The Fantastic Four will appear in the MCU as part of Marvel Phase 6, it has been confirmed. There haven’t been many official announcements so far other than when and who will be leading the big screen debut of Marvel’s First Family. There’s a lot of casting speculation floating around, which is made more difficult by the fact that John Krasinski played Reed Richards in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Potential distribution
Penn Badgley
A 4chan user claims that Maddie Hasson and Alexandra Daddario are in final negotiations to play Sue Storm. Tom Ellis, Penn Badgley and Rege-Jean Page auditioned for Reed Richards. Matthew Daddario and Michael Provost are in final negotiations for Johhny Storm. Jason Biggs auditioned for The Thing but will be played by Sacha Baron.
The most popular fan choice for Reed Richards is John Krasinski, and that was ably portrayed in the latest Doctor Strange movie. It’s unlikely to be cast again as it already portrays Richards in another universe, but we can all keep hope alive. We might see him in a directorial role if he doesn’t reappear in the MCU as an actor.
Personally, I’m very happy with the actors whose names have been linked to Marvel’s first family, especially Penn Badgley because Reed Richards would be a feast for the eyes, the man is extremely talented judging by his performance in Netflix is you.
What could be the plot?
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Marvel has yet to reveal the plot of the Fantastic Four, but Kevin Feige says it won’t just be another origin story. The group first developed superpowers after being exposed to cosmic rays during a research expedition to the moon, but it’s unlikely to see it on screen again. This origin story is well known to many people. The fundamentals are understood by many. How can we use this to introduce them to something new? As far as bringing this to the screen, we’ve set a very high bar for ourselves, Feige said at Comic-Con in San Diego.
It makes perfect sense for Marvel to take a different approach with the upcoming film given that the origin story served as the basis for previous adaptations. Additionally, the studio avoids using conventional plot lines in its MCU films. The Fantastic Four could go down many different paths given that they debuted in 1961. Additionally, the new movie has a good amount of potential antagonists, such as Namor, the Silver Surfer, Galactus, Doctor Doom, and KI. ‘rt. Plus, they had previously met Ronan the Accuser, played by Lee Pace in Captain Marvel and Guardians of the Galaxy.
The superhero team’s final film adaptation may be a few years away, but we do know a number of names involved. After Jon Watts, who recently directed the MCU Spider-Man trilogy, left the project, Matt Shakman, who worked as a director on Disney+’s WandaVision, will take over as the film’s director.
