Marvel’s First Family Casting Thread

[Fluedd]

she would be better as a young x men

I agree, she seems more suitable to be one of the X-Men or other mutants. Are they casting for that yet?

 

[Stark Bauer]

I agree, she seems more suitable to be one of the X-Men or other mutants. Are they casting for that yet?

more specifically a younger teenage Meggan Braddock from Excalibur (below). I am sure she can pull off most any female role however due to her talent. No they have not begun casting. Most likely they will start live action X Men after F4

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

I’m having trouble seeing her as Sue. Which isn’t to say she can’t do it, I’d just like to see her doing something similar, and I can’t say that I’ve seen her play a similar character.

 

[IndyStarlord]

 

[Chris B]

I'm not familiar with Elizabeth Lail but she definitely has the right look for Sue and seems like a solid possibility.

 

[Stark Bauer]

I watched a bunch of clips of both Lail and Pankow and they were underwhelming. They don’t have the acting chops and no screen presence. I would be surprised if they both landed the roles since there are more capable actors for the roles.

Chase Stokes would be a better choice than Pankow. The best choices for Johnny right now are Dacre Montgomery and Austin Butler.

Of all the rumoured actresses for Sue, Blunt, Bryce Dallas Howard , Kristen Bell, and Dakota Fanning are at the top of my list.

 

[Spider-Fan83]

I’m having trouble seeing her as Sue. Which isn’t to say she can’t do it, I’d just like to see her doing something similar, and I can’t say that I’ve seen her play a similar character.

I wouldn't invest too much into these rumors (she been rumored for a lot of different marvel roles over the last couple years) but with that said

without knowing what their take on the character(s) for this version would be, I can't really say she would or wouldn't work for the role
(tho, I couldn't see her being the Sue to -Spoilers- Reed, for example) I was never really in that camp, anyway

as for a viewing recommendation of her work, that would show off more of her range to a character that correlates to Sue...

I'd suggest checking out her work in the, Alienist

 

[Stark Bauer]

Dakota Fanning is one of the most talented actors today. Her introduction into the MCU is inevitable

 

[BobJM]

MARVEL’S FANTASTIC FOUR (2024)
dir. Jon Favreau

Dr. Reed Richards: Regé-Jean Page, 34
Sue Storm: Mackenzie Davis, 35
Benjamin Grimm: Channing Tatum, 42
Johnny Storm: Austin Butler, 30

ANTAGONISTS
Ivan Kragoff: Billy Magnussen, 37
Dr. Harvey Elder / ‘Mole Man’: Tom Hanks, 65

SUPPORTING
Jennifer Walters: Tatiana Maslany, 36
Wyatt Wingfoot: Booboo Stewart, 28
General Franklin Storm: Bruce Greenwood, 65

ADDTIONAL
Lucia Bardas: Frankie Shaw, 35
Dr. Willie Lumpkin: Carl Weathers, 74
Nathaniel Richards (flashback): Jonathan Majors, 32

WITH
H.E.R.B.I.E.: Richard Ayoade, 45 (voice)

AND
Victor von Doom: Riz Ahmed, 39

POST CREDITS
Uatu, the Watcher: Jeffrey Wright, 56


CAST GALLERY

Dr. Reed Richards: Regé-Jean Page, 34

Sue Storm: Mackenzie Davis, 35

Benjamin Grimm: Channing Tatum, 42

Johnny Storm: Austin Butler, 30

ANTAGONISTS
Ivan Kragoff: Billy Magnussen, 37

Harvey Elder / ‘Mole Man’: Tom Hanks, 65

SUPPORTING
Jennifer Walters: Tatiana Maslany, 36

Wyatt Wingfoot: Booboo Stewart, 28

General Franklin Storm: Bruce Greenwood, 65

ADDTIONAL
Lucia Bardas: Frankie Shaw, 35

Willie Lumpkin: Carl Weathers, 74

Nathaniel Richards (flashback): Jonathan Majors, 32

WITH
H.E.R.B.I.E.: Richard Ayoade, 45 (voice)

AND
Victor von Doom: Riz Ahmed, 39

POST CREDITS
Uatu, the Watcher: Jeffrey Wright, 56

PLOT SYNOPSIS

When he was a child, Reed Richards always dreamed of scientific exploration and adventure—it’s how he coped with the pain of his father’s sudden abandonment.

Dr. Harvey Elder, Reed’s childhood hero, was a famous scientist explorer who was mocked by his peers for his Hollow Earth theories. One day, he sought to prove them all wrong and mounted an expedition to his supposed lost world at the center of the Earth. He was never seen again…

Years later, Reed and his super-powered family are studying the stillborn Celestial Tiamut which still rests in the Indian Ocean after the events of Eternals. The stone giant is emitting low levels of cosmic radiation—the same energy signature as the rays that imbued the four of them with their fantastic powers several months prior.

After the accident, the four moved into the Baxter Building—a state-of-the-art think tank located in the former home to the Avengers and run by Dr. Willie Lumpkin, a surrogate father figure for Reed (Stan Lee’s likeness makes a cameo as Leeland Baxter, founder of the Baxter Foundation).

The Fantastic Four soon discover a pathway within the Celestial’s body and journey inside their Fantasticar to a paradise dimension filled with monstrous creatures ruled by a grizzly, and yet somehow still alive, Harvey Elder—it turns out he found the Hollow Earth he was searching for all those years ago. It just happened to be inside of an infant Celestial deep within the Earth’s core.

Ivan Kragoff with his Super Apes seeks the lost world within the Celestial too to claim any discovered treasures for profit—putting him in direct conflict with his rival Reed throughout the film.

To save the world from an invasion of monsters from Subterranea led by a vengeful and embittered Mole Man, the Fantastic Four must work together as a family and embrace their newfound fame as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s First Family

 

[Fluedd]

Tom Hanks as the Mole Man is interesting. Not sure I like it, but it's interesting.
You didn't mention the Red Ghost in the synopsis.

 

[BobJM]

Tom Hanks as the Mole Man is interesting. Not sure I like it, but it's interesting.
You didn't mention the Red Ghost in the synopsis.

That’s Ivan Kragoff (aka Red Ghost). In my vision, he’s a competing adventurer—almost like Belloq from Raiders of the Lost Ark, if you will.

I like Hanks for the Mole Man character in my pitch—he’s not someone you’d normally see as a “villain.” And, in Mole Man’s mind, he’s not the villain. He’s a scientific explorer, no unlike Reed Richards, who sought to discover Subterranea and grew bitter with resentment at those who doubted him & cast him out.

His almost tragic character development in the film would be counter-balanced by the more over-the-top secondary villain Ivan Kragoff with three super-powered primates paling around. If not Billy Magnussen, Sacha Baron Cohen would another fun pick for the Red Ghost.

 

[Fluedd]

That’s Ivan Kragoff (aka Red Ghost). In my vision, he’s a competing adventurer—almost like Belloq from Raiders of the Lost Ark, if you will.

Okay, I see him now. Either I missed him before or you edited him back in. I would actually like to see the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, it would be a hoot.

 

[Stark Bauer]

That’s Ivan Kragoff (aka Red Ghost). In my vision, he’s a competing adventurer—almost like Belloq from Raiders of the Lost Ark, if you will.

I like Hanks for the Mole Man character in my pitch—he’s not someone you’d normally see as a “villain.” And, in Mole Man’s mind, he’s not the villain. He’s a scientific explorer, no unlike Reed Richards, who sought to discover Subterranea and grew bitter with resentment at those who doubted him & cast him out.

His almost tragic character development in the film would be counter-balanced by the more over-the-top secondary villain Ivan Kragoff with three super-powered primates paling around. If not Billy Magnussen, Sacha Baron Cohen would another fun pick for the Red Ghost.

that’s too many villains- you’re encroaching on Spider man 3 territory.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I keep seeing footage of Austin Butler doing the press tour for Elvis and can't help but to see him as the Johnny Storm.

 

[BobJM]

that’s too many villains- you’re encroaching on Spider man 3 territory.

It's only two villains. Certainly a 2 hour movie can handle that.

And we've seen other films handle 3 villains with ease -- it's just Spider-Man 3 had a weak script and a director who was pressured into moving the story in certain studio-mandated directions.

 

[Stark Bauer]

Fan art by carpaa2011 on IG

imo she looks more like Sue in her real clothes

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I'm still not sold on blunt as Sue. And I'm not entirely sold on Krasinski as Reed, but I do think it'd likely he has the role.

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

I'm still not sold on blunt as Sue. And I'm not entirely sold on Krasinski as Reed, but I do think it'd likely he has the role.

I’m okay with Krasinsky, but Blunt doesn't feel right to me at all.

If we have to take a package deal, I’d rather two completely different actors, but if it’s Krasinsky and a different Sue, I’m fine with that.

 

[SJD]

Reed Richards – John Krasinski
Sue Storm – Shantel VanSanten
Johnny Storm – Mason Dye
Ben Grimm – Michiel Huisman

 

[Duran Man]

Reed: John Krazinski
Sue: Claire Foy/Margot Robbie/Annabelle Wallis
Johnny: Lucas Hedges/Dacre Montgomery
Ben: John Cena/Brett Goldstein/Zachary Levi/Jason Siegel
Dr. Doom: Luke Evans/Joel Kinnaman/Aidan Turner

 

[Fluedd]

I'm okay with Blunt as Sue, but if I had to choose between the two of them, I would take Krasinski as Reed.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

So if they go younger for the fantastic four, here's my first draft cast. None of these actors are "A-list" big names, but they're all capable and talented actors who I think would really embody these roles well.
Penn Badgely/Reed Richards

Melissa Benoist/Susan Storm

Rudy Pankow/Johnny Storm

Jesse Plemmons/Ben Grimm

To me Sue was the toughest to cast here, but I'd be willing to see what Melissa could bring to the table in a high profile CBM. I know supergirl doesn't have the best track record but I won't that against her here.

 

[Boom]

God damn that Plemons suggestion for Thing is ace.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

I think we get a little wrapped up in finding a Jewish actor for that role we over look what could be some inspired choices. Jesse Plemmons would be an EXCELLENT Ben Grimm.

In the case the John Krasinski is Reed Richards.

Bryce Dallas Howard/Susan Storm

Austin Butler/Johnny Storm

Joel Edgerton/Ben Grimm

This cast skews a little older and are all recognizable names, which to be honest seems more likely.

 

[Fluedd]

So if they go younger for the fantastic four, here's my first draft cast.

Melissa Benoist is an original choice for Sue, haven't seen that suggested before. You could definitely do worse.