Pedro Pascal
Perdo Pescal fans are united in their excitement at the rumours he is in talks to join the cast of Marvel’s forthcoming Fantastic Four movie.
Deadline has reported that he is being lined up to play Reed Richards – aka Mr Fantastic – in the highly-anticipated reboot of Marvel’s “First Family”.
The media publication reported that while it’s not yet a done deal, scheduling is currently being worked out around Pedro’s work on the forthcoming Gladiator 2 and Weapons movies, as well as the second series of hit survival horror drama The Last Of Us, in which he plays Joel.
Marvel had no comment when contacted by Deadline. HuffPost UK has contacted representatives for Pedro Pascal for comment and is awaiting a response.
Although the news is still far from official, that hasn’t stopped the rumours from lighting up social media.
“Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards??? This is cinema actually,” one excited fan wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Another posted: “Wait though if Pedro has a stache as Reed Richards it’s over for me.”
Pedro Pascal stepping into the iconic role of Reed Richards in the upcoming Fantastic Four! The Fantastic franchise just got a whole lot more fantastic! 🦸♂️✨
— Marissa Dubois Beauty 🥰 (@Prettymarissa9) November 15, 2023
I’ll be honest I never thought of him for Reed but now I want it so much. Please let this work out.
— Richard yeoman (@rpyjnr) November 15, 2023
However, not shared the same opinion, with some Marvel fans sharing their other picks for the role of Mr Fantastic…
I love Pascal.
But Krasinki was the right choice for this.
— Peter Briggs 🇪🇺 (@peterbriggs) November 16, 2023
Really hard to see this being topped. Pascal is an amazing actor. I just wish I had faith that the MCU could make a movie without nanotech (use physical helmets ffs and stop being lazy), terrible world building, and hijacking it to further a dozen unrelated characters.
— Jerome (@jeromekurtiss) November 15, 2023
Don’t hate it. My pick would be Andrew Scott, aka Hot Priest aka Moriarty. But I vastly prefer Pedro Pascal to John Krasinski.
— Kiyomi McFarlane 🗳 🏗🔰 (@KiyomiMcfarlane) November 15, 2023
Love Pedro but I don’t get this casting.
— Gopher Striker (@GopherStriker) November 15, 2023
The Fantastic Four was initially confirmed to be heading back to the big screen as part of the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe way back in 2019 at San Diego Comic Con.
In a recent interview with Collider, director Matt Shakman shared that casting news was set to be announced when the SAG-AFTRA strike ended. But after the strike officially halted last week, there has not yet been any announcements.
Other names who have previously been rumoured to play Mr Fantastic include John Krasinski, William Harper Jackson and Penn Badgely. Check out all the other cast rumours here.
Fantastic Four is currently slated to release on 2 May 2025.
