Joseph Quinn Just Revealed That Another Marvel Villain Will Debut in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'

It has been well established that the planet-devouring cosmic giant Galactus will be the main villain in Disney and Marvel’s upcoming filmThe Fantastic Four: First Steps.But nowJoseph Quinn,who willplay the hotheaded Johnny Storm/Human Torchin the highly anticipated project, has revealed that another villain will also be making his MCU debut in the film: Mole Man.

Quinn revealed the news during a panel with the cast held atCCXP Mexico, with footage shared by Culture Crave on X. “It’s certainly a very stacked cast. We’ve got a lot of fantastic characters in there,” said Quinn. “There’s also Mole Man, who is wonderful in it. But Galactus is the big bad.” It is unclear whether Quinn said this accidentally or on purpose, but we at least know now that there will be asecond foe for the Fantastic Four.

Mole Man is one of the Fantastic Four’sclassic enemies in the comicsand originally appeared inThe Fantastic Four #1in 1961. The character’s original iteration was Harvey Elder, a nuclear scientist who stumbles into an underground cave and becomes blinded by a flash of diamonds. Earning his new persona as the Mole Man, Elder turns to a life of crime as the leader of an underground domain and frequently battled the Fantasic Four. It is unclear who will be portraying the character in the film, thoughPaul Walter Hauser’sandJohn Malkovich’sroles inFirst Stepsremain unknown.

‘First Steps’ Will Take the MCU Back

The Fantastic Four: First Stepswill transport the MCU back to the 1960s, where Earth is protected by the fearsome quartet:Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Quinn), andBen Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). The four receive a warning from the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) that the evilGalactus (Ralph Ineson)is coming to destroy their world, and they must work together to stop him. The film is expected to set up Galactus as the main villain for Phase Six of the MCU.

Other cast members in the film includeNatasha LyonneandSarah Niles.The Fantastic Four: First Stepswas directed byWandaVision’sMatt Shakmanfrom a screenplay byJeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Eric Pearson,Josh Friedman,andPeter Cameron.It was produced by Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feige.