Marvel’s First Family Casting Thread

[Eddie Dean]

I have a strong feeling that Timothee Chalamet will most likely join the MCU. Big question is, as who? Is he more suited to be Human Torch, or perhaps one of the X-Men such as Nightcrawler or Ice Man?

Timmy said his mentor gave him two pieces of advice: no drugs and no superhero movies

 

[Stark Bauer]

Timmy said his mentor gave him two pieces of advice: no drugs and no superhero movies

money has a funny way of changing people's minds

 

[Eddie Dean]

Quite true

 

[Frodo]

Jordan Elsass could work, but that's not the best pic of him and that top he's wearing is a bit psychedelic.

Yeah, he does have that 1968 shirt going.Lol.

 

[Chris B]

Has anyone ever considered Amanda Seyfried for Sue? She was a candidate for Gamora apparently and she was nominated for an Oscar last year. I could see her being on Marvel radar.

 

[Stark Bauer]

Has anyone ever considered Amanda Seyfried for Sue? She was a candidate for Gamora apparently and she was nominated for an Oscar last year. I could see her being on Marvel radar.

Amanda Seyfried is long overdue for a part in the MCU. Perhaps Black Cat or Silver Sable or similar Femme Fatale. She has the acting chops to play virtually any female role - hopefully a protagonist though and not a villain - although she could play Emma Frost as well lol

 

[Stark Bauer]

i didnt catch this before but the Seth Rogen Ben Grimm news actually has more credibility than i previously thought

According to our intel – which comes from the same sources that told us The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would be delayed and that Percy Jackson is being rebooted as a streaming series, both of which were correct – Marvel want Rogen for the Fantastic Four’s Thing as we’ve previously heard, but he’s more interested in playing a hero that wouldn’t be a fully-CGI creation, and is said to have his eye on Nova.

wevegotthiscovered

 

[Fluedd]

i didnt catch this before but the Seth Rogen Ben Grimm news actually has more credibility than i previously thought

Rogen would rather play Nova? That's crazy. Why play a C or D list superhero when you can play an A lister?

 

[Dark Raven]

Seth Rogen would be much better for Ben Grimm than Nova though. Besides, it's not like the Thing doesn't occasionally transform back to Ben Grimm. And he'd still get to do a lot of dramatic acting and comedy.

 

[Detective Conan]

Me whenever someone unironically suggests Brandon Routh(who can’t act) for Reed Richards:

 

[Fluedd]

Seth Rogen would be much better for Ben Grimm than Nova though.

I can see Rogen doing Grimm personality-wise. But Ben is also supposed to be a tough guy, even before the accident. Not sure I see Rogen doing that. I don't think he's going to go through the Chris Pratt/Ryan Reynolds bodybuilding transformation, although maybe I'm underestimating him.
Rogen was the Green Hornet, but that was played for laughs.

How often would he be in human form though? He wouldn't be my first choice, but I'd be okay with it. He should learn some appreciation for the character though. Remember when Jack Black was being talked about for playing Green Lantern? The Nova Corps are basically the Green Lanterns of the Marvel Universe, so Rogen as Nova kind of reminds me of that.

 

[Stark Bauer]

Seth Rogen would be much better for Ben Grimm than Nova though. Besides, it's not like the Thing doesn't occasionally transform back to Ben Grimm. And he'd still get to do a lot of dramatic acting and comedy.

off topic, but the best Nova would be someone like Armie Hammer, Jensen Ackles, or Patrick Wilson (lol).

 

[Dark Raven]

off topic, but the best Nova would be someone like Armie Hammer, Jensen Ackles, or Patrick Wilson (lol).

Somehow I don't think Armie Hammer is going to be joining the MCU anytime soon.

 

[BobJM]

MARVEL STUDIOS’ FANTASTIC FOUR
dir. Jon Watts

Reed Richards: John David Washington, 37
Sue Storm: Mackenzie Davis, 34
Johnny / Human Torch: Kyle Allen, 28
Ben / Thing: Channing Tatum, 41
Franklin Storm: Child actor, 5-10

Spoiler: FF Synopsis (Spoilers for Eternals)

The Fantastic Four journey to the center of the Earth, former birthing cradle of stillborn Celestial Tiamut. Rogue adventurer Ivan Kragoff, alongside his team of genetically-modified primates, pursues them to claim the riches of the Earth’s core.

On their journey, the family encounters a legendary explorer from Reed’s youth who relentlessly pursued his theories of Hollow Earth. Years living in isolation deep inside the Earth have transformed him into the monstrous Mole Man and he now seeks revenge against the surface-dwellers.

 

[Stark Bauer]

Somehow I don't think Armie Hammer is going to be joining the MCU anytime soon.

In that case Garrett Hedlund and/or Taylor Kitsch the usual ppl thay should be in the MCU but arent yet

 

[Fluedd]

Franklin Storm: Child actor, 5-10

Thinking again about possible "woke" changes, I wonder if they might dispense of Franklin in favor of Val? And leave Franklin out altogether. Or perhaps make them twins (that would save time). I thought the original story where Sue's life was in danger when she had Franklin was pretty exciting. But some might not like the idea of motherhood, so who knows?

 

[metaphysician]

Me whenever someone unironically suggests Brandon Routh(who can’t act) for Reed Richards:

Clearly you don't watch Legends of Tomorrow.

 

[Detective Conan]

Clearly you don't watch Legends of Tomorrow.

Seen a few clips of him in that and yeah…no.

 

[Silvermoth]

Somehow I don't think Armie Hammer is going to be joining the MCU anytime soon.

maybe as galactus if they’re looking for someone with bad eating habits

 

[Spider-Fan83]

In that case Garrett Hedlund and/or Taylor Kitsch the usual ppl thay should be in the MCU but arent yet

oddly enough I recently started considering Taylor Kitsch for Ben
(he's played action roles, football players, soldiers before) although usually more on the leaner side (how ever, still very fit, tonal wise) he did bulk up quit a bit for his role in, lone survivor...

Spoiler

so, if he could get anywhere near that size again, I could see it

Height wise he's not traditionally the tallest/over towering guy (at roughly 5'11") but that's not exactly short either, as long as you don't surround him with a super tall cast

 

[Eddie Dean]

Ben is going to be motion capture 95% of the time

 

[Albright]

According to our intel – which comes from the same sources that told us The Falcon and the Winter Soldierwould be delayed

You don’t had to be a credible WGTC-source to predict that back then…

 

[Stark Bauer]

Ben is going to be motion capture 95% of the time

this makes for an even stronger argument for Ben to be Seth Rogen - his voice is so distinct and he has voice acting experience

 

[Fluedd]

Me whenever someone unironically suggests Brandon Routh(who can’t act) for Reed Richards:/QUOTE]
I like Brandon Routh, but I can't see him as Reed Richards. Honestly, I can't quite picture him as Ray Palmer either. I thought he was a good Superman.

Off topic note: I'd love to see a version of the Squadron Supreme (or Sinister) onscreen. I don't know if they could get away with that however.

 

[Detective Conan]

Rumor: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Could Feature Major Cameo Appearance By John Krasinski As [SPOILER] - The Illuminerdi

From what we’ve heard, it sounds like John Krasinski may have filmed scenes as Mr. Fantastic for Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. Now, if this turns out to be true it would be a huge win for fans that have fan cast Krasinski as the leader of the Fantastic Four for years. Interestingly it sounds like Krasinski could be playing a variant version of Mr. Fantastic from another universe. Mr. Fantastic was one of the members of the Illuminati in Marvel comics.

Take it with a grain of salt for now but the Iluminerdi are pretty reliable so this could be true.