Fantastic Four Ending Explained: Did Marvel Make a Good Movie at the Expense of Avengers: Doomsday?

There’s a lot riding on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It’s the film that finally introduces theiconic team to the MCU (even if they aren’t on the right Earth just yet). It’s a film that’s striving todo big box office numbers in a very crowded summer movie season and coming off the heels oftwo underperforming Marvel movies. And, of course, it’s directly laying the foundation for 2026’sAvengers: Doomsday and the rise of Robert Downey, Jr.’s Doctor Doom. So how exactly does First Steps accomplish that last goal? How much does the film set upDoomsday versus simply introducing the new Fantastic Four? And how much, if at all, doesDowney’s villain actually appear? How does the film answer one of our biggest burningquestions about Avengers: Doomsday? Let’s break down the ending and what it means for thefuture of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is directed by Matt Shakman and stars Pedro Pascal, VanessaKirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, NatashaLyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. The film is now in theaters.