Giving the foodie world a spin is Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and here’s a preview of the upcoming snack tie-ins at major chain restaurants and snack companies. If you thought that AMC Theaters’ Herbie popcorn robot was peak—well, let us introduce you to a four-quadrant pizza inspired by Marvel’s First Family being released at Little Caesars.
What’s so audacious about the flavors of each section is what they say about Marvel’s Fantastic Four heroes. Obviously pepperoni and jalapeño is Johnny Storm because of his flame powers, and Italian sausage and bacon gives a rocky texture like Thing. But between pepperoni and cheese, we’re seeing that Sue could very well be just plain cheese since there’s no visible ingredients (get it, invisible woman) and Reed is pepperoni. I mean the cheese is stretchy but it’s all over the pizza, so it sorta works if you stretch your imagination.
The perplexing pizza pie conundrum is almost as hilariously bonkers as Fantastic Four blue milk.
Yes, blue “Fantastic Berry” flavored milk.
From the makers of the Star Wars “May the Fourth” branded blue milk, TruMoo is now hawking berry-flavored half gallons for families or the curious childless nerd. Personally, I’m more of a vanilla blue milk fan so not even Pedro Pascal catering calcium could get me to drink this. Each half-gallon features a different member of the Fantastic Four team. And what better to go with milk than cereal?
Retro-style cereal boxes are back for a variety of General Mills grocery store aisle faves. These are less interested in having each member of the team correspond with an element of each cereal but we love the throwback art. The cereal boxes are perhaps the tamest of the tie-ins because the other breakfast and snack food offering is a special edition Pop-Tarts release which brings back a retired flavor.
Fans of frosted blue raspberry will be happy to see its comeback in special packaging and Marvel comics designs, alongside classic flavors frosted strawberry, frosted brown sugar cinnamon, and frosted s’mores. Watch this ridiculous ad, which takes the wild Pop-Tart mascots and turns them into substitute superheroes “The FanTASTEic Four” who are no help at all when Galactus is coming and you’re in need of a frosted bite.
Adding on to the fantastically weird are the Snapple Fantastic Four flavor releases. Included in the lineup are Mister Fantastic on the apple flavor (because a Pedro Pascal a day would keep the doctor away); the Thing’s kiwi-strawberry juice; and the Storm siblings’ peach tea juices. We’ll leave you with a look at the Sue Storm bottle design:
Do any of the tie-ins entice you? Let us know in the comments.
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