Kevin Feige confirms The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ post-credits scene was sH๏τ on the Avengers: Doomsday set, suggesting one MCU movie leads directly to the other. The Fantastic Four: First Steps focuses entirely on the тιтular team’s conflict with Galactus in their alternate universe, but Thunderbolts*‘ post-credits scene teased the team’s arrival on Earth-616 right after the events of their debut movie. Whatever happens in their film, the Fantastic Four are bound to meet the Avengers as soon as they escape Galactus.

At the The Fantastic Four: First Steps roundtable where ScreenRant was present, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige revealed that Joe and Anthony Russo directed The Fantastic Four: First Steps simultaneously to Avengers: Doomsday‘s principal filming. According to Feige, this scene has always been a key part of the movie, as it directly sets up Avengers: Doomsday‘s plot. Read Kevin Feige’s full comments below:

“The Russos directed that on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, not something that I directed, but we’ve always known that that sort of tease would be a part of the credits for this movie. A lot to set up and how that scene evolved over the years have we had many different versions of how that could happen.”

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Despite the film’s self-contained main conflict, The Fantastic Four: First Steps inevitably serves as a prelude to the events of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The Fantastic Four are some of Marvel’s most iconic characters, and they have a long history with Doctor Doom in the source material. As much as Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will reinvent the villain for the MCU, his hatred for Reed Richards and his family will likely remain an essential plot point.

Downey’s Doctor Doom is unlikely to influence the main events of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. However, the Fantastic Four’s role in the Avengers’ battle against Doom may be teased in their Phase 6 movie’s post-credits scene. This tease will join Thunderbolts*‘ post-credits scene in setting up Avengers: Doomsday‘s multiversal plot, but it probably won’t clarify how or when exactly the Fantastic Four will meet the Avengers.

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Thunderbolts*‘ post-credits tease suggests the Fantastic Four will travel directly to Earth-616 in their spacecraft. However, there may be more to this moment than Thunderbolts* delineates. The Fantastic Four: First Steps might add valuable information that explains why the Fantastic Four change universes, or whether they’re actually the ones piloting the spacecraft.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps won’t be the final installment to be released before Avengers: Doomsday, however. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters in Summer 2026. Although Tom Holland’s next MCU movie will likely focus entirely on the next chapter of Spider-Man’s life, its easter eggs and post-credits scenes could also add to Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ hints at Avengers: Doomsday‘s conflict.