So, is The Fantastic Four: First Steps appropriate for kids? Here's everything parents should know before taking their kids to see the action-packed film. It wouldn't be a superhero movie without some violence, but The Fantastic Four: First Steps is relatively mild — and bloodless — compared to other Marvel films.

A Manhattan with a retrofuturist sensibility is among the intriguing visual aspects of the film. We talk with its designers to get the details.