Marvel dropped their The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer today, and there’s only one word to describe it: fantastic.
I just rewatched the trailer for Marvel’s First Family for the billionth time. Afterward, I thought that this was the last time I saw Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, John Malkovich, and Galactus in anything.
Then, after that, I thought, when was the first time I saw these actors, actress, and world-dwelling cosmic entity? So I went down an IMDB rabbit hole to each filmography to find out.
Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic): I first saw Pedro in 1999 in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His most memorable part for me was Oberyn Martell from Games of Thrones.
Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman): I didn’t realize Vanessa is English. You would think the first time I saw her was in The Crown, but it was actually Jupiter Ascending.
Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch): I know Joseph is English. I didn’t know him until he showed up as Eddie Munson in the 4th season of Stranger Things. He was great in that!
Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/Thing): Ebon is amazing in The Bear, but the first time I remember him was from another Marvel property. In 2017, he played David Lieberman in The Punisher series.
John Malkovich (????): There’s a lot on social media who John is playing in First Steps. I had to scroll for a while on his filmography until I stopped on Con Air. How is Con Air the first thing I’ve watched this great actor for the first time? On a side note, I didn’t know John was in an Annie Lennox music video.
Galactus: This one was a little trickier, but the first time I saw Galactus, it was luckily not him scarfing down our planet like a cookies and cream milkshake. Instead, it was in the 1992 Marvel Universe Series 3 card set.
When did you first see these actors, actress, and world devouring cosmic entity? Let me know in the comments.
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