And it looks like fans could be about to get the answers they\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview with Collider<\/a> in October, director Matt Shakman revealed that Fantastic Four<\/a> casting news will be announced when the SAG-AFTRA strike has been resolved (which it now has<\/a>), and so fans can presumably\u00a0<\/span>expect an official announcement sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n Back in September, <\/span>previous Fantastic Four film screenwriter Simon Kinberg predicted that no rumoured stars will actually be cast<\/a> in the movie. <\/span><\/p>\n Speaking to<\/span> RadioTimes.com,<\/span><\/a> he said: \u201cI see the main fan cast ideas and I think they\u2019re all good and they\u2019ve all been good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cAs someone who made a Fantastic Four movie and rewrote the other one and loves the comics, I\u2019m really excited to see again what Kevin and the MCU can do with it.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a comic I know Kevin loves and it\u2019s a tone that\u2019s hard to get right because it can go goofy really fast. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut I think if it stays about a family and it can have the humour, obviously, that it needs to have, but can still have moments of real pathos and family drama, it\u2019ll be amazing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd I have no doubt it will be, and all of those actors I\u2019ve seen [rumoured], that are Oscar nominated and winning and Emmy nominated, are cool. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m like any fan, I\u2019m excited to see who they actually end up casting, and I have a feeling it\u2019ll be none of the people that have been theorised, but who knows?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n But just in case they are, read on for everything you need to know about who\u2019s rumoured to portray Mr Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing in Fantastic Four, as well as who\u2019s ruled out their involvement in the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n The MCU\u2019s stretchiest superhero <\/span>Reed Richards<\/a>, aka Mister Fantastic, <\/span>may be played by Pedro Pascal<\/a>, according to a new report from<\/span> Deadline<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The Last of Us actor is said to be in talks to take on the role but, with nothing official as yet, fans will have to wait and see.<\/span><\/p>\n John Krasinski appeared briefly as Reed Richards in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022, leading many fans to speculate that the actor could return to reprise the role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, Krasinski squashed rumours that he could be back as the superhero at the end of 2022, telling <\/span>The Wrap<\/a> that he\u2019s not been in any discussions with Marvel about reprising the role.<\/span><\/p>\n Another actor rumoured to be playing Reed Richards is Penn Badgley, who fuelled speculation when <\/span>he said he could \u201c<\/span>neither confirm nor deny\u201d whether he\u2019d want the role while talking on <\/span>the <\/span>Happy Sad Confused<\/span><\/a> podcast back in February.<\/span><\/p>\n William Harper Jackson is another rumoured contender for the part, and he <\/span>previously told NME<\/a> <\/span>he would be \u201chappy\u201d to take the role<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven\u2019t called me and I\u2019m not going to be in Fantastic Four,\u201d the actor said back in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one\u2019s reached out to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam Driver is another star who has been rumoured for the role. However, he reportedly turned down the part after <\/span>disagreeing with<\/span>\u00a0the screenplay\u2019s take on the character.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAdam Driver was never really engaged in this,\u201d <\/span>Jeff Sneider reported on <\/span>The Hot Mic<\/span> podcast back in July.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey sent Adam Driver the script a while back and he said that he couldn\u2019t connect with the character on the page\u2026 He passed very early on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Paul Mescal is among the stars to have been rumoured for the role of Johnny Storm\/the Human Torch.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in April,<\/span> industry insider <\/span>Daniel Richtman claimed on his Patreon<\/a> that Marvel had offered Mescal the role of the hot-headed hero but, with nothing official as yet, fans will have to wait and see.<\/span><\/p>\n According to online chatter, Jack Quaid is another contender for the part.<\/span><\/p>\n However, back in August, he denied being cast in the upcoming reboot, tweeting<\/a>: \u201c<\/span>Hello everyone. Nope. Not playing Johnny Storm but hey I\u2019m flattered.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Hello everyone. Nope. Not playing Johnny Storm but hey I\u2019m flattered. Now that you\u2019re here though, donate to the @sagaftra<\/a> foundation if you can! https:\/\/t.co\/ertJTWWhYb<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jack Quaid (@JackQuaid92) August 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>Fantastic Four cast reports and rumours: Who could play Reed Richards?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Pedro Pascal\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Penn Badgley<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>William Harper Jackson<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Paul Mescal<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Jack Quaid<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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