{"id":45913,"date":"2024-02-14T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1992485"},"modified":"2024-02-14T18:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:55:27","slug":"fantastic-four-cast-confirmed-as-marvel-movie-pushed-back","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fantastic-four-cast-confirmed-as-marvel-movie-pushed-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Four cast confirmed as Marvel movie pushed back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Pedro Pascal was previously linked to the role of Reed Richards. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 at 16:30 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The cast of Marvel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/fantastic-four-marvel-release-date\/\">Fantastic Four<\/a> movie has finally been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>As was heavily rumoured, Pedro Pascal will play Reed Richards, also known as Mr Fantastic \u2013 a superhero with the power of elasticity allowing him to stretch and reform his body into virtually any shape.<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Kirby has been cast as Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/stranger-things-season-5-release-date\/\">Stranger Things<\/a> star Joseph Quinn playing Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, who is also Sue\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n<p>Completing the quartet is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-bear-season-3-release-date\/\">The Bear<\/a> actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will play Ben Grimm, a space pilot who goes by \u2018The Thing\u2019 after he is transformed into a rock-skinned mutant.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement from Marvel Studios came by way of a comic-style illustration of the big-screen Fantastic Four.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Valentine\u2019s Day from Marvel\u2019s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.<br\/><br\/>Marvel Studios&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheFantasticFour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheFantasticFour<\/a>, in theaters July 25, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dOmLG0m7ie\">pic.twitter.com\/dOmLG0m7ie<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarvelStudios\/status\/1757796892455694452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<div class=\"nwVKo\">\n<p>It wasn\u2019t all good news for fans of Marvel\u2019s First Family, however \u2013 with the cast announcement also came the news that the release date of The Fantastic Four has been pushed back by more than two months.<\/p>\n<p>Previously slated for release on 2nd May 2025, the film will now hit cinemas on <strong>25th July 2025<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>Further casting for the film, which will be helmed by WandaVision director Matt Shakman, is yet to be confirmed, with much fan speculation that Dr Doom, traditionally portrayed as the Fantastic Four\u2019s greatest nemesis, could be about to make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n<p>The Fantastic Four will form part of Phase Six of the MCU, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/thunderbolts-release-date-marvel-mcu\/\">Thunderbolts<\/a> \u2013 which has swapped release dates with the former film and will now make its debut on 2nd May 2025 \u2013 as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/blade-release-date-mahershala-ali-marvel\/\">Blade<\/a> (scheduled for 7th November 2025) and two Avengers movies, currently scheduled for 1st May 2026 and 7th May 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/fantastic-four-cast-chemistry-pedro-pascal-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Fantastic Four director says cast must get chemistry right amid Pedro Pascal rumours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/fantastic-four-director-upcoming-reboot-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Fantastic Four director on upcoming reboot: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be fun\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/she-hulk-tatiana-maslany-fantastic-four-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">She-Hulk writer wants to see Tatiana Maslany in Fantastic Four<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"2ed7c8a0900c19d11e2cdc46fdbecfed301e932b\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"2ed7c8a0900c19d11e2cdc46fdbecfed301e932b\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\">Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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