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Franklin Richards is the son of Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm. Born to two of the greatest superheroes, he is one of the strongest mutants and a powerful reality warper. His psionic and reality-manipulation powers are sought out by some of the most dangerous cosmic villains, including Galactus. It is speculated that Franklin will appear in the film,The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
These fans believe that Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm is pregnant and the trailer of the film reportedly kept it neatly covered up. The trailer showed Pedro Pascal, Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn in another universe and glimpses of the all-powerful villain, Galactus.
Is Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm pregnant with Franklin Richards inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps?
Ever sinceThe Fantastic Four: First Stepstrailer dropped, fans can’t stop discussing one characterwho was well hidden in it. They speculate thatVanessa Kirby‘s Sue Storm is pregnant with her and Reed Richards’ first child Franklin Richards. According to fans, Franklin has a larger role in the multiverse due to his unique powers.
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Fans also pointed to several clues, which could prove their theory. At the 45-second mark of the video, an unclear visual of Reed Richards and Sue Storm in space is shown. Many fans are convinced that it looked like a birthing scene.
A few more seconds later, at 54 seconds, fans noticed another detail in the background whenJoseph Quinn‘s Johnny Storm flames up and flies away. Fans noticed thatPedro Pascal‘s Reed was helping Sue go inside their apartment, while she was apparently clutching her stomach.
oh i’m unwellpic.twitter.com/oU6p0yp94F
sue in the background….you may tell she’s pregnant 😭pic.twitter.com/mtApOgVu7I
Besides the clues from the trailer, there is a set video from the film that apparently revealed a baby on set. In the video, Kirby can be seen holding what appears to be a baby in her arms. Moreover, she is in her suit when she allegedly holds the baby, which could indicate that she gave birth to the baby in space.
Vanessa Kirby on Fantastic Four First Steps holding a baby:https://t.co/3DwEubG8bipic.twitter.com/1uYjGCBizZ
Kirby was asked about the pregnancy and the baby when she appeared for an interview withGood Morning America. She didn’t deny embracing motherhood and answered diplomatically,“You’ll have to wait and see.”Fans are looking forward to seeing Franklin Richards, not just inThe Fantastic Fourbut also in the upcoming films in the MCU.
Galactus is probably hunting down Franklin Richards and his reality-warping powers
A popular theory suggests that supervillain Galactus’ target inThe Fantastic Four: First Stepscould be Franklin Richards. According to this theory,Ralph Ineson’s villainwould want Franklin’s powers to help rebuild his destroyed universe. Richards has the power to manipulate energy and thus alter or create realities.
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He could also create more powerful avatars of himself. The mutant also has telepathic powers and his force field is impervious even to the flames of his uncle, the Human Torch. In the comics, Dr. Doom kidnaps him to use his powers of reality manipulation.
Franklin Richards’ role in the Marvel Multiverse was reported byCosmic Circus, who shared that he could appear inAvengers: Doomsdayas well.
The Fantastic Four: First Stepsis scheduled to be released in theaters on August 20, 2025.
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