While The Fantastic Four: First Steps is just weeks away from hitting the theaters, a new rumor has come out that suggests a fresh outcome for Marvel’s First Family’s Earth in Avengers: Doomsday. With First Steps set in a parallel world, many are expecting its planet to perish by the end of the film, which would consequently result in Reed Richards and his gang venturing to Earth-616, where most of the events in the MCU have taken place so far. However, according to the latest speculation, the Fantastic Four’s Earth may just survive by the end of the Matt Shakman-helmed flick.
Marvel rumor teases Fantastic Four’s Earth will not be destroyed in First Steps
According to renowned entertainment scooper Daniel Richtman, Marvel Studios is presently shooting new sequences involving the Fantastic Four, with their version of the planet being the venue for these scenes.
In his latest X (formerly Twitter) update, Richtman noted, “They are currently filming scenes taking place on F4’s Earth like a baseball game.” While the popular insider failed to specify the purpose that these sequences could serve, the timing of the rumor suggests that these scenes could end up being used in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday.
Given that The Fantastic Four: First Steps comes out in theaters in less than three weeks, it seems highly improbable that Marvel would sanction reshoots for the film at this hour. As such, the popular theory is that the snippets, featuring the Fantastic Four on their own Earth, will see the light of day in Avengers: Doomsday, provided that Richtman’s rumor comes out to be accurate. This indicates that the version of Earth, showcased in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, would ultimately survive the events of the film, in sharp contrast to the common notion.
While Marvel Studios has yet to make a comment on it, fans can find out about the fate of the Fantastic Four’s world for themselves when the movie premieres in theatres on July 25, 2025.
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype.
