Old MCU Fantastic Four Discussion Thread

[Web-Head]

I’m still holding out hope that Keanu is Reed Richards. This project seriously needs starpower.

Keanu? No thanks, not for Reed. Keanu needs to be Johnny Blaze

 

[Gamma Goliath]

Keanu is starting to look his age, noticed after watching John wick 3. He's definitely no Reed.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

You think? I think it should just follow the Marvel method—cast big stars for the villain, and maybe the mentor/supporting role. I like Keanu for Galactus tbh.

Channing Tatum is a pick of mine for Thing—I guess that’d be a star grab too like Bradley Cooper as Rocket

I think starpower could help a ton. Having recognizable, established faces for Marvel’s First Family would be amazing IMO. It already has the public’s fascination because it’s a Marvel movie, but bankable stars as the Four would push it into orbit.

As far as Keanu, I can hear him has Galactus but I can see him spouting the scientific mumbo jumbo as Reed too.

Keanu? No thanks, not for Reed. Keanu needs to be Johnny Blaze

I can’t see that man. He’s not that gruff to be Ghost Rider.

 

[DyeLorean]

10 bucks Tom Cruise is Reed Richards.

 

[BobJM]

10 bucks Tom Cruise is Reed Richards.

lol I love Cruise but there’s no way.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Depending on how old the 4 will be, this could be Marvels way of finally bringing Emily Blunt back into the fold.

 

[Marvel united]

How about:

Dev Patel - Reed
Samara Weaving - Sue
Charlie Plummer - Johnny
Daveed Diggs - Ben

A little on the younger side but still very talented nonetheless

 

[BobJM]

Depending on how old the 4 will be, this could be Marvels way of finally bringing Emily Blunt back into the fold.

I wouldn’t kick and scream if Krasinski & Blunt were cast, but I never got on that train. I think Blunt would be better suited for a character like Medusa instead.

 

[Detective Conan]

I wouldn’t kick and scream if Krasinski & Blunt were cast, but I never got on that train. I think Blunt would be better suited for a character like Medusa instead.

I think she’d make for a far better Mystique or even Emma Frost than Sue.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

How about:

Dev Patel - Reed
Samara Weaving - Sue
Charlie Plummer - Johnny
Daveed Diggs - Ben

A little on the younger side but still very talented nonetheless

I like Daveed Diggs but let’s be real, his pretty ass can’t fight. You gotta have a believable brawler for Ben Grimm, he’s a OG from the Lower East Side.

I think Ron Perlman on voiceover with a CGI performer could work.

 

[BobJM]

I think she’d make for a far better Mystique or even Emma Frost than Sue.

Yeah, I think she’s better fit for characters with a bit of a hard-edge/gray moral compass. Black Widow fit that bill when she was Favreau’s first pick back in the day too

 

[BobJM]

Corey Hawkins could be an interesting pick for Reed Richards as well. He’s only 32.

Here’s the rest of my running list for potential casting

Reed Richards:
Jay Ellis, 38
Adam Driver, 37
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, 34
John David Washington, 35
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 39
Corey Hawkins, 32
Nicholas Hoult, 31
Marwan Kenzari, 38

Sue Storm:
Ana de Armas, 32
Mackenzie Davis, 34
Anne Hathaway, 38
Blake Lively, 33

Johnny Storm:
Anthony Ramos, 29
Jackson White, 24
Diego Boneta, 30
Austin Butler, 29
Jack Reynor, 28

Ben Grimm:
Channing Tatum, 40
Christopher Abott, 34
Seth Rogen, 38
Joel Edgerton, 46

 

[Crimz]

Evan Rachel Wood is my top choice for a white Sue
Oliver Jackson-Cohen for Ben
Plenty of actors would be good for Reed
Not very knowledgeable on actors the right age for Johnny

Nicole Beharie is another actress who'd be a great Sue
Chance Perdomo would be my pick for Johnny with this Sue

 

[Detective Conan]

Jurnee Smollet(Birds Of Prey, Lovecraft County) is one of my top picks for Sue Storm.

 

[Marvel united]

I like Daveed Diggs but let’s be real, his pretty ass can’t fight. You gotta have a believable brawler for Ben Grimm, he’s a OG from the Lower East Side.

I think Ron Perlman on voiceover with a CGI performer could work.

