Rebecca Frost, Kent Dunn, and special guest Cedric Haynes, as they dive into a fantastic mix of movies on the big and small screen.
The acclaimed movie scored the top preview of the year to date and the best since fellow Marvel superhero pic 'Deadpool & Wolverine' exactly a year ago.
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Marvel Studios and Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps came in higher than DC’s Superman as far as previews go, with a studio-reported $24.4 million. That’s higher than MCU’s Captain Marvel ($20.
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First Steps” is the third Marvel movie to hit theaters this year, but it packs way more hidden references and nods than “Captain America: Brave New World” or “Thunderbolts.” It’s not on the same level of Easter eggs as last year’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,
As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it just a few months before the film opened.
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are stepping into the roles of the famous blue-suited family for Marvel’s latest entry into the MCU.
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Marvel / Disney ’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps kicked off overseas rollout on Wednesday, and through Thursday is in 44 material offshore markets. The international box office cume through Thursday is an estimated $27M. That includes No. 1 opening days across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
This success is no small feat, as previous iterations of the Fantastic Four never caught fire with fans or critics. The 2005 and 2007 Fox films were financially adequate but critically derided, and the 2015 reboot was widely panned,