Galactus attacks Earth in 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' trailer

Marvel Studios has unveiled the final trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, featuring Julia Garner's Silver Surfer delivering dialogue and providing clearer views of Ralph Ineson's towering Galactus. While the trailer strategically avoids showing Galactus' full face (despite merchandise revealing his appearance), it effectively portrays the cosmic threat's immense scale and terrifying presence.

How Will Galactus Actually Consume the Earth?

The trailer's most intriguing moment reveals a massive, mysterious structure in Paris composed of arcing metal beams projecting energy skyward. Contrary to initial assumptions, this likely isn't one of Reed Richards' inventions. Evidence suggests this device plays a crucial role in Galactus' planet-consuming plans.

In Marvel Comics lore, Galactus typically employs Elemental Converters - massive machines that transform planetary matter into energy he can absorb. This trailer shot appears to show one such device in operation. Though capable of literally biting chunks from planets when impatient, Galactus usually prefers this more "refined" method of planetary consumption.

The film likely depicts Galactus and his herald, the Silver Surfer, deploying these converter devices globally to process Earth into digestible cosmic energy. This presents the Fantastic Four with a clear objective: destroying these machines to starve the world-devouring entity.

The critical question remains - will they succeed? The film's title and prior MCU teases suggest the team ultimately leaves their native universe. The post-credits scene in The New Avengers already showed them fleeing to another reality. Could Galactus' successful consumption of their Earth force this multiversal exodus? This would make for a dramatically poignant conclusion to the FF's MCU debut.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters July 25, 2025. For more insights, explore our analysis of Vanessa Kirby's pregnant Sue Storm portrayal and the complete lineup of upcoming Marvel projects.