The Fantastic Four starred in, naturally, the fourth “Avengers: Doomsday” teaser, which has been released online after it played before “Avatar: Fire and Ash” screenings.
The new teaser starts off serious and somber, much like the past trailers for Captain America, Thor and the X-Men, but then has a humorous moment when the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) introduces himself to M’Baku (Winston Duke).
Letitia Wright’s Shuri, who took on the Black Panther mantle after the death of Chadwick Boseman in 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” returns with some heavy narration, saying “I’ve lost everyone that matters to me. A king has his duties, to prepare our people for the afterlife. I have mine.” In addition to losing her brother T’Challa in the last movie, Shuri’s mother Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) also died when Wakanda was attacked by Namor (Tenoch Huerta) and his underwater kingdom Talokan.
Namor, in his black, comic-accurate suit, and his cousin Namora (Mabel Cadena) briefly appear in the teaser. After being the villains of “Wakanda Forever,” it appears as though the Talokans may join forces with the Wakandans in the fight against Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, especially if the fate of the multiverse is at stake. Comic fans also know that the the Fantastic Four’s Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) is often portrayed as having a romantic history with Namor, which may cause some trouble for her husband Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) if they cross paths.
Pascal, Kirby and Joseph Quinn, who plays Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch, don’t appear in the teaser, but they’ll be part of the “Doomsday” cast when it hits theaters on Dec. 18. Moss-Bachrach’s Thing is the only Fantastic Four member in the teaser, and he introduces himself to M’Baku to close out the trailer
“King M’Baku of Wakanda,” he says, apparently confirming that he successfully challenged Shuri for the throne at the end of “Wakanda Forever.”
“Ben. Yancy Street between Broome and Grand,” Thing replies.
It’s the first time the Fantastic Four have met a character from the MCU after they made their debut in their alternate 1960s world in last summer’s “First Steps.” The end-credits of “Thunderbolts” had previously teased the Fantastic Four crossing into the MCU, and now they’ll be able to meet a whole cast of characters in “Doomsday.”
The “Thunderbolts” cast is returning for the massive team-up, including Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman. They’ll share the screen with “Avengers” stars Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston and Simu Liu. There will also be an “X-Men” crossover with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, Channing Tatum and Rebecca Romijn.
