As promised last year by Disney CEO Bob Iger, Marvel Studios has scaled back to only 2-3 feature film releases each year, and with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" in theaters, that's it for the 2025 lineup.

First Steps is bringing a new generation of stars into the longtime franchise, but is it also suitable for a new era of viewers? The Marvel film, which premiered in theaters on July 25, is the third adaptation of the Fantastic Four comic.

But since the COVID, the studio has only prospered with entries led by familiar properties such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,