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4️⃣ Fantastic Four Trailer Inspires Excitement and Fan Theories
Let's go frame by frame with the new trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps to see what's up with the new costumes and... Red Ghost?
Michael Ahr
February 04, 2025
Tuesday Edition February 4, 2025
It’s been a wild ride following the production of Fantastic Four: First Steps, and hope has never been higher for the superteam since the film rights reverted to Marvel Studios in 2019. Right off the bat, we were enamored with the choice of setting the reboot in the ‘60s, and it’s been almost a year between when those first images appeared on the scene and now — and we finally have our first trailer!
Our full analysis below contains some exciting speculation about the new costumes and other possibilities for the film, but that’s nothing new. Every time we’ve gotten a casting announcement or even leaked photos from the set, we’ve been eager to parse what it could mean for the larger story. Even the teaser that was released ahead of the current trailer had us waxing nostalgic for moments in Marvel’s comics history.
We still have to wait until the summer for the full movie, of course, but until then, the hype is real! Are you excited for the new iteration of the Fantastic Four, not to mention Galactus, H.E.R.B.I.E., and possibly even the Red Ghost?
— Michael Ahr, Newsletter Editor
Photo: Marvel Studios
MOVIES
Fantastic Four First Steps Trailer Breakdown: Galactus, New Costumes, and Red Ghost?!
Fantastic Four: First Steps feels like something special, a proper movie version of the team that launched Marvel Comics when Jack Kirby and Stan Lee introduced them in 1961, and the first trailer released this morning only further builds that anticipation with big reveals as well as some tantalizing omissions.
Trailers like these are rife with opportunities to explore the nuances of what certain images might mean or who actors with as-yet unnamed roles might be playing. There are tons of things to dig into in this trailer, from callbacks to classic Marvel lore to hints at more characters from the Fantastic Four comics than we expected. Be sure to let us know if we missed anything!
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Photo: Apple TV+
MOVIES
The Gorge: Exclusive London Film Screening for UK Den of Geek Readers
Are you among our dedicated readers in the UK? Get yourself to London on February 13th to be among the first to see Scott Derrickson’s new Apple Original Film The Gorge, an action thriller starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, for free at our exclusive screening!
The Gorge follows two highly-trained operatives appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, where they have to protect the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. Londoners can get a free preview at The Cinema at Battersea Power Station at 6:30 PM on February 13, 2025. Tickets are first come, first served, and terms and conditions apply!
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PODCASTS
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Whether you’re a longtime TTRPG player or you’ve never touched a d20 before, everyone is invited to Join the Party — an actual play podcast where incredible worlds, daring heists, and hilarious bits come together to push the envelope on audio storytelling.
New episodes every Tuesday feature GM Eric Silver and a cast of absurd characters journeying through worlds of their own creation. Marathon their four completed campaigns, including a 5e-powered pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, a Monster of the Week game set in a weird summer camp, and a modern superhero quest with all-homebrewed settings. They also publish monthly Afterparty episodes, where they answer your questions about how they make the show and play the game.
Listen in your podcast app or at jointhepartypod.com »
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