Game of Thrones star Ralph Ineson joins Marvel's Fantastic Four as big bad Galactus
May. 9, 2024Let’s just hope he’s not a cloud this time
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Galactus, one of the most ominous villains in all of Marvel lore, has reportedly been cast forMarvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot movie. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, actor Ralph Ineson is in talks for the role, and it’s close enough that THR is calling it “cast.”
For those not in the know, Galactus is, essentially, a 100-foot-tall guy in a big helmet who travels around the Marvel Universe devouring the life force of planets, which are sought out for him by his herald, the Silver Surfer.Julia Garnerhas already been cast as an alternate Silver Surfer,Shalla-Bal, so Ineson completes the package.
In comics, Galactus encounters the Fantastic Four when the Silver Surfer guides him to Earth, before having a change of heart and helping the FF save the day. One piece of Galactus trivia which may be relevant, given thesupposed alt-reality settingof the film, is that he’s actually the only survivor of a dead universe, reborn as the cosmic world-eater Galactus.
Ineson’s casting follows recent reports that bothJohn MalkovichandPaul Walter Hauserhave been cast in the film in unnamed roles. In addition to the aforementioned casting of Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, the main cast includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Eben Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/Thing.
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