Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Thanks to The Fantastic Four: First Steps, I am convinced that Doctor Doom will be Avengers: Doomsday's main character. The ending of The Fantastic Four: First Stepsdid not do much to actively set up Avengers: Doomsday,

First Steps line up with the end of Thunderbolts* as the franchise builds to the release of the epic Avengers: Doomsday in December 2026? CinemaBlend's own Jeff McCobb recently broached that subject in an interview with director Matt Shakman during the Los Angeles press day for the new 2025 movie,

Here's who that mysterious figure was in the credits scene of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" and how it sets up Doomsday.

Curious to know what Doctor Doom’s powers are in Marvel? Phase 6 has kicked off with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which will eventually lead into Avengers: Doomsday. In it, Marvel’s next big bad is played by Robert Downey Jr.

Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 MARVEL.

First Steps” is the third Marvel movie to hit theaters this year, but it packs way more hidden references and nods than “Captain America: Brave New World” or “Thunderbolts.” It’s not on the same level of Easter eggs as last year’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,