Hiya there to anybody who’s nonetheless mentally recovering from yesterday’s Marvel Studios casting “announcement” that spanned roughly the mixed size of Avengers: Infinity Conflict and Avengers: Endgame. For a film that’s not on the 2025 film schedule, there was rather a lot to debate throughout what turned our epic Avengers: Doomsday stay weblog; however we shouldn’t overlook concerning the MCU’s different choices stretching into theaters within the close to future.
The Unbelievable 4: First Steps star Paul Walter Hauser understands, and he’s stumping for that upcoming Marvel film as being the one which’ll have everybody feeling, effectively, unbelievable! In a dialog with The Direct, the Cobra Kai alum had some fairly excessive reward of director Matt Shakman’s reboot, set for launch on July twenty fifth.
Whereas Hauser’s function continues to be a thriller, his assertion of pleasure doesn’t conceal why he’s so bullish concerning the (retro) future:
So I feel our film, Unbelievable 4: First Steps, to me, solely talking from my opinion, all the pieces I witnessed and took half in, all the pieces I felt whereas within the presence of the creatives on the movie, I consider we’re the Marvel film of the 12 months.
Naturally a part of what makes The Unbelievable 4: First Steps so thrilling is the truth that Paul Walter Hauser’s appearing prep sounds to have pushed his abilities even additional. As a fan of flicks, Marvel and in any other case, that’s the form of enthusiasm I wish to see in a performer.
Whereas Mr. Hauser’s declare isn’t laborious to measure, contemplating the one different MCU image this 12 months is Thunderbolts*, you gained’t discover me arguing too laborious about whether or not or not that is the reality. I used to be already a prepared mark for Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn’s tackle The 4, however after seeing that first Unbelievable 4 trailer, I am fairly biased that this thrill journey will ship the products.
At this level, I’d even be open to utilizing my Disney+ subscription to revisit a few of my most popular choices from Marvel’s universe and see how this Unbelievable 4 reboot compares to the thrills of the previous. You possibly can blame Paul Walter Hauser for this as effectively, since he additional solidified his place as a Marvel Studios booster by drawing parallels to 2 titles particularly. In his phrases:
And I consider that this may go down in historical past as one of many ones that began a brand new tide of profitable storytelling for the corporate. Type of in the identical approach the Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther hit. They each hit in a sure approach. I consider we’re about to hit.
Irrespective of your present emotions on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you possibly can’t deny that each of these movies simply talked about turned shock hits at a degree the place the equipment appeared to already be buzzing. Based mostly on what we all know of The Unbelievable 4: First Steps, this undertaking has the potential to just do that, by bringing colourful optimism and futurism to the forefront.
That power may maintain Marvel Studios aggressive with James Gunn’s Superman, and the wave of optimistic blockbusters that potential present stopper may deliver. So perhaps the Marvel legacy is primed to be put again on the map, in a approach that lifts everybody’s spirits and retains us seeking to the skies.
When you weren’t excited concerning the subsequent model of the First Household of Superheroes, I dare you to keep up that place after studying Paul Walter Hauser’s phrases. There’s loads of time to contemplate them as effectively, as The Unbelievable 4: First Steps will arrive in theaters, and doubtlessly in our hearts, on July twenty fifth.