First Steps" star Vanessa Kirby breaks down Sue Storm's birth scene and her mid-credits moment with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige recently teased a meeting between the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four at the Baxter Building in Avengers: Doomsday. Following the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps,

As is usually the case with MCU movies these days, The Fantastic Four: First Steps includes both a mid-credits and a post-credits scene. And also sticking to the traditional formula, one is a goofy little stinger, while another has serious ramifications for the MCU.

This story discusses major plot developments, including the ending and post-credits scenes, in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” currently playing in theaters. From the very first scene, the question of what will become of the child of Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) looms over “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

First Steps" has a thrilling ending that teases Dr. Doom and where the MCU goes from here in "Avengers: Doomsday."

First Steps line up with the end of Thunderbolts* as the franchise builds to the release of the epic Avengers: Doomsday in December 2026? CinemaBlend's own Jeff McCobb recently broached that subject in an interview with director Matt Shakman during the Los Angeles press day for the new 2025 movie,

The "Doomsday" plot leak also seems to confirm the big fight at the X-Men mansion in the universe where Monica Rambeau ended up at the end of "The Marvels." That universe's anchor being is a Professor X (Patrick Stewart) variant that Doom wants to kill. Interestingly, Earth-616 and Earth-10005 -- where Monica is -- are on a collision course.

First Steps may work as a stand-alone movie, but it doesn't inspire much confidence for the future of the MCU's Phase 6.

Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby lead an impressive acting ensemble, but the film doesn't exactly achieve greatness.