Having been consistently building for the last 17 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline is quite complicated... and the arrival of The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn't exactly make things much clearer.

First Steps' is as action-packed as any Marvel film, though a little less gory than its previous entries. Here's everything parents should know before taking their kids to see 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

First Steps. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now playing in United States theaters. Directed by Matt Shakman, the MCU movie stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman,