Marvel’s First Family Casting Thread

I get everyone wants Krasinski and Blunt but I just think it’s such bland casting. Like they could be in any movie. I would still love to see Rahul Kohli as Reed though and I still think Ross Lynch was born to play Johnny

 

Yeah it's so overdone that I'm sick of seeing it.
Also while I think Blunt is a boring choice, she would do really well in the role. Krasinski on the other hand I'm not so sure he'd be a good Reed tbh.

 

I have a top two choices for each of the FF, one if Marvel wants to change things up and the other looking closer to the 616 team:

Reed

Rahul Kohli



Joseph Gordon Levitt - this one has grown on me


Sue

Nicole Beharie



Evan Rachel Wood


Johnny

Chance Perdomo


Dacre Montgomery (Only because I don't know a lot of actors the right age and look for Johnny. An unknown would be preferable tbh)





Ben

Liev Schreiber


Seth Rogen - Another choice that has grown on me

 

Mr. Fantastic - Glenn Howerton
The Invisible Woman - Jessica Roth
The Human Torch - Charlie Plummer
The Thing - Seth Rogan
Doctor Doom - Tom Pelphrey

 

Really like the Plummer and Pelphrey suggestions. Plummer was previously up for Spider-Man too

 

Chance would be such a fun Johnny. I also love the idea of Michael Cimino from Love Victor as Johnny. Imagine him and Ana de Armas as Sue together!

 

I think they're popular choices due to the fact that they're married and chemistry off screen can transfer to on screen.

 

I think hair color plays more than people like to admit. If everything was the same but Krasinski was the blond and Blunt the brunette then this fancast would be nowhere near as popular.

 

I always find casting a modern day F4 as tougher than it seems. The image I have of them is rooted in the 1950s and 1960s so it's hard for me to really come up with a modern day cast I'm satisfied with.

Even Doctor Doom is pretty tough to fancast imo since he's such a larger than life figure , and I find it's hard to cast an actor who can really measure up to that.

Reed Richards : Robert Stack


Sue Storm : Grace Kelly


Johnny Storm : James Dean


Ben Grimm : Ernest Borgnine


Doctor Doom: Christopher Lee

 

In my head this is the FF for right now..

Joseph Gordon Levitt as Reed Richards


Anne Hathaway as Susan Storm Richards


Dacre Montgomery as Johnny Storm


Jason Segel as Benjamin J Grimm

 

Yeah. That's DEFINITELY true. We have a tendency to think that way and it's probably one of the least important casting characteristics.

 

OMG....Grace Kelly. She'd be perfect.

 

60s FF casting:

Reed Richards: Stephen Boyd





Sue Storm: Elizabeth Montgomery





Dr Doom: Christopher Plummer

 

Montgomery would have made a good Sue Storm. She had such charm, spunk and personality. Her smile alone would have been the price of admission.

Of course Agnes Moorehead would have to play Agatha Harkness. If not her, than Diana Hyland, another great actress who left us way too soon.





Christopher Plummer would have made a good Doom. At the same time, I think he would have been a perfect fit for a 1960s era Magneto. Michael Fassbender reminds me very much of him.

 

I don't think Emily Blunt refused the role of Black Widow. I think she was contractually tied to Gulliver's Travels at the time, which didn't do well anyway and would've been worth getting out of her contract for that to do Avengers or Iron Man 2 instead. I would've much preferred Blunt as Black Widow to ScarJo, or preferred her as that to Sue.

 

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson would’ve made a great Sue and Reed once upon a time. Hell the way they’re aging they could still do it.

 

is Blunt even a natural blonde? I know I've seen her dye it light for a few roles but thought she seemed more natural with dark hair (not sure what her original hair color is, anymore)

it's call acting.... if you can't have on screen chemistry with someone unless your married to them in real live, too, then they must not be very good at acting

my point is (not arguing their acting ability) but, that it's the fact that they are married an are always pitched as this "package deal" is what bothers me about this fan casting... the role(s) should go to who ever is best for the part not predetermined by who's a couple ... if they both individually auditioned and tested against many other actors/actresses and each happen to have tested the best then I wouldn't be against it

 

You forgot to capitalise it and say "it's called ACTING" as everyone always does.

 

I don't think that will happen just because you have a actor who has a larger than life presence or ability, if the writing is good. The writing will determine whether everyone else comes off foolish, not the actor. I suppose if you having an actor of DDL caliber , you're going to have to find a Reed who can stand toe to toe with him acting wise , but that's what the casting process is for.

The fear is more that the villain could come off looking stupid since , despite the fact that this guy is a commanding presence and dynamic, he still loses to the F4. But with a role like Doom, who's presumably going to be in several different MCU films, I think it would be good if they find an actor who could be compelling enough across multiple franchises, which the other two Dooms have very much lacked.