Brave New World" and "Thunderbolts*," Marvel Studios has one last chance at a box office win this year with "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." Fortunately for Disney, the outlook is as sunny as many of the scenes in the MCU's latest film.

Yes, the game-changing superheroes who kicked off the Marvel Age are now part of the big picture. No, they haven't quite broken the FF movie curse.

"First Steps" promises to push the MCU out of its comfort zone, but the movie quickly retreats into a tired version of the same old story.