Franklin Richards, Avengers and Doomsday
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Based on how First Steps ends, Doomsday will probably open with Doctor Doom kidnapping young Franklin Richards and making a beeline for Earth-616, forcing Reed and his family to pursue. Reed and Vanessa Kirby’s Sue will be desperate to reunite with their son, forming what will surely be one of the key emotional throughlines of the film.
Credit: Marvel Studios In their MCU debut, the Fantastic Four become a Fantastic Five with the arrival of Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards. Worries that he might not be "normal" are confirmed in Fantastic Four: First Steps when Galactus recognises that the boy can wield an unlimited energy known as the Power Cosmic (presumably because of the "cosmically compromised DNA" shared by both of his parents).
Franklin Richards is an important character for the future of the MCU – and if it’s faithful to the comics, he’ll be incredibly powerful.
Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are poised to be the next great entries in the MCU, hoping to reshape the universe like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame did years ago. While the specifics will certainly be different, the two movies will likely follow the same basic plot as the comic book story Secret Wars from 2015.
Doomsday connects to The Fantastic Four: First Steps? A key mid-credits scene introduces a mysterious presence, hints at a growing multiversal threat, and sets up one character’s deeper interest in Franklin Richards.