Vanessa Kirby, Fantastic Four and Sue Storm
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This story contains major spoilers for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," now playing in theaters. You’ll have to forgive Vanessa Kirby if she’s a little tired. After all, she just finished saving humanity from a world-devouring cosmic villain as Sue Storm in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,
Vanessa Kirby didn’t expect her first pregnancy to come with superpowers — but art has a funny way of imitating life. The Crown alum, who is currently expecting her first child, says stepping into the role of Marvel’s Invisible Woman helped her prepare for motherhood in ways she didn’t see coming.
Kirby reveals the two have a song playlist for their characters. When asked what would have been Richards and Storm's wedding song, Pascal offers up a popular tune from the '60s — which makes perfect sense as Fantastic Four is set in a retro-futuristic version of that era.
This would be especially true for someone like Vanessa Kirby, who’s our new Sue Storm Richards/Invisible Woman and will also star in the 2026 movie release, the highly-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.
Starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Julia Garner, it's really the power of motherhood that becomes the greatest asset for these superheroes in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Bachrach, Joseph Quinn and Julia Garner also star in Matt Shakman’s superhero adventure, in which the team must save Earth from a “Devourer of Worlds.”
Vanessa Kirby, who stars as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in superhero reboot “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” says her co-star and on-screen husband Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic) was “so supportive” and “incredibly loving” during shooting.