Summary
The Fantastic Four: First Stepsmovie is one of Marvel Studios' big releases this year, with the popular superhero group finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe on June 21, 2025. It’s a highly-anticipated film, and the trailer left many people excited about what the characters will bring to the franchise and how they will influence it moving forward. Joseph Quinn is going to be a big part of that as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, but it isn’t just inThe Fantastic Four: First Stepswhere audiences are going to see him.
Quinn was part of the recentAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement, which featured a plethora of characters, both old and new, within the MCU. All of the Fantastic Four members are going to be part of the film, but Quinn is hoping that he will end up running into a forgotten MCU star who hasn’t been seen in the franchise for quite a while.
Quinn spoke toIGNabout being announced inthe cast forAvengers: Doomsday, saying, “It was a relief, I suppose. It was a nice thing.” But then he revealed, “I think I’m in very good company. I would love to see Will (Poulter) there, too, just because we have a laugh. But the road is long in this Marvel lad, so God willing, because it would be fun.”
Poulter plays Adam Warlock in the MCU, having previously appeared inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.However, he hasn’t been seen in the franchise since that movie came out, althoughPoulter has made it publicly known that he would be open to reprising the role in the future and also teased the idea of working with Quinn. Warlock ended that movie in a new Guardians lineup, which opened up the possibility of that specific franchise continuing, but at this point, there have been no confirmed plans for any futureGuardians of the Galaxyplans outside ofMarvel claiming that Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord will return at some stage.
NoGuardians of the Galaxyactors were announcedin the cast forAvengers: Doomsday, and it’s unlikely any will be appearing inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Therefore, any potential crossover between Quinn and Poulter will have to wait for a future project. However, it has been teased that Marvel will make more announcements for the cast ofAvengers: Doomsdayin the future, so there is still scope for Poulter to end up being included in the blockbuster movie.
Avengers: Doomsdayis set to play a huge role in the future of the MCU, and there’s no shortage of characters involved. However, the fact thatRobert Downey Jr is playing Doctor Doomhas made people wonder just how big a role the Fantastic Four will have. Considering he is typically their main villain, there’s a good chance that Quinn and his fellow cast members are going to have significant roles. There is also a chance that Marvel will useThe Fantastic Four: First Stepsto tease or even introduce Downey Jr’s version of Doom ahead ofAvengers: Doomsdayto set the scene.
