A 1994 version produced by B-movie legend Roger Corman was pulled from theaters shortly before it was to be released

It's exactly why we should be welcoming the fact that The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the last MCU movie for an entire year.

Indeed, by the 1990s, the only Marvel property with a proper theatrically released film was (checks notes) Howard the Duck. But as Tim Burton's Batman hit theaters in 1989, and another comic property, Dick Tracy, had a release in 1990, one intrepid producer knew that there were opportunities in Marvel's so-called House of Ideas.

It looks like Fantastic Four is missing quite a few scenes from its trailers, and Marvel fans are wishing the movie was longer. The film kicks off Marvel Phase 6, and it stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm.

This iteration of the Fantastic Four has a standalone adventure without all the burden of the MCU's history and cast of characters.

First Steps, the next installment to the MCU and introduction to Marvel's first family. Take a look at the latest trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, in theaters on July 25.The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal,

Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman After a decade, Marvel has brought the Fantastic Four back to cinemas, this time with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.