Marvel's Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal breaks silence on "unbelievable" Reed Richards casting
Feb. 26, 2024Fantastic Four marks Pascal’s MCU debut
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The Last of Usstar Pedro Pascal has broken his silence on being cast as superhero Richard Reeds AKA Mister Fantastic in Marvel’s upcomingFantastic Fourflick, and he couldn’t be happier about it.
In an interview withEntertainment Tonightat the SAG Awards, Pascal was visibly overjoyed to be asked about the reboot. “I know, it’s too much,” said the Game of Thrones star, “I can’t tell you how excited I am, which is beyond.”
Rumors about Pascal’s involvement with the Marvel project began tocirculate late last yearbefore the studio confirmed the cast via a specialValentine’s Day announcementfeaturing a retro-looking poster revealing the new Fantastic Four. After the news dropped,Pascal took to Instagramto share the picture himself titled “From our family to yours.”
Later in the interview, Pascal mentioned the three other castmates joining Marvel’s first family. “There isn’t anything more exciting than being in a cast like that, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joe Quinn, and our director Matt Shakman,” said the star, “and to be invited into a family like that is unbelievable and we all just want to do our best and share it with the world.”
AlongsidePascal as Richards,Napoleon’s Kirby plays Susan Storm Richards AKA Invisible Woman, The Bear’s Moss-Bachrach plays Ben Grimm AKA The Thing, andStranger Things’ Quinn takes on the role of Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch.
Aside from the sparkling cast, fans have speculated thatthe movie will take place in the ‘60sthanks to an old 1963 issue of Life magazine being included in the poster. On top of this, when Pascal announced his Fantastic Four role on Instagram, the actor used the hashtag #AllYouNeedIsLove, possibly referencing the 1967 single by The Beatles. Coincidence? We think not.
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