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Doctor Who star joins cast of Fantastic Four: First Steps
Two space-bending worlds collide in newly released footage of the Marvel movie.
Disney/Marvel Studios
- Lidia Molina-Whyte
Published: Monday, 7 April 2025 at 12:28 pm
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Following the release of a trailer earlier this year, more exciting footage of The Fantastic Four: First Steps was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week.
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The new trailer showcased some previously unknown cast members, including an actor that will be very familiar to Doctor Who fans.
That's right, Mark Gatiss has joined Marvel's '60s-set space adventure. As noted by IGN, he plays the host of The Ted Gilbert Show, a talk show clearly modelled after popular variety shows of the era, and can be heard recounting the Fantastic Four's journey thus far.
Gatiss is no stranger to the world of space-bending sci-fi, both in front of and behind the camera.
He has been heavily involved with Doctor Who since the '90s, having written books, episodes and audio adventures for the franchise, as well as appearing as four different characters – Professor Lazarus, Danny Boy, Gantok and most recently The Captain.
Mark Gatiss in Doctor Who. BBC
Gatiss will be joining Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the titular team – Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm/The Thing.
As with the trailer released earlier in the year, the new footage didn't show Reed Richards using his stretching powers or a full Galactus reveal, but it did give us shots of Julia Garner's Silver Surfer in action.
It also confirmed that Sue Storm is pregnant, and teased the dangers the foursome – and New York – will face at the hand of Galactus.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is coming to cinemas on 25th July 2025.
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Lidia Molina-WhyteFreelance
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