As the filmmaker’s three-year journey wound down on the project, he realized a key moment was missing, and managed to shoot it within a few months of the film's opening.

First Steps" hit theaters, Galactus' Silver Surfer was a viral hit. Julia Garner spills her inspirations as Shalla-Bal.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps ends with Galactus being teleported to the farthest reaches of the universe, with Silver Surfer turning against him to push him through the portal, sacrificing herself in the process.

Matt Shakman’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps” also features the return of the cosmic being Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer. In the film, the Fantastic Four face off against the Silver Surfer and Galactus as the world devourer threatens the safety of their planet — and their family.

Doug Jones played the Norrin Radd version of the shiny hero in 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (which is streamable with a Disney+ subscription ). More specifically, the imposing Jones provided the physical performance for the character,

First Steps finally gives us what fans have been waiting for: Silver Surfer and Galactus in all their cosmic glory.

The summer was always going to belong to two movies: Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. As expected, the latest MCU movie is delivering strong results at the box office, and is matching (and occasionally surpassing) James Gunn’s DCU movie at every turn.

The battle against the Devourer of Worlds pushes the Fantastic Four to their limits, which allows them to show off just how powerful they are compared to the villains they’re up against. Here are all the major characters in First Steps ranked by how powerful they are,

With Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben once again clobberin' their way into our hearts, we've decided to rank the four (yes, four) Fantastic Four movies that came before this. Where will The Fantastic Four: First Steps ultimately rank on this list?