Maaaan, you obv haven't seen Daveed in Snow Piercer


And ofc one of my fav films ever made, Blindspotting:



I can't link it here due to language, but you should see the final Rap of the film. Daveed kills that ****

I could totally buy Daveed as a Jewish Black kid who grew up on the streets, and had to fight against all odds for his life aspirations... Only to have them taken away from him by the accident

 

[Web-Head]

I'm not sure who I want for the Four anymore. I know I don't want Krasinski and Blunt, but wouldn't be against it. I hope we get some sort of casting news sooner than later though. Who's casting do you think we hear about first, Reed?

 

[CaptainWagner]

Obviously its called acting, but Emily Blunt and Samara Weaving both just don't at all strike me as Sue in anything I've seen them in. They're always very "stern, bad***, alpha" types. And while Sue is certainly "bad***", it's a different kind of tough, IMO. She shouldn't be a typical action lead.

As for Ben, I could totally see Daveed Diggs in the part, though. Just so long as they don't ignore his Jewish heritage. But I very much want him to stay as the tough-as-nails, military man fighter pilot.

 

[Crimz]

I'm 90% sure they'll play David Bowie's "Space Oddity" or "Life on Mars" during an eventual Fantastic Four trailer. I can see it already.

 

[Marvel united]

Obviously its called acting, but Emily Blunt and Samara Weaving both just don't at all strike me as Sue in anything I've seen them in. They're always very "stern, bad***, alpha" types. And while Sue is certainly "bad***", it's a different kind of tough, IMO. She shouldn't be a typical action lead.

As for Ben, I could totally see Daveed Diggs in the part, though. Just so long as they don't ignore his Jewish heritage. But I very much want him to stay as the tough-as-nails, military man fighter pilot.

I agree on Emily Blunt but have you seen Samara Weaving in Ready Or Not? She is insanely charismatic in that film, and a joy to watch. And although she does become a bad*** type, it's more so a gradual transformation over the film and very Sue Storm imo



She's insanely talented and it's only a matter of time until one of these Studios scools her up for a project

I definitely agree that I don't want Sue to be the stern "straight man" of the team. I def don't want her to be a Gamora.

 

[BobJM]

Reed Richards:
Jay Ellis, 38

Sue Storm:
Ana de Armas, 32

Johnny Storm:
Anthony Ramos, 29

Ben Grimm:
Channing Tatum, 40

Doom:
Cillian Murphy, 44

 

[BobJM]

I agree on Emily Blunt but have you seen Samara Weaving in Ready Or Not? She is insanely charismatic in that film, and a joy to watch. And although she does become a bad*** type, it's more so a gradual transformation over the film and very Sue Storm imo

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She's insanely talented and it's only a matter of time until one of these Studios scools her up for a project

I definitely agree that I don't want Sue to be the stern "straight man" of the team. I def don't want her to be a Gamora.

I’ve only seen her in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, but Ready or Not has been on my watchlist for a while!

 

[Marvel united]

I’ve only seen her in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, but Ready or Not has been on my watchlist for a while!

It's an insanely fun horror thriller. Saw it in theaters. Great date movie too

 

[BobJM]

And, really, you can’t go wrong with Cillian Murphy as Doom. He’s only 44, obviously talented, & someone I could see taking on another franchise role. I bet you if A Quiet Place II released on time, we’d see him on a lot more Doom (and Reed) fan casts.

 

[Sterling Archer]

My F4 fancast.

William Jackson Harper as Reed. Chidi really captures Reed's awkward charm and contagious passion for knowledge and learning.

Liev Schrieber as Ben Grimm. Great actor and his voice in ITSV is exactly how I'd imagine the Thing to sound.

Gillian Jacobs as Sue Storm. Again, she's just great.

Dacre Montgomery as Johnny Storm. Yes I know this isn't particularly original, I just think he suits the character. Plus he's only a couple of years older than Tom Holland, so he could easily fill that "slightly older cool guy that Spidey looks up to" role, whilst still being his contemporary.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Victor Von Doom. His performance of Jaime Lannister just has everything I'd ever want from Doom. Smugness, arrogance, charm, vulnerability, righteous anger, overall badass-ness etc.

 

[Iceman]

I wouldn’t kick and scream if Krasinski & Blunt were cast, but I never got on that train. I think Blunt would be better suited for a character like Medusa instead.

I hope Blunt does get a good (persistent) comic character role someday. I think there are many better ones she'd be suited for ahead of Sue Storm, even thought I wouldn't complain if she got this.