The stars of the Fantastic Four movie that was controversially shelved back in 1994 make surprise cameos in First Steps.

First Steps review: 'shows Superman how it's done' - 4/5 Marvel launches its new phase with a stylish and satisfying retro-future reboot of The Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens in theaters Friday, July 25.

Michael Chiklis, who played Ben Grimm/The Thing in 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four, shared a heartfelt message to the cast of Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps. “I want to thank everyone for all the Fantastic Four love this last couple of months during the run up to the new F4 flick,

The Fantastic Four First Steps clocks in at 1 hour and 54 minutes, making it a relatively short Marvel movie. It’s also action-packed from start-to-finish, so ideally audiences will sit for the duration and not miss a moment.

First Steps are absolutely fantastic. Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps releases in United States theaters this weekend. Directed by Matt Shakman, the MCU flick stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards,

It’s commemoratin’ time. 20 years after Marvel’s First Family took their first steps onto the big screen in 2005’s Fantastic Four — with Ioan Gruffudd as elastic team leader Reed Richards, Jessica Alba as invisible woman Susan Storm,