The trifecta is back on the case! 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️🕵️ On the heels of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, we're chatting about Fantastic Four: First Steps and the road to Doom! ⚡️

Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Mike Santana reunite to break down Marvel’s newest take on the Fantastic Four, from whether the MCU finally got Marvel’s First Family right to how the film sets up Doctor Doom, Secret Wars, and the next major chapter of the MCU. 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

We get into the retro-futurist world of Fantastic Four: First Steps, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm’s rocky beard situation 🪨, the Silver Surfer switch-up, Galactus, Franklin Richards, and the big question at the center of the movie: would you give up the baby to save the world? 👶🌎

Plus, we talk Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, why Doom has to be one of Marvel’s greatest villains, how Fantastic Four connects to Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, the New Avengers, and what all of this could mean for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. 🕷️💥

Lock in with us for a full spoiler review, nerd theories, MCU chaos, and a lot of yelling about stretchy powers. 🌀

2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!

00:00 Ben Grimm’s Beard & The Cold Open
00:39 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor
01:23 Reuniting the Dream Team for Fantastic Four
02:26 Spoiler-Free Review Begins
02:54 What Is This Version of Fantastic Four?
04:04 The Powers, the Retro Tone & Marvel’s First Family
11:05 Pedro Pascal, Casting Choices & Reed Richards
15:04 Ratings Before Spoilers
16:29 Spoiler Warning & the Galactus Baby Dilemma
32:34 Doctor Doom, Secret Wars & What Comes Next

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