Vanessa Kirby Discusses The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Revelatory Mid-Credits Scene — and Reveals Who Was Really on Set

Who was truly connected acceptable for Marvel's teasing The Fantastic Four: First Steps mid-credits scene? Sue Storm histrion Vanessa Kirby has present discussed the little but revelatory infinitesimal that sets up Avengers: Doomsday.

Warning! Spoilers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps follow.

Speaking to Variety, Kirby confirmed the country was filmed during the ongoing accumulation of Avengers: Doomsday and was truthful directed by the Russo Brothers — conscionable arsenic the post-credits country successful Thunderbolts*/The New Avengers was also.

Notably, the country shows our archetypal look astatine Doctor Doom, who has appeared successful the Baxter Building and is ominously holding babe Franklin. Doom has adjacent taken disconnected his mask, but audiences don't get to spot Doom's look — thing that has prompted speculation that Robert Downey Jr. was really not connected set. Now, however, Kirby has cleared up speculation — and confirmed this infinitesimal truly was our archetypal look astatine Doom arsenic played by Downey Jr., adjacent if we bash lone spot the backmost of his cowl.

"Yeah!" Kirby said, erstwhile asked if she had truly shared the country with the erstwhile Iron Man star. "Robert's ne'er not been connected set. He's ever there. He is our leader. We telephone him our Godfather. He's looked aft us. It's specified a joyousness moving with the Russos and him, due to the fact that they've had specified heavy collaboration for truthful long.

"And it's been astonishing being large and moving connected Avengers," Kirby continued. "I felt truthful inspired and truthful relieved that I've been truthful taken attraction of. It's been a truly beauteous journey. Robert is conscionable doing unthinkable work. I'm truthful excited."

So, what happens next? Well, we cognize The Fantastic Four volition adjacent beryllium seen successful Avengers: Doomsday, and we've already seen their spaceship travelling into the main MCU, via Thunderbolts*/The New Avengers' post-credits scene. Fans fishy that this country follows the abduction of Franklin by Doom, and shows the Four rushing to the main MCU to get him back.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is disconnected to a beardown commencement astatine the container office, with a planetary tally of $218 cardinal for its opening weekend. In the US, Marvel's archetypal household enjoyed the 4th biggest home opening of 2025, down A Minecraft Movie ($162 million), Lilo & Stitch ($146 million), and Superman ($125 million).

As for Downey Jr. himself, the histrion posted a cryptic tease connected societal media this play pointing to a 1988 contented of Marvel's The West Coast Avengers #35. We've gone into item astir what this mightiness beryllium hinting to wrong Avengers: Doomsday close here.

Avengers: Doomsday is acceptable to motorboat December 18, 2026, and volition diagnostic The Fantastic Four, Sam Wilson's Avengers, The New Avengers and assorted members of the X-Men from the aged Fox movie universe. Oh, and Doctor Doom too, of course.

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