Natasha Lyonne entered the MCU to play an undisclosed role in 2025’s ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’ Lyonne’s co-star, Elizabeth Olsen, previously appeared in the franchise as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch.
“No, she needs no advice,” Olsen recently said when GamesRadar+ asked if she had any advice for the actress. “She can handle her own in the world. She’s a very tough broad. She knows she can navigate any situation; I think.”
Marvel didn’t reveal the plot details of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ yet but hired Matt Shakman, who previously worked on ‘WandaVision,’ to direct.
“It’s different in so many ways,” the director explained in 2023. “I wish I could be specific. I wish I could say more. But we are doing things very differently from a story standpoint, from an approach to the filmmaking standpoint, that really fits the material. I wish I could say more. I would love to, but I can’t. But I think it’s going to be unlike anything you’ve seen before, and certainly unlike anything at Marvel that you’ve seen before.”
The cast featured Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch. Ralph Ineson joined to play Galactus and Julia Garner to appear as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer.
The filming started on July 30 at Pinewood Studios in London for a release on July 25, 2025.
