Marvel has cast Pedro Pascal in its Fantastic Four movie, according to an unlikely source (2024)

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Marvel has cast Pedro Pascal in its Fantastic Four movie, according to an unlikely source? ›

Marvel has cast Pedro Pascal in its Fantastic Four movie, according to an unlikely source. Official confirmation or stretching the truth? Pedro Pascal has been locked in as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, according to an unlikely source.

Pedro Pascal is the brilliant and elastic Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby is the powerful Susan Storm (The Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach is the clobberin' Ben Grimm (The Thing) and Joseph Quinn is the charismatic hot head Johnny Storm (The Human Torch).

Too Much of a Commitment. The first reason John Krasinski won't return as Mister Fantastic again is simple and logical – another actor got the part. However, considering that there is a Multiverse in play, possibilities of Krasinski's reappearance are on the table, but they seem very unlikely.

Pedro Pascal

The news of Pedro Pascal's casting as Mister Fantastic first leaked in November. The character, also known as Reed Richards, is a scientist who gains the ability to stretch his body like rubber after exposure to gamma rays in outer space leaves him and the others permanently altered.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach reveals he was cast as Ben Grimm/The Thing last summer and Marvel Studios will utilize motion-capture instead of practical effects for the character.

Other than this, the most recent news regarding the MCU's Fantastic Four movie is the official casting for the main team of the film, with Marvel revealing in February 2024 via social media post that "Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four." Deadline also reported in ...

Joseph Quinn Is Johnny Storm/The Human Torch

Joseph Quinn will also make his MCU debut in The Fantastic Four film as Johnny Storm, also known as The Human Torch.

A super-genius with a 267 IQ, Reed has a super-malleable body he can stretch, compress, expand, deform, elongate, contract or otherwise reshape at will.

Those four heroes will include Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.

Marvel announces Fantastic Four cast including Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby. Marvel has announced the cast for its much-anticipated reboot of Fantastic Four: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn.

Who will play The Thing in Fantastic Four 2025? ›

Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby is Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn is Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach is Ben Grimm (aka the Thing).

Korg appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), voiced and motion captured by Taika Waititi. This version is blue, polite, speaks in a New Zealand accent, and says what is naturally on his mind.

Michael Bailey Smith played Ben Grimm in his human form, while Carl Ciarfalio played the Thing in The Fantastic Four film from 1994, Michael Chiklis portrayed the Thing in the 2005 film Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Jamie Bell portrayed The Thing in Fantastic Four (2015) ...

Benjamin "Ben" GrimmThe Thing

With his nearly-indestructible body and incredible strength and stamina, the Thing possess the ability to defend the innocent and crush evil, but also to help the Fantastic Four explore the unknown throughout the multiverse.

They quickly became media sensations, and their celebrity status only grew as they explored the uncharted regions of the universe and confronted evil wherever they found it. But the Fantastic Four are more than just Super Heroes—they're the first family of the Marvel Universe.

Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four isn't releasing until 2025, and yet there are already a handful of clues teasing its setting in an alternate universe. Despite being Marvel's First Family in the original comics, The Fantastic Four have yet to make their debut in the MCU, specifically its primary reality, Earth-616.

The Fantastic Four is an upcoming superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. A reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, it is the thirty-seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first installment of Phase Six. The film is set to be released on July 25, 2025.

Amongst the central FF, Reed and Sue Richards have been on the main Avengers team, the Thing was once a New Avenger, and Human Torch joined the Avengers Unity Division after the Fantastic Four disbanded as a result of the events of 2015's Secret Wars.