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"Exciting Updates on the 'Fantastic Four' Remake

'Fantastic Four' casting rumors have taken over the internet. So, who's supposedly in the running? Here are all the latest updates about Marvel's highly-anticipated remake.

Everyone’s feeling fantastic about the new Fantastic Four. Even though there have been no official casting announcements yet, the online rumors and reports about who will play the...

...film’s key roles have made Marvel’s Fantastic Four one of the top upcoming films. Notable names have emerged as possible frontrunners for Reed Richards, Sue Storm, and more.

Marvel Studios has not confirmed any official casting news for the new Fantastic Four. However, there have been plenty of rumors going around regarding the film’s 4 major roles: Mr.

Fantastic/Reed Richards, The Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, The Human Torch/Johnny Storm, and The Thing/Ben Grimm. Jeff Sneider reported in August 2023 that Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn “are being eyed” for the roles of siblings Sue and Johnny Storm.

Pedro Pascal is in talks to play Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards, according to Deadline.

Scheduling is “still being worked out,” but negotiations are “headed in the right direction” for The Last of Us star to step into the coveted Fantastic Four role.

Fantastic Four currently has a release date of May 2, 2025. At San Diego Comic Con in 2022, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige revealed that Fantastic Four was going to kick off Phase 6 of the MCU and would hit theaters on November 8...

...2024. Marvel later pushed Fantastic Four and several other projects in the works to later dates. Fantastic Four took over the May 2025 release date for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Fantastic Four will be directed by Matt Shakman.

John Krasinski’s brief run as Mr. Fantastic is likely over. The actor made a cameo appearance as Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, giving a legion of fans the Reed Richards they’d been fan-casting for years. Despite playing the iconic superhero in the MCU — albeit in an alternate universe — John’s version of Mr. Fantastic died at the hands of Wanda Maximoff. In December 2022, The Office alum revealed whether or not there had been any ongoing discussions about him continuing the role in the future.

“There aren’t any discussions at all, the only discussion I had was actually in the second-to-last week of Jack Ryan,” John told The Wrap. “Kevin Feige called and said would you ever fly to L.A. and play in our sandbox for a day? I was honored to do it. I flew right from Budapest when we wrapped and went right to the Doctor Strange set. I’m a big fan of all those characters and that world, so to get to play in that sandbox for one day was a real thrill. Read